12-Step Turtle
February 2013
By:
Dawn M.
| Cleburne, Texas
How a backyard red-eared slider showed her the way to Step Two
Two Sisters
February 2013
By:
Anonymous
A sibling’s emergency becomes a powerful reminder of why we don’t pick up
The old wrecking crew
March 2011
By:
Stephen H.
| Sun City, California
A member looks back on crazy drinking days when he meets his old buddy in AA
Web Exclusive: Learning to Give it Away
March 2011
By:
Bob T.
| Washington
After 10 years in and out of Alcoholics Anonymous, it was a sponsor who helped this AA member learn to help others in recovery.
Web Exclusive: They Were Telling My Story!
March 2011
By:
Anne L.
| Fort Worth, Texas
It took 57 years, but she finally heard the words that told her who she was.
Tradition 10: My Father, Myself
October 2008
By:
Juliet H.
| Pinole, California
Discarding opinions, inside AA and out
Is This AA?
January 2008
By:
M.P.
| Pocatello, Idaho
An AA member questions dress codes for speakers
The Two Richest People I Ever Met
November 2001
By:
Anonymous
| Belfast
CLASSIC GRAPEVINE--January 1985
Close to the Edge
September 1993
By:
Robert J.
| Sacramento, California
My life hadn't become unmanageable, it had become crazy. . . . That was my moment of clarity.
Icing on the Cake
December 1987
By:
Alan L.
| Gentry, Arkansas
By using the Traditions we can lead fuller lives
Part of something big
April 2015
By:
Allison D.
| Glenside, Pennsylvania
How her dream to have a meaningful life became something to really cheer about
Getting Sober at 51
August 2014
By:
Jennifer A.
| Bradenton, Florida
Although she had tried many times before, one day proved different than all the rest
Dire Reckonings
November 2013
He went home to die from alcoholism, but found himself in an AA meeting instead
There Are No Musts
September 2013
By:
Jim F.
| Dallas, Texas
A member feels uneasy about those who tell him he's not doing AA the right way
Let’s Get to Work
May 2013
By:
Bill H. and Alec H.
| Pueblo, Colorado
Remembering its primary purpose, one group rolls up its sleeves
Living proof
November 2009
By:
TOM B.
| Carson city, Nev.
A prisoner finds freedom on the inside while doing time
Step Ten:up Close And Personal
October 2007
By:
Jamie C.
| West Henrietta, New York
Spiritual, mental, emotional, and physical inventories
Every Boy His Own Barrel
August 2005
By:
Kenton H.
| St. Petersburg, Florida
A dry drunk discovers an easier way of life
Why Go It Alone?
December 2004
By:
Terry H.
| Sonoma, California
Relief comes as the result of a collaborative effort