Letting Go
July 2024
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Susan T.
| Lake Mary, Florida
She made it to AA, but alcohol still kept its grip. Luckily an oldtimer’s suggestion set her free
Fabulous & the Rockstar
April 2024
| Happy Birthday Big Book!
By:
Tim B.
| Hayward, California
He had no intention of doing Step Four, that is until a beer took him down and a guy with a funny name showed up
Just Don’t Drink
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Bill F.
| Anaheim, Calif.
Even after more than 40 years in the program, he still carries his sobriety chip with him
So Worth It
January 2024
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
B.B.
| Mississauga, Ontario
A member in Canada shares his long wonderful story of relationships, sponsors and living the good life
Keeping The Piggy Bank Full
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By:
Tony V.
| Silver Spring,, Md.
Sober experience, collected and saved like pennies in a piggy bank, help him through the hard times
Cash & Prizes
October 2023
| Mid-Sobriety Challenges
By:
Dan B.
| Shorewood, Wisconsin
Expensive cars, a big house, fancy suits...why was he so miserable at 10 years sober?
Traci
August 2023
| AA in the Military
By:
Traci J
| Ingleside, Illinois
Through painful challenges, she’s managed to get sober, turn her past to good use and find her place in AA
Street Tough
June 2023
| Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
By:
Lonnie D.
| Washington, D.C.
Growing up in D.C., he learned to drink and fight, but in AA he learned to surrender
Why Would You Do This, God?
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She thought her “spiritual light” had burned out, but sobriety found it rekindled
What I Am Like Today
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By:
Kate W.
| Kingston, Ontario
Healing from the inside out takes time, but the rewards are great
Back in the picture
December 2022
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Scott A.
| West Hollywood, Calif.
A holiday drawing shows a newly sober dad how precious his sobriety is to those he loves most
A Profound Kinship
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By:
Kelsey M.
A visit to a Berlin AA meeting helps her reevaluate an important friendship
Glad I Made It
October 2022
| Relapse
By:
Shari D.
| Peoria, Ill
She was going to Al-Anon for everyone else. Now it was time to look at herself
Let’s Go
August 2022
| Sober Travel
By:
Laura Lee W.
| Harrisonburg, Va.
Once fearful of traveling, a newcomer learns how to do it sober. Plus she gets to remember the fun she had
Lessons From Life On Life’s Term
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By:
Rob H.
| Star, Idaho
An unexpected emergency shows the power of the AA program
