Just in Time
October 2023
| Mid-Sobriety Challenges
By:
C.R.
| Columbus, Georgia
Full of rage at 20 years sober, a mail carrier gets a special delivery from her Higher Power
Becoming Willing
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Bruce W.
| Byron, Ga.
In AA meetings all over the world, he hears the language of the heart
Trudging in Korea
August 2023
| AA in the Military
By:
James M.
| Hanover, Maryland
Going to any lengths sometimes means waiting. And this time it was his turn to wait. Boy, did that pay off
The Suffering Is Optional
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Rod M.
The gift of God’s grace got him sober after years in prison
Business Trip
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Addison K.
| Waterville, Vt.
Newly sober and on her first business trip, she finds God’s hand in a raucous AA meeting
Hole in my soul
July 2023
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Cindee S.
| Coos Bay, Oregon
As she struggled to identify, it was sharing about the emptiness inside that finally opened this mom’s heart
Huge Amounts of Love
May 2023
| Home Group
By:
Jim R.
| Nebraska.
The gifts of kindness and patience that go into sponsoring come back in ways we can’t imagine
Tough Crowd
May 2023
| Home Group
By:
Robert P.
| Amity, Ore.
A member in Oregon fondly remembers the old geezers at his home group who liked to bark orders. Luckily, he grabbed onto Darrell
Meet the parents
April 2023
| AA & Families
By:
Michael O.
| Marysville, Wash.
His folks came to “birthday night” to see what this weird cult was about. By the end of the night, everyone got a surprise
An Easier, Softer Way
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Kevin P.
| Philadelphia, Pa.
Walking into his first AA meeting turned out to be a lot easier than a lifetime of drinking
On the right road
March 2023
| Get Into Service
By:
Terry F.
| Menomonee, Wis.
Sandy’s class got him on the highway to AA. Once he passed the test, he got to return the favor
Making the rounds
February 2023
| Making Amends
By:
Lennox S.B.
| San Diego, Calif.
With his sponsor’s help, he headed for an ex’s funeral to make a few amends. Turned out there were more than a few
Payback
February 2023
| Making Amends
By:
Allie F.
| Paw Paw, Mich.
Her drinking and stealing damaged their friendship. But the healing the Steps gave them was priceless
The best son I can be
February 2023
| Making Amends
By:
Morgan J.
| Annapolis, Md.
With his sponsor’s help, a member learns to make living amends for the next 21 years of his mother’s life
Can’t Take This Away
January 2023
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
Paul M.
| Delhi, Ontario
He came to put down the liquor, but the love and shares of the heart made him stay
