Right on Time
April 2025
| Making Amends
By:
Polly B.
| Wilmington, North Carolina
Showing up for family and revisiting past trauma was a rocky drive. Luckily, she found some fellows to join her
Boots
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Chelsea L.
| Glendale, Colo.
The muddied boots were a reminder of her worst drunken night. Should she hang on to them?
Bright Lights of Fun
November 2022
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Snow P.
| Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
When getting sober, we redefine fun. For her, it’s joy, contentment and authentic belly laughs
The Medicine My Heart Needed
August 2022
| Sober Travel
By:
Valerie T.
| San Diego, Calif.
How do we find forgiveness when it seems nearly impossible? One member reaches out for help
AA will catch us
May 2022
| 60th Anniversary of the Concepts
By:
Anonymous
| Tucson, Ariz.
As she swings through AA life, she knows it’s OK to take chances because the Concepts help form a safety net
One Meeting. One Commitment. One Purpose.
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By:
Lori J.
| New Castle, Pa.
Open door, open hearts—and a cup of coffee
Harvesting Kindness
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Ron B.
| Winnipeg, Manitoba .
The seeds of wisdom and love a dear friend planted are still growing. And luckily there’s still more digging to do
My Trudge Along the Road
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By:
Barry F.
| Granville, Ohio
An alcoholism counselor realizes he is one of the “poor sick souls” he works so hard to save
Devil’s rejects
December 2021
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Rob S.
| Burnaby, British Columbia
Sobriety can be tough at an isolated oil camp. But these guys stepped up and made AA happen and even found time to celebrate
Why the Hurry?
December 2021
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Tom B.
| Hermosa Beach, Calif.
At an intersection, a sober dad is reminded that it’s not the destination, it’s the journey. Time to take the foot off the gas
It’s a way of life
June 2021
| Dating & Relationships
By:
Vera T.
| White Sulphur Springs, Mont.
Woodstoves, rides with strangers, wonderful friends and lots of coffee. An oldtimer remembers the early days
Speaking up
February 2021
| Sponsorship
By:
Tina J.
| Dallas, Texas
After much work in sobriety, she now has courage and a voice. Tradition Two helps show her the way
Up from the Ashes
September 2020
| Living Sober Group
By:
Carla H.
| Chico, Calif.
How a mother kept her cool and stayed close to AA as tragedy struck her family and her California town
Two Years of Sobriety
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By:
Shawna K.
| Kingwood Group, Texas
Checking in at two years sober… and counting
Lending the AA Name?
September 1987
By:
K. K.
| Manassas, Virginia
Tradition Six keeps us in touch with our primary purpose
Once More With Feeling
April 1985
By:
R. L.
| St. Petersburg, Florida
On the following pages, five AAs tell us how they "came to believe"--or didn't
When Your House of Cards Collapses
March 1984
By:
K. W.
| Fairborn, Ohio
. . . pick up the tools of the program
A Lifetime Proposition
October 1983
By:
M. B.
| North Syracuse, New York
Our spiritual program of recovery is
After Thirty Days
March 1978
By:
M. C.
| Bellingham, Washington
He's learned more than a little about himself and the AA program
The Establishment at Work
January 1978
By:
P. R.
| Ohio
Funny how everyone picks on us drunks when all we demand is a little respect
Professor Winkley's School for Counselors
June 1975
By:
R. Z.
| San Diego, California
Some of us are just too dumb to fully appreciate the scientific approach
