Getting Filled Up
March 2021
| Making Amends
By:
Phillip B.
| Lewis Center, Ohio
How a quick stop for gas in Las Vegas began as a robbery and turned out to be a moment for hope
It’s Up to the Group
February 2017
By:
Alan S.
| Rio Rancho, New Mexio
Things may get heated and not go our way, but we learn to trust the group conscience
The Bus
February 2017
After a slip, she had a stark choice: Ride the AA bus to sobriety, or get off at the liquor store
A Simple Solution
May 1994
By:
Tom P.
| Naples
Tradition Five - Each group has but one primary purpose--to carry its message to the alcoholic who still suffers.
The Dragon and the Shrew
June 1950
By:
A.L.
| Dubuque, lowa
or WHAT TO DO TILL THE RIOT SQUAD GETS THERE
Gadget Geek
September 2015
By:
Lois L.
| St. Louis, Mo.
With texting, GPS and video feeds, a long-time member shares how much easier it is now to stay connected
Knowing When to Leave
April 2023
| AA & Families
By:
Diane
| Minn.
After 33 years of marriage, it was decision time. With AA’s help, she made her move
The secrets we share
May 2022
| 60th Anniversary of the Concepts
By:
Snow P. B
| Boca Raton, Fla.
There’s nothing like telling another alcoholic who we really are and what we have done
Estranged
April 2021
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
L.C.
| Deland, Fla.
Drinking buddies for 20 years, she and her sister were best friends. That is, until one of them sobered up
200 Days & Nights
April 2021
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Sandi R.
| Whitestone, N.Y
She’s never seen an in-person meeting. A newcomer mom stays sober with her computer every single day
The rise and fall of Mr. $
February 2011
By:
Kelly K.
| Newport Beach, California
All the money in Fort Knox couldn’t keep him sober
Long Strange Trip
June 2018
By:
Andy G.
| Midland, Mich.
They were childhood buddies who drank and drugged together, then got sober. Now they were taking one final road trip
An Old-Fashioned Twelfth Step Call
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Debbie D.
| Concord,, Calif.
Giving this kind of call helps keep you from receiving it
As We Understood Whatever
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Albert L.
| Tucson, Ariz.
It didn’t have to be “his” God or “her” God or some church’s God
Any Lengths
August 2018
By:
Gary C.
| Evergreen, Colo.
Forty years sober, he looks back and discovers the key to finding sobriety and sanity
A Double life
May 2020
| Getting Into General Service
By:
Mitzi C.
| Surprise, Ariz.
After decades of sobriety, she was now driving drunk and hiding bottles. The secrecy was killing her
Soldier Down
October 2011
By:
David A.
| Kaiserslautern, Germany
German beer taught this sergeant who had the real power
Early AA in the Cariboo Mountains
August 2011
By:
Buster H.
| British Columbia
A big game hunter accepts that he is powerless over alcohol and becomes the first member of AA in a remote area of British Columbia
Sometimes Miracles Happen
December 2025
| Sober Holidays & Remote Communities
By:
Anonymous
| Rocky River, Ohio
A central office volunteer tries to help a liver patient find the AA path with a lot of love and hope
Sober Sisters
February 2024
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Susan and Lynda C.
| New York, New York
Daughters of an AA mom share their long, wonderful stories