Keeping My Time
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Anonymous
| Temple Terrace, Fla.
A traumatic series of events led people to question how much time she really had. She turned to her Higher Power for an answer
Soft landing
June 2019
| Letting Go of Resentments
By:
Nanci V.
| Dallas, Texas
A one-chip wonder says she’s grateful she made it here and that her sweet sober life makes her stay
Keep Your Tools Sharp
February 2019
| Stories by Our Longtime Members
By:
Debbie B.
| Wyckoff, N.J.
A relapse after 15 years made her realize that “cunning, baffling and powerful” are not just abstract words
Drink, Rinse, Repeat
September 2017
By:
Mary Beth F.
| Santee, California
This teen hid her vodka in a hair-raising place while she tried desperately to clean up her act
The Big Three!
December 2015
She was excited to get her 30 days, but how was she ever going to face the upcoming holiday season?
Let’s Get a Divorce!
November 2015
A newcomer is having trouble relating to his wife now that he’s sober. She just smiles
The Ultimate Share
October 2014
By:
M.M.
| Parksville, British Columbia
After years of drunken hospital visits, a member finally returns for a much better reason
My Hampshire Grenadier
June 2014
By:
Anonymous
| Bronxville, New York
Reading his college alumni magazine, he came across a notice that would change the course of his life
Honey, Have You Been Drinking?
March 2013
By:
William B.
| Prairie Village, Kansas
At seven months, a newcomer deals with trust issues
Web Exclusive: We Do What We Need to Do to Heal
March 2011
By:
Cecilia A.
| Area 85
What can an alternate delegate do when they aren’t elected to be the delegate? One member who’s been there has an idea.
Court-Ordered AA
October 2008
By:
Tim S.
| Indian Harbor Beach, Florida
A member expresses doubts about mandated meetings
AA In Cyberspace: Online and Active
May 2003
By:
Kris M.
| Chino, California
There is no shortage of alcoholics in need of love and support, in online meetings and face to face
Finding My People
june 2026
| Young & Sober
By:
Sasha P.
| Edmonds, Washington
At first she couldn’t identify. But once she found young people’s meetings everything changed
The Wisdom To Know The Difference
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Sharon T.
| Ft Lauderdale, Fla.
The Serenity Prayer guides her gently through her mother’s passing
The stranger
October 2018
By:
Gerry R.
| Clancy, Montana
On a quiet road, an alcoholic encounters a man who gives him the faith to sing at the top of his lungs
Dear Grapevine
October 2012
Mini-miracles
October 1975
By:
Anonymous
| Charlottesville, Virginia
Little miracles in life add up to the big miracle of AA
1st Step
January 1970
By:
B. L.
| Manhattan, New York
We admitted we were powerless over alcohol. . .that our lives had become unmanageable.
Embracing Change and Tradition Five
A member applies her sense of this tradition to various AA customs
From the Vintage Years
July 1958
A Sampling of the First Anniversary Issue: <emphasis type="italic">July 1945</emphasis>
