A Grand Hike
May 2013
By:
Elizabeth P.
At one year, a member gathers a sober posse for an adventure they’ll never forget
Dancing with Mom
January 2016
Acting as though she loved the mother she couldn’t stand changed both lives forever
My Safari Guide
April 2013
By:
Ken B.
| Macon, North Carolina
Jimmy led him through the wilds of early sobriety, then taught him how to hunt for sponsors
After the Fall
August 1969
By:
Y. S.
| Sparks, Nevada
Reared in an ancient religion but "having only a foggy spirituality" he is now seeking kinship with whatever God he can identify
Twelve Steps and the Older Member
June 1956
By:
J. E.
| Bloomington, Indiana
Step Twelve: <emphasis type="italic">Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.</emphasis>
BY CHANCE
November 2009
By:
MARLENE F.
| Santa Barbara, Calif.
A couple of former drinking buddies lose touch, then reunite in AA
From Misery to Recovery
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Mark W.
| Bridgeport, Neb.
Alcohol caused this pilot to come crashing to the ground, but AA buoyed him up
Stepping Up & Reaching Out
October 2024
| CPC: Cooperation with the Professional Community
By:
Chris Anne H.
| Pahrump, Nevada
Working with local communities, PI committees and the military Area 42 is helping to carry the message of AA in Nevada
Planting Seeds
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Karen C.
| Oakland, Calif.
After years of hard work, a committee in Northern California starts a successful prison sponsorship program
Set Your Goals High
June 2023
| Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
By:
Tara B.
| Boise, Idaho
Her journey to sobriety found her seeking a meeting on a dark night in a foreign country
Familiar Faces
September 2004
By:
Dick T.
| San Anselmo, California
There are many ways to be a family
Three Ways Of Looking at Abandonment
March 2003
By:
David I.
From top to bottom, high to low, and the wild in-between
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research, and Treatment
July 1982
By:
Record
Double Danger in D.C.
My Healing Journey
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Amy O.
| Pinehurst, N.C.
One alcoholic’s extraordinary path takes her from Detroit to Guam.
Get Busy!
Without the AA program, she would not have been able to handle some of the lessons life has handed down to her.
Another One Bites the Dust
April 2022
| What's On Your Mind?
By:
Clark W.
| New York, N.Y.
Another journey through Step Four helped him let go of old resentments—and the first one began with Mom
30 days at sea
February 2023
| Making Amends
By:
A.R.
| Lancaster, Pa.
Marshall created a 30-day coin for me with the cruise papers. I held onto that like it was my key to freedom. I owe him my life.
Do I Want to Be Right … Or Happy?
February 2012
By:
Debbie B.
| Wyckoff, New Jersey
Rage made her leave the car, but her Higher Power brought her back