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
Maybe I Am One
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Thomas W.
| Avon, Ind.
Even as a hard-drinking cop he thought he had escaped the “plague” that ran in his family. It took AA to show him he hadn’t
Time To Fill Up
September 2020
| Living Sober Group
By:
Bill G.
| Elkton, Fla.
Far from home and feeling low on serenity, he said a little prayer and just followed the signs
Intellect and the Disease of Alcoholism
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Bart H.
| Reno, Nev.
Floundering after 15 dry years, he decided to stop thinking and start believing
Simple rules
February 2019
| Stories by Our Longtime Members
By:
Faye B.
| Lakeland, Florida
She came to believe in AA. Now, at 88, she passes it on and keeps it uncomplicated
Seven nights a week
June 2018
By:
Derek R.
| Ottowa, Ontario
How a small group of AAs kept carrying the message until even holidays were covered
Full sprectrum
May 2017
By:
Terry Bedient, Fache
| Albany, New York
A recent chair of the General Service Board shares his thoughts about diversity
Guiding Light
December 2016
By:
Dora S.
| Sailing Vessel “Chillmore”
Staying sober on a rum-filled ship can be rough. But with her sponsor as her lighthouse, she’s doing it
Chasing The Monsters Away
September 2016
Drunkenly putting his son to bed, he passed on three generations of alcoholism in a single breath—until AA helped him break the cycle.
Why We Do It
May 2016
Service beyond the group ensures that AA will be here for the alcoholic not yet in the door
Keeping Pace with HP
January 2016
To maintain his spiritual connection, he laces up his shoes and takes off on a morning run
Praying for Coworkers
October 2015
He couldn’t stand those guys at the office, but he kept working on it—one prayer at a time
Recipe for a sober holiday
December 2013
By:
Ray S.
| Snyder, New York
How to stay away from the Yuletide sauce? A member whips up some ingredients that work
The Next Right Step
May 2012
By:
Keith H.
| McMinnville, Oregon
He got a little help from his higher power in trying to figure out what to do
Looking for HP
November 2011
By:
Nicole K.
| Braintree, Massachusetts
Her relationship with a Higher Power deepens every day
