A Second Chance
October 1979
By:
K. H.
| Houston, Texas
The city looked even more beautiful through sober eyes
Antabuse - A Report
May 1950
You Never Know
December 2025
| Sober Holidays & Remote Communities
By:
M.S.
On a trip in a remote area of India, he was handed a Big Book in Hindi and knew just what to do
Honesty And Willingness
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Don W.
| Franklinville, N.Y.
A full life lived through the grace of AA
There Is A Better Way to Live
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Taylor S.
| Anchorage, Alaska
He found sobriety—and life—in the Big Book
A Set of Principles
September 2020
| Living Sober Group
By:
B.R.
| Mt. Washington, Ky.
She was young and she drank hard, but then found the Fellowship and a new way of life
Getting back up
January 2020
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
Bobbie S.
| Cincinnati, Ohio
I came into AA in Los Angeles in 1965. I’ve been sober ever since. Through the years, action has been the magic that has kept me going.
Gone fishing
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By:
Anonymous
| Ontario
A member in Canada fondly recalls his early days and reminds us of surrender and contentment
Oh Lord!
December 2016
By:
Bill K.
| Santa Rosa, California
When it comes to saying the Lord’s Prayer, one member offers his own helpful interpretation
Carving Out Faith
October 2015
She finally found a connection with her Higher Power that couldn’t be smashed
Out of the Box (of Cheap Wine)
August 2014
By:
Ellen G.
| Pittstown, New Jersey
Much of what she heard in meetings didn't make sense at first but she kept coming
Real Treasures
June 2014
By:
Michael A.
| Brentwood, Tennessee
When he got sober, he understood the value of certain experiences
The Question of When
January 2014
By:
Todd H.
It wasn't clear when he crossed that line and maybe it doesn't matter
My Chains Are Gone
March 2012
By:
Charles M.
| Clarksville, Tennessee
AA relieved him of his alcoholism and self-destructive behavior
Is Your Goose Cooked?
August 1993
By:
Jamie C.
| W. Henrietta, New York
how one AA handles alcohol in food
Listening, Trusting, Believing
January 1984
By:
P. F.
| Great Bend, Kansas
He came to AA to stay out of jail and found a joyous, purposeful life
Experts?
May 1980
By:
J. G.
| Ridgetown, Ontario
A member of a small group responds to a question posed by the group general service representative
Bess Died Sober
September 1956
By:
H. T. B.
| Dallas, Texas
I was a pall-bearer Friday. Buried Bess.