Out of the Woods
January 2025
| Spirituality and Prayer
By:
Paul O.
| Forest Park, Illinois
A newcomer searching for a Higher Power connects with something big and furry and gets a beautiful lesson about belief
A Rebirth in AA
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Haley M.
| Sterling, Colo.
Getting sober young, she is born again through AA
Turning point
March 2017
By:
Bill O.
| Chalfont, Pennsylvania
A member recalls the tragic story that helped him make a decision and put him on the road to Step Three
Lost Child
May 2014
By:
Mark R.
| Hamilton, Massachusetts
It took a lot of years of drinking and a correct diagnosis of his bipolar disorder before he could get sober
Leap of Faith
November 2013
By:
Anonymous
He was about to jump, but could he? His answer was a piece of cake
The Apple Falls from the Tree
November 2011
By:
Brenda P.
| Orlando, Florida
The science of gravity helped this newcomer believe in a power greater than herself
In Our Own Words: Stories of Young AAs in Recovery
September 2011
By:
John L.
| Howell, New Jersey
From Section 1, What We Used To Be Like
Step Two: I Didn't Drink And I Didn't Run
February 2007
By:
Nancy C.
| Coral Gables, Florida
Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity
Every Boy His Own Barrel
August 2005
By:
Kenton H.
| St. Petersburg, Florida
A dry drunk discovers an easier way of life
The Words Didn't Matter
May 1985
By:
E. E.
| Tulsa, Oklahoma
After a shattering loss, the healing love of AA friends brought peace
Christmas Past
December 1965
By:
M. H.
| Miami, Florida
His recollection of the years in the shadows heightens the joy of this sober Christmas
80 Years & Counting!
May 2023
| Home Group
By:
Jean P.
| Clifton, N.J.
Since 1942, this home group in New Jersey is still going strong, keeping the doors open for all who need them
When no one’s watching
March 2020
| Puzzled
By:
Rick R.
| Poway, Calif.
Little routine things that cost him nothing and clear his conscience begin when he parks the car
The Blooming Truth
October 2025
| AA & Technology
By:
Esther C.
| Anchorage, Alaska
An AA friend’s powerful lesson lives on—shared, loved, watered and cared for
No Matter What
June 2022
| Stories by Longtimers!
By:
Anonymous
| Brooklyn, N.Y.
Getting sober for this nonbinary trans alcoholic was not easy. And it was about to get harder
Almost Beyond Hope
November 2008
By:
Jimmy Z.
| Torrington, Connecticut
Nothing was working except a sister's prayers
Daria's Secret
April 2006
By:
Daria L.
| Scottsdale, Arizona
A Vietnam vet discovers how vital honesty is
Around the World
June 1958
By:
Anon., U. S. S., "Des Moines
GOOD TO BE ALIVE<lbNews, comments and letters from and about AA's worldwide outposts and centers--gleaned from letters to the Grapevine and the General Service Office, and from the "AA Exchange Bulletin," published monthly by GSO.