Don’t do this!
January 2022
| Beginners
By:
Jim M.
| Lawrenceville, Ga.
We got out of the car and Kirby stuck a Big Book under his arm and we headed up the walkway, acting like we knew what we were doing. Kirby knocked on the screen door.
To Speak or Not to Speak
March 2021
| Making Amends
By:
Jo S.
| Shanghai
Reluctant to share at meetings, a teacher says she’s grateful for Tradition Three.
It gave her room to grow until service helped give her a voice
It gave her room to grow until service helped give her a voice
Calvin’s Prayer
September 2020
| Living Sober Group
By:
Calvin M.
| Argyle, N.Y.
I heard two things that night: “Come back” and “Pray, if you can.” I knew I was in a fix. But desperation led me to say this prayer anyway.
Gaining Perspective
December 2016
Newly sober, attending a business meeting at a fancy resort—and the first thing she wins in the evening raffle is a bottle of wine. What would you do?
Ceased Fighting
October 2016
She connected to the power in the rooms, and with her sponsor’s help, she learned to take off the gloves
Losing my religion
June 2013
By:
Talon W.
| Bountiful, Utah
Lost in raves after leaving his church, he discovers the truth about his drinking
Alcoholism At Large
September 2011
Planting the seed
February 2010
By:
APRIL A.
| Muskegon, Mich.
An AA forgives a badly behaving coworker, then later has an opportunity to help him
My Texas pen pal
November 2021
| Prayer and Meditation
By:
Tom Z.
| Coles Point, Va.
For 17 years, they shared everything—all the joys, challenges and pain. Now they’ll get to meet
Sanity Restored
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Michael P.
Sobriety means more than a lengthy string of days
Estranged
April 2021
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
L.C.
| Deland, Fla.
Drinking buddies for 20 years, she and her sister were best friends. That is, until one of them sobered up
3 days to freedom
November 2019
| Grapevine Classics
By:
Richard T.
| Billings, Montana
They cried, laughed and shared secrets. At a picnic table on the prison yard, his life changed forever
Work in Progress
September 2017
By:
Anonymous
Sometimes quickly, but often slowly, an old-timer expresses gratitude as he celebrates 60 years in AA
100 days to go
July 2017
By:
Michelle L.
| Portland, Oregon
The recovery she was getting inside with this group of AA-loving women was time well spent
Worth the wait
March 2017
By:
Jeannine B.
| Birmingham, Alabama
Stressed and lonely, she needed a meeting and almost gave up. Good thing she listened to her feet
Doc Talk
November 2013
By:
Terry L.
| Minnesota
Hoping to educate doctors about AA is one man’s medicine
I need answers!
October 2010
By:
LISA E.
| Vail, Colo.
A newcomer reads the Big Book in rehab, but a sponsor helps her understand it
BY CHANCE
November 2009
By:
MARLENE F.
| Santa Barbara, Calif.
A couple of former drinking buddies lose touch, then reunite in AA
Pain Management
May 2007
By:
Bonnie J.
| Solana Beach, California
Staying sober no matter how much it hurts
