One Breeze at a time
July 2022
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Peter F.
| Philadelphia, Pa.
Quarantined in a plywood prison “fishbowl,” he made the decision to spread his wings and be free
Only A Symptom
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Gregory S.
| Windsor, Calif.
“I am home, I am safe”—emotional sobriety frees him from fear
I got my life back
January 2022
| Beginners
By:
Becca A.
| Gatineau, Quebec
It's not easy swimming through a drinking world when you're newly sober, but keep going. It gets so much better
A Disease That Settles
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Tina C.
| Athens, Ala.
How does General Service keep us sober? She counts the ways
Lost in Jackson Heights
November 2021
| Prayer and Meditation
By:
Shimmy Y.
| Brooklyn, N.Y.
A smart New York City kid discovers alcohol and loses all the things he loves most
Keeping busy
October 2021
| Cooperation With Professionals (CPC)
By:
V.T.
| Vista, Calif.
As Twelfth Step calls got more difficult during COVID-19, she just kept thinking outside the box. It was a perfect recipe to cure isolation
My friend in the outback
September 2021
| Young & Sober!
By:
Terrie S.
| Alexandria, Va.
The new virtual meeting she found wouldn’t interfere with the COVID “date nights” with her husband, would it? Guess again
Keys, Title & a Hug
May 2021
| Our Twelve Steps
By:
John M.
| Burlington, Vt.
After hitting a sober bottom, a newcomer gets busy doing the Steps with his sponsor and things start looking up
A Room Full of Broken People
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Roseanne D.
| Merced, Calif.
AA was a place where her shattered life could be pieced back together
Somebody Might See Me
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Bob K.
| San Diego, Calif.
A newcomer’s story reminds this old-timer of his fear that someone might “catch” him at an AA meeting
Rescue Mission
January 2021
| Oldtimers!
By:
Michael K.
| Kelowna, British Columbia
A sober book lover opens a new chapter of helping others as he hunts for lost treasures that give him joy
Welcome to the big top
November 2020
| Our Twelve Traditions
By:
Paul C.
| Oceanside, Calif.
Lawyers, pilots, young people and more—step right up! Tradition Four is in center ring
Loving Myself
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
By:
Susan W.
| Bristol, Tenn.
A lesbian member shares about acceptance, tolerance, relationships, God and staying sober in AA since 1979
Working on The Inside
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Todd P.
| Bountiful, Utah
Thanks to the literature, some inmates in Utah are determined to stay sober and go through the Steps
Cutting Back
February 2020
| Tough Times
By:
Allan H.
| Williamsville, Va.
Not only has he stopped slurring and weaving all over the yard, but he now has a much nicer lawn
Our Primary Purpose and the Special-purpose Group
November 1989
By:
John L. Norris, MD
From the October 1977 Grapevine
Something at Work in a Human Heart
June 1987
By:
S. M.
| Ottawa, Ontario
From time to time under this heading we will present stories that illuminate the journey some AAs make toward sobriety--often against considerable odds
A Slug From the Jug of Patience
February 1984
By:
K. D.
| Jacksonville, Florida
Learning to be comfortable in sobriety takes time
Whole Measures
October 1982
By:
K. W.
| Fairborn, Ohio
Working each Step is more than a one-shot deal