Meeting on the yard
July 2021
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Andi F.
| Goodyear, Ariz.
When outside volunteers can’t make it in, these women know just what to do
Cowboy Boots and Sobriety
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Tom A.
| Portland, Ore.
What’s a drunken cowboy without his boots? Perhaps a sober alcoholic
Mother’s Little Helper
October 2020
| Money and Sobriety
By:
Becca A.
| Gatineau, Quebec
I still have difficult parenting moments and I still want to cry most days about things that happen. But now I don’t immediately turn to alcohol for help. I face my feelings.
AA News
March 2019
| What’s On Your Mind?
By:
Tom A.
| West Central Region
GSO’s new technology endeavor
Practice practice practice
February 2019
| Stories by Our Longtime Members
By:
Art H.
| Mount Prospect, Illinois
Our connected energy
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
By:
Amy C.
| Cleveland, Ohio
The power in the rooms that helped her stop drinking also expanded her faith
Tank buddies
December 2018
| Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
By:
Anonymous
| Philomath, Oregon
Far from home and in the field for weeks, these soldiers have a second mission—stay sober
The Power That Lies Inside the Glass
October 2018
By:
Anonymous
The man may have been drunk, but he was a potent reminder of the power of alcohol to overwhelm her life
Any Lengths
August 2018
By:
Gary C.
| Evergreen, Colo.
Forty years sober, he looks back and discovers the key to finding sobriety and sanity
Untangled
August 2017
By:
“Shoeless” M.
| Austin, Texas
Full of shame and remorse, she just wanted everyone to go away. Turns out all she needed was a loving hand
Just Say Yes
June 2016
You Never Know
March 2016
Roadhouse Ghosts
March 2016
On a long drive through Texas, he learned some strategies for staying sober through difficult things
Nuggets of Truth
January 1982
By:
Anonymous
| Pennsylvania
Having trouble with Step Four? Capture your insights as they occur
Three Months Last Friday
April 1981
By:
G. M.
| Brainerd, Minnesota
No one remembered--not even her sponsor
Celebrating Sobriety
December 1976
By:
D. H.
| Harlan, Iowa
To go from despair into joy and laughter is cause enough to light the lights
Here I Am
February 1976
By:
K. L.
| Sacramento, California
Differences and difficulties are mellowed by love and understanding
The Discipline Factor
January 1974
By:
Tom C.
| Montgomery, Alaska
We don't have to do a lot of things but if we don't. . .
Amateur Analysts
February 1973
By:
D. B.
| Gulfport, Florida
Even with the best intentions, self-appointed psychiatrists can do a lot of damage
