Shame of the Rocks
July 2022
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
E.M.
| Amarillo, Texas
Have a hard time not romanticizing the drink? Here’s one way this guy remembers
In the Shadow of Mt. Kilimanjaro
April 2021
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Marc J.
| San Diego, Calif.
This Navy guy once needed liquor to enjoy his life. Today, under a sky full of stars, he knows that isn’t true
I Wanted To Be A Star But God Made Me Anonymous
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Karen M.
| San Antonio, Texas
She sought fame, but found AA and humility
Everything I looked for in a Bottle
January 2021
| Oldtimers!
By:
Anonymous
| Allenspark, Colo.
Sober since 1966, she looks back at her life as a single mother and how AA gave her everything she needed
Look Back, But Don’t Stare
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
V.B.
| Naugatuck, Conn.
Our job is to remember the past, learn from it—but don’t repeat it
Probes And Needles
November 2016
She isn’t the perfect spouse, parent, or sponsor, but then again it’s not perfect people who stay sober—just those who believe in doing service and living life one day at a time.
In God's Garden
November 2015
Confronted with a drinking work colleague, he had to let go of the results
Web Exclusive: A Letter from an Old Friend
July 2011
By:
Dave B.
In the process of making an amends, a man finds more reason to feel grateful for his sobriety
More than words could say
August 2009
By:
BILL O.
| Oconto, Wisc
For one AA, Step Eight is all about connecting
The Life I've Been Given
September 2008
By:
L.S.
| Sands Point, New York
A child of the Holocaust stops questioning her survival and embraces the fullness of life
Tradition Seven: Contributions: One Member's Perspective
July 2006
By:
Woody R.
| Stockton, California
Tradition Five: What A Group "Ought" To Be
May 2006
By:
Anonymous
An AA says we can't transmit what we don't have
From the Inside Out
July 2003
By:
J. K.
| Baltimore, Maryland
After the first AA prison convention, everything changed--even the length of his sentence
Glossary of Golfing Terms
September 1965
By:
J. F. G. Jr.
| Shaker Heights, Ohio
Did drinking affect your golf? Or vice versa?
Mail Call for All A.A.s at Home Or Abroad
June 1946
By:
Sarah K.
| Detroit, Michigan
No Time for Mere Tolerance
Sober at 60
October 2024
| CPC: Cooperation with the Professional Community
By:
Rhonda B.
| Southwick, Massachusetts
It’s never too late to turn your life around, get involved and begin to reach out and help others
Last Day, First Week, And One Year Later
February 2017
The day she took her last drink was like any other day in a chain of drinking days—but the next day, and the next and the next, were very different
Coming home
January 2017
By:
A.J.J.
| Alamogordo,, New Mexico
At a troubled time, he did the right thing and went home to be of service. He was met with some beautiful surprises
TOAST Is Not the Issue
January 2009
By:
Leslie P.
| Lake Jackson, Texas
A quick inventory saves a young mother a lifetime of regret
Room For Hope
March 2007
By:
John G.
| El Paso, Texas
A simple list opens the door for a desperate drunk