There Is a Way Out
April 1996
By:
Charles M.
| Vero Beach, Florida
He was no stranger to insanity, until the simple message of sobriety finally sank in
Flag-wavers Anonymous?
October 1994
By:
W. H.
| New York, New York
Tradition 10 - Alcoholics Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the AA name ought never be drawn into public controversy.
Doing What We Do Best
June 1994
By:
Bill H.
| New York, New York
TRADITION 6 - 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
Dear Grapevine
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
Sweet rescue
February 2022
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Jules V.
| Boise, Idaho
Lockdown isolation led to depression, then finally to an ice-cold beer, but it was something red and tasty that saved him
Attraction or promotion
November 2021
| Prayer and Meditation
By:
Bill W.
| Hurley, N.Y.
A member discusses PSAs, Tradition Eleven and how AA presents itself to the outside world
Sober at 15
September 2021
| Young & Sober!
By:
J.D.
| Big Lake, Minn.
Thanks to young people’s meetings and help from the oldtimers, he got on board and turned his life around
Dear Grapevine
September 2021
| Young & Sober!
A Hard Road
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By:
Matt W.
| Kingman, Texas
Learning to forgive himself was the road less traveled—but he took it
Just Live it
March 2021
| Making Amends
By:
Craig S.
| Long Branch, N.J.
After years of lies and disappointments, his dad wasn’t interested in talk. He wanted to see the change
63 Wonderful Years
January 2021
| Oldtimers!
By:
Joan S.
| San Diego, Calif.
Hopping in and out of virtual meetings all over the world, a mother of four who got sober in 1957 has really seen it all
Welcome to Key West
December 2020
| Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
By:
Brent H.
| Reading, Pa.
He knew it was time to stop drinking. He had really reached the end. But first he’d fly to see his old drinking buddy for one last hurrah
Secret Stash
November 2020
| Our Twelve Traditions
By:
Peter G.
| San Antonio, Texas
Even after three years sober, his past behavior kept coming back to surprise him
No Defense
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By:
MaryAnn B.
| Tacoma, Wash.
Getting sober later in life, with the help of Grapevine and a spiritual awakening
Not Cured. But Sober
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By:
Susan R.
| St. Peters, Mo.
A visit to a liquor store inspires a prayer of gratitude for sobriety
It Wasn’t Always Like That
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By:
Maria N.
| Roosevelt Island, NY
Fried eggs are just breakfast to some people—but a sober revelation to her
Dear Grapevine
July 2019
| The Prison Issue
Dear Grapevine
May 2019
| Our Big Book–80 Wonderful Years