My Ears Opened, but My Mind Shut
March 1995
By:
George P.
| Pakenham, Ontario
STEP 3: Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
Buttons, Oranges, and 16 Cents
June 1993
By:
L. D.
| Cutler, Ontario
Step Six: Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
Note to Boss
May 2014
By:
Annemarie M.
| Taunton, Mass., Massachusetts
Can Warranty Five help us grow outside of AA as well as inside? One member says yes
Dear Grapevine
December 2013
I was going through a rough spot when I first walked down the stairs of that church
A Six-Week Tour in AA
September 2013
He went to help his daughter out and discovered that maybe he belonged there too
12-Step Turtle
February 2013
By:
Dawn M.
| Cleburne, Texas
How a backyard red-eared slider showed her the way to Step Two
A Brother's Mission
October 2012
By:
Anonymous
A trip to the cemetery for a Ninth Step amend came with some beautiful surprises
Garden Variety Sobriety
August 2012
By:
Don G.
| Little Rock, Arkansas
A sponsor showed him how to get his hands dirty and learn to love AA
Hope in a Lock Box
July 2012
By:
David N.
| Harvest, Alabama
AA gives a prisoner the key to sobriety and a way to repair the past
Many New Beginnings
May 2012
By:
Patrick M.
| Sarasota, Florida
An AA discusses getting sober and getting remarried in sobriety
Meeting at Shivaji Market
April 2012
By:
Deborah D.
| Montclair, New Jersey
She gave back to a city that took her under its wing
Drinking Buddies
February 2012
By:
Dan K.
| Silver City, New Mexico
Together they pounded 'em back, until one day, one said no
"No Grappa For You!”
June 2011
By:
Nicola M.
| Laguna Niguel, California
At the border of Slovenia and Northern Italy, the universal language of sobriety is spoken
Fathers and Sons
June 2011
By:
Anthony, R.
A man reflects upon both his own alcoholism and that of a father, who never made it to the rooms of AA
East to Joshua Tree
May 2011
By:
Ed L.
| Wrightwood, California
Criss-crossing the 150-degree Mojave can be hellish if you’re hungover
I CAN'T FLY THAT KITE TODAY
November 2010
By:
FRANK A.
| Scranton, Pa.
A Fifth Step unveils a 41-year-old resentment that was stonewalling his spirituality