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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

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

Each Day, I Win

January 2016
When it comes to not picking up a drink, we only have to count to one

Dinner for 1800

December 2014
By: Matt C. | Martinez, California

Losing my religion

June 2013
By: Talon W. | Bountiful, Utah
Lost in raves after leaving his church, he discovers the truth about his drinking

Cheerleader in Jail

July 2012
By: Anonymous

Alcoholism At Large

September 2011

Cat Power

January 2011
By: S.K. | Alma, Arkansas
A playful paw helps shift her perceptions

Last call

August 2010
By: Mike R. | Plano, Texas

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

Backing Out of AA

August 1997
By: Harriett M. | Aurora, Texas

The Gift of Powerlessness

December 1992
By: Jim B. | San Jose, California

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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

A Craving To Live

December 2007
By: Duke C. | Susanville, California

Pain Management

May 2007
By: Bonnie J. | Solana Beach, California
Staying sober no matter how much it hurts

One Mile at a Time

May 2002
By: Steve D. | Rochester, New York

Lives of the Not-so Rich and Famous

September 2000
By: Doreen H. | Marysville, British Columbia

By Chance

August 2000
By: Marlene F. | Santa Barbara, California

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