When Grief Comes
February 2024
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Anonymous
| Rancho Cordova, California
After the loss of his wife, an oldtimer reaches out for help just like he was a beginner again
A Reason for Gratitude
November 2023
| Gratitude
By:
Carolene B.
| Natchez, Mississippi
After a tough day at a low-paying job, her Higher Power sends her the love and strength to stay grateful
Never Too Far
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Joy P.
| Los Angeles, Calif.
Moving in early sobriety, she found she could take her home group with her
What Saved My Life?
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By:
Leslie S.
| Asheville, NC
The events and people that kept her alive on her journey
My Steps To Service
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Crystal T.
| Mabank, Texas
Being of service a chore? Not for this grateful alcoholic
Sobriety Is A Choice
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
M.M.
| Peekskill, N.Y.
Discovering community in AA through the message of “we”
Hooked on Service
June 2022
| Stories by Longtimers!
By:
Anonymous
| Newport, Wash.
Once he discovered the world of general service, his spiritual journey really took off
The 3 R’s of Recovery
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Tracey M.
| Albany, Ohio
Regain. Remember. Rediscover
It’s not my show
March 2021
| Making Amends
By:
Tony W.
| Fairfield, Calif.
Saying yes to joining the play was one thing, but memorizing the Third Step Prayer and doing an interpretive dance was quite another
A Very New Year
December 2020
| Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
By:
Mary P.
| Duluth, Minn.
At four months sober, a New Year’s Eve party seemed daunting. But she took her sponsor’s suggestion and got a big surprise
World’s best coffee guy
October 2020
| Money and Sobriety
By:
Glenn P.
| Florissant, Mo.
The new cookie king was about to learn a valuable lesson regarding his group’s prudent reserve
God’s Candy
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Shana B.
| Pottsboro, Texas
A spoonful of sugar, figuratively speaking, smoothed her way into sobriety
Love And Tolerance Is Our Code
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Mary N.
| Tacoma, Wash.
Learning to love others by first loving herself brought this alcoholic to six home groups in four countries
Steer Into It
April 2020
| Home Group
By:
Dick C.
| Portland, Ore.
When you hit an icy patch in recovery, easy does it. Don’t end up in a ditch
When no one’s watching
March 2020
| Puzzled
By:
Rick R.
| Poway, Calif.
Little routine things that cost him nothing and clear his conscience begin when he parks the car
Tradition Six
June 1992
By:
Bill W.
An AA group ought never endorse, finance, or lend the AA name to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property, and prestige divert us from our primary purpose. (from the May 1948 Grapevine)
God As I Had Never Known Him
October 1983
By:
P. M.
| Detroit, Michigan
A nun's story of personal renewal
Nothing Left to Lose
September 1983
By:
D. S.
| Ozark, Missouri
She started drinking when she was 13 years old--and started living at 27