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Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Bobby P.
| Mesa, Ariz.
Get a home group. Support it. And welcome others
Sick Puppy
July 2021
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Anonymous
| Soledad, Calif.
A gang member serving 26 to life expresses his gratitude for AA and the sponsor who changed his life
Love and Teamwork
June 2021
| Dating & Relationships
By:
KC B.
| New York, N.Y.
With Steps and a good sponsor, he learned to have a healthy relationship after a wild life of liquor and romantic chaos
My Story
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Jessica P.
| Sacramento, Calif.
Even while drinking, a spiritual life carried her forward. AA did the rest
Get out of your head
March 2021
| Making Amends
By:
Lisa J.
| New Hope, Pa.
Anger and sadness sent this newcomer mom right toward the liquor store.
Luckily, she knew what to do
Luckily, she knew what to do
Chain Reaction
December 2020
| Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
By:
Butch M.
| Santee, Calif.
In Twelfth Step work, sometimes we throw a stone, making ripples that keep on going in ways we can’t imagine
My Love Affair With Booze
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Bill C.
| Okeechobee, Fla.
It was his first love, but not his last, thanks to AA
My Curious Journey Into Service
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Anonymous
| Patchogue, N.Y.
Once he understood the true meaning of service, “beyond my wildest dreams” was no just a phrase to him
Safe landing
October 2020
| Money and Sobriety
By:
Jeremy S.
| Baltimore, Md.
If ever there was a time for that pink parachute those AAs kept talking about to open, it was right now
One night in London
March 2020
| Puzzled
By:
Rose M.
| Jersey, Channel Islands
After 50 years, she’s curious to find the man who kept the doors open so she could find us
Free to explore
November 2019
| Grapevine Classics
By:
John M.
| Laguna Niguel, California
A lifelong spiritual seeker gets sober and continues his search for a Higher Power
Even if the truth hurts
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By:
Kevin M.
| Winchester, Virginia
At his daughter’s school one day, a sober dad learns a valuable lesson about telling lies
"Dr. Bob? One minute please"
September 2019
| Young & Sober
By:
Rose Gracie S.
| Monroe, Michigan
Answering late night calls at St. Thomas Hospital, she was helping alcoholics way before she knew she was one
The Invisible Life Raft
September 2019
| Young & Sober
By:
Tim M.
| Venice, Calif.
After more than twenty years sobriety, he continues to be grateful to the program that saved him
Back on track
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
By:
Andy L.
| Hoosick Falls, New York
After a sudden layoff, a guy with one year puts his wheels in motion, stays sober and keeps on going
The Costume and the Mask
December 1990
By:
Anonymous
| New York, New York
Twelfth Tradition - Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our Traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities.
. . . As the Result of These Steps
April 1984
By:
R. S.
| Norfolk, Virginia
On the following pages, six AAs tell us how they "came to believe