Far from Home
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
P.G.
| Surprise, Ariz.
A newcomer’s move to the other side of the world forces her to dive deep and search for every tool she can to stay sober
Ascending From Alcoholism
November 2019
| Grapevine Classics
By:
Jason S.
| Damascus, Ore.
Just for today, sobriety is enough for an ex-cop with a tough drinking story
God’s in the Cooler
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By:
Troy F.
| Newton, Iowa
After a deadly accident, he finds God in an unlikely place
Broadening the Gateway
June 2019
| Letting Go of Resentments
By:
Andrew S.
| Snowmass, Colo.
Making sure that our prayers encompass the faith of all alcoholics
The Gift of Desperation
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
By:
Becky B.
| Chillicothe, Ohio
Going into rehab felt like defeat, but it was the beginning of spiritual victory
Jumping to Conclusions
October 2017
By:
Susan H.
| Ashland, Ore.
Wild kids next door were causing trouble and she had to do something. She had no idea she was leaping headfirst into Step Ten
Out of gas
October 2017
By:
Mollie M.
| Boone, N.C.
A mother recalls how she used to wait outside the liquor store and wonder how people lived their lives
My Personal Journey To Recovery
September 2017
By:
Vanessa D.
| Milwaukee, Wis.
She carried a handbag full of miniature bottles and even the dog knew she was drinking! With grace, humor and honesty, one alcoholic tells of her battle to get sober
And she waits...
December 2016
By:
Kirie P.
| Brinnon, Washington
In a tiny rural village with no street lights and no AA, a woman brews a pot of coffee and reads
The Double Life of a Doctor
November 2014
By:
Anonymous
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
She was long practiced in the art of maintaining a façade, but the stakes were getting higher and higher
If This Is Prayer, It Isn't So Bad
February 2012
By:
Alan L.
| Salt Lake City, Utah
It can work, even if you don't have a Higher Power
Generation Gap
September 1993
By:
Karen L.
| Chapel Hill, North Carolina
one member looks for ways to bridge it
Two Sisters
February 2013
By:
Anonymous
A sibling’s emergency becomes a powerful reminder of why we don’t pick up
A Strong, Independent Woman
October 2012
By:
Anonymous
She tried her best to not be like Dad, but alcohol was calling the shots
Face Value
May 2012
By:
Jude H.
| Graton, California
How she got off her dirty carpet, found self-worth and learned to help others
Homeless But Not Hopeless
April 2012
By:
Jamie H.
| Rhode Island
One day he woke up and realized that he didn't have to live like this anymore
Lucky Punch
December 2011
By:
P.T.
| New Britain, Connecticut
A wild roundhouse blow literally socks him into sobriety
Meeting in God's Place
May 2011
By:
Don M.
| Cheyenne/Laramie, Wyoming
A group in Laramie, Wyoming move their meeting to the home of an ailing member
To the Rescue
March 2011
By:
Amy M.
| Aurora, Colorado
Working the Steps again helped her see that she had made another member her Higher Power
I CAN'T FLY THAT KITE TODAY
November 2010
By:
FRANK A.
| Scranton, Pa.
A Fifth Step unveils a 41-year-old resentment that was stonewalling his spirituality
I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND
September 2010
By:
ROBERT B.
| East Islip, N.Y.
It's all about trusting God, a young adult struggling with AA learns
MY DAUGHTER THE ALCOHOLIC
August 2010
By:
DAN H.
| Arlington Heights, Ill.
A young woman hits bottom and leads her father to recognize his own alcoholism
A VISION FOR US
July 2010
By:
REVEREND WARD B. EWING
A longtime friend of AA shares his thoughts on the Fellowship's future
It Was a Dark and Stormy Night
September 2009
By:
JIM B.
| Portland, Ore.
A long-timer shares about his introduction to AA in New York City
A Close Shave
July 2008
By:
Jeff G.
| St. Louis, Missouri
When the going gets tough, a sponsor gets going
