She Believed She Could.
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Tammy N
| Rome, Ga.
She found AA—and AA found her
Problem Solved
June 2024
| Happy Birthday Grapevine!
By:
Jake S.
| Henderson, Nevada
His fight with a Higher Power and liquor was puzzling, but one day while practicing Step Six, a solution was revealed
And When We Were Wrong
May 2024
| How the Steps Changed My Life
By:
Paul C.
| Oceanside, California
A member expresses his love for the Steps, especially the one where we clean things up and keep our mouths shut
Steps to Freedom
May 2024
| How the Steps Changed My Life
By:
Jim S.
| Cadillac, Michigan
After 35 years of living in the Steps, he gratefully recalls how much better life is
Shower Not Required
March 2024
| Spanish-Speaking AA Members
By:
Kevin S.
| Hingham, Massachusetts
Only one thing is asked of him to become a member, he learned, and it’s not whether he has clean socks
Fresh off the Farm
March 2024
| Spanish-Speaking AA Members
By:
Norberto A.
| Cartago, Valle
He learned to drink in Colombia, heard of AA in the U.S., then returned home to get sober and get involved
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
The Importance of Powerlessness
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By:
Coleen F.
| Micanopy, Fla.
Hearing “How It Works” refreshes her sobriety anew each meeting she attends
Party Guy
January 2024
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Ed L.
| Wrightwood, California
Many nights after the bar had closed, he’d still be downing whiskey shots. Oh yeah...the wife and kids
Miracles Do Happen
December 2023
| Remote Communities and sober holidays
By:
Nancy H.
| Lehigh Acres, Florida
A drunken night haunted this longtimer for years, but one day she got a call that brought unexpected joy
The second wave
November 2023
| Gratitude
By:
Morgan J.
| Annapolis, Maryland
What saved him that day on the ocean...or all the other times he was drunk?
Always With Me
November 2023
| Gratitude
By:
John L.
| Washington, D.C.
A member recalls getting sober in D.C. in the 1970s and how he got there with God’s grace
“I’m an Alcoholic!”
November 2023
| Gratitude
By:
Howard P.
| New York, New York
He was thrilled to break his anonymity onstage and even to the press. What could possibly go wrong?
Full Speed Sober
November 2023
| Gratitude
By:
Jeremy S.
| Baltimore, Maryland
With a little too much energy, a newcomer hits the road to avoid his Ninth Step. Boy, was he in for an adventure!
And She Came To Believe
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By:
Cheery H.
| Spokane Valley, Wash.
Life happens, good and bad, but now she is able to handle it with the help of her Higher Power
