Sharing my truth
June 2023
| Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
By:
Pam
| Anaheim, California
Being honest about her mental illness in sobriety gives others hope and lets them know they’re not alone
Building bridges
March 2023
| Get Into Service
By:
Diana M.
| Henderson, Nev.
How getting involved with area committees strengthened her awareness of AA unity and inclusiveness
Bridging the Gap
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Ronnie B.
| Canandaigua, N.Y.
His sponsor helped him find the key to sobriety in a “surrendered life”
Three Strikes, You’re Out
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Katie C.
| Huxley, Iowa
Discovering her own imperfect humanity was the greatest gift the program could have given her
I Drank Like I Rode
July 2020
| AA Around The World
By:
David W.
After years of riding and hard liquor, he was worn and torn like his old jacket. Time for something new
Tony Darryl Jan Joe & Nancy
February 2020
| Tough Times
By:
Ed L.
| Wrightwood, Calif.
How chairing in a phone meeting filled one member with joy as he made a bunch of new friends from Nevada to D.C.
A Circus, a Wheelbarrow and a Cat
January 2020
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
John P.
| Waterville, Ohio
The moving story of a sponsor and his sponsee—and how they both learned to believe
End Of A Drinking Journey
May 2017
She drank her way from Massachusetts to Miami and her mother prayed every day that she would be safe.
The Things That Matter
June 2014
By:
Ed L.
| Wrightwood, California
Alcohol no longer is the most important thing in his life
A Place in the World
March 2014
By:
Vergil S.
| Warsaw
Living in a predominately white country overseas, an African American man discovers that he can feel at home in an AA meeting anywhere
Single and happy
August 2013
By:
Angela M.
| Scottsdale, Arizona
She turned 40 and her date stood her up. That's just fine with her.
Sunrise After Sandy
May 2013
By:
Richard H.
| Babylon, New York
An annual AA breakfast event provides a safe harbor for a devastated New York town
Band of Angels
February 2013
By:
Ralph B.
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
An old-timer remembers the special “team” who helped him get sober in 1961
I made it!
December 2012
By:
Butch R.
| Corpus Christi, Texas
A newcomer gets through his first holiday—just by the skin of his teeth
Sunlight of the Spirit
October 1986
The Boy and the Man
March 1971
A Real Alcoholism Story
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
E.B.
| Los Angeles, CA
She was the drunk they all gave up on
A Bridge To
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Richie S.
| New Paltz, NY
Finding his way back to the world turned out to enhance everything he learned in AA
Underexposed
April 2018
By:
Laura S.
| Houston, Texas
Sober after years of living in the shadows, she find herself seeking just the right exposure to people, places and things
A good run
October 2016
The Shingle Nail
December 1969
By:
Anonymous
| Brighton, Colorado
An old fable with a message for AAs today
