Carrying the Message in 'Fifty-five
July 1980
By:
Bill W.
From a talk at a New York AA meeting during the twenty-first year of AA's existence - Part 1 of a two-part article
Sober Parenting
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By:
Sarah M.
| Zürich
A “stunning swell of love” for her children—and for AA
Dear Grapevine
February 2026
| Getting Through Tough Times
The Letter
September 2025
| Stories of Gratitude
By:
Mary Anne H.
| Henderson, Tennessee
We never know what will happen when we reach out to make amends. For her, this day was a full-hearted surprise
Dear Grapevine
August 2025
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Warm Thoughts from Iceland
July 2025
| AA Celebrates 90 Wonderful Years!
By:
Snorri S.
| Reykjavik, Iceland
A father in Reykjavik shares how AA gave him an amazing life full of wonder, service and joy 26 years ago
A Settled Heart
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By:
W.H.
| Snohomish, Wash.
She was an alcoholic—and a mental health counselor
Being Gay In AA
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By:
Karl M.
| Phoenixville, Pa.
His story proves that recovery is achievable, no matter who you are
Double The Love
March 2024
| Spanish-Speaking AA Members
By:
Michael E.
| Port St. Lucie, Florida
Boy, did he luck out. Not only did he get a good sponsor, but two great friends who became his AA family
Marie
March 2024
| Spanish-Speaking AA Members
By:
Marie M.
| Berwyn, Illinois
A grandmother shares about her chaotic childhood, her descent into alcoholism and her spiritual life today
Three Little Words
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By:
Jim D.
| Los Angeles, Calif.
After his first meeting, he decided AA wasn’t for him. Then someone uttered the magic phrase
Hey neighbor!
October 2023
| Mid-Sobriety Challenges
By:
Wilbur G.
| West Palm Beach, Florida
He always thought something was odd about Mel next door. Then one day he paid him a visit
Pitcher’s Last Stand
September 2023
| Young & Sober
By:
John B.
| Holland, Michigan
A young beer drinker hits his last keg party and gets sober, thanks to the college newspaper
A Quarter Century Sober
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By:
Alissa M.
| Highland Lakes, N.J.
As she fought for life and sobriety, what didn’t kill her made her stronger
AA News
December 2020
| Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
By:
David R.
| Garwood, N.J.
Seeds Blossoming on Every Continent
Early Shaky Days
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By:
P.J. L.
| Epping, New South Wales
Achieving sobriety with the help of long-remembered words of other alcoholics, he discovered he was no longer “terminally unique”
One book’s journey
January 2020
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
Julia D.
| Westfield, N.J.
The making of the book Our Great Responsibility: A Selection of Bill W.’s General Service Conference Talks (1951-1970)
The Straw That Broke the Camel’s Back
January 2020
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
Debra B.
| Fontana, Calif.
Having to drink her coffee through a straw didn’t mean she was alcoholic. Did it?
Sisters
December 2017
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First one sister, than another, and yet another, experienced the miracle of recovery in the rooms of AA
The corner
August 2017
By:
Chuck B.
| Hillsboro, New Mexico
The comfort he gave a deathrow prisoner for a crime committed in a blackout changed his life forever
The Solitary
June 2017
By:
Fred C.
| Ogden, Utah
All his drinking buddies had died or drifted away, and he was left sipping pint bottles in secret in his car. But then AA brought him a new and better way of life
You're in for a Ride
July 2016
With jobs, family, relationships, he always ran out of gas. But now that he's sober, his life has really hit the road
Middle of the Herd
November 2015
On a remote Alaska road, he got a big scare that turned out to be HP’s Thanksgiving gift
Hit the road
January 2015
By:
Mike G.
| Delray Beach, Florida
Three young sober guys cross the U.S. in 50 days—with lots of AA coffee
The 19th Hole
January 2012
By:
Donna G.
| Rochester Hills, Michigan
Drinking killed her golf career but not her joy for life
Getting Past the Denial
July 2011
By:
Donna M.
Seeing her best friend get sober, she could no longer pretend that her drinking wasn't a problem
Story Archive: A Bunch of Phonies
April 2011
By:
R. R.
| Chicago Ridge, Illinois
He found hope and learned willingness
Hole in the wall
December 2009
By:
PAUL S.
| Fond du Lac, Wis.
A relapser is shocked back into reality after he breaks his brother's nose in a blackout
Drinking's no fun anymore
April 2009
By:
Charlie J.
| Kimberly, Wisconsin
Learning to lighten up after a lifetime of drinking was this AA's challenge