A Protective Higher Power
August 1979
By:
A. J.
| Columbus, Ohio
Was it the God the theologians describe?
Gotta shop around
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
By:
Margot C.
| Sandwich, Massachusetts
After finally getting through the front door, a newcomer learns that not all meetings are alike
A Ruinous Hobby
January 2015
By:
Jeane E.
| Nebraska
For nearly 50 years, her life was consumed by alcohol
Tree of a New Life
October 2011
By:
Bob M.
| Tulsa, Oklahoma
A dreaded ice storm mends a doctor's bruised career
Turning on the Power
August 1977
By:
P. M.
| Riverside, Illinois
By "keeping it simple," the relaxed residents of Vilcabamba have found the secret of healthy serenity and longer life
Other Closed Meeting Subjects
September 1954
I Came To Believe That…
November 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
Peter
| Finland
Newly sober and filled with fear, he listened when an older AA asked him: “Have you ever prayed?”
What’s in a number?
April 2022
| What's On Your Mind?
By:
Gail V.
| Burlington, Ontario
Do we sometimes put too much importance on the amount of sober time we have?
Quiet Gratitude
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
C.M.
| Kihei, Hawaii
After getting sober, all the good things that come her way are just “icing on the cake”
Feeling myself to death
September 2021
| Young & Sober!
By:
Marjri M.
| Idaho Falls, Idaho
A mother recalls a sponsor’s curious suggestion, one that worked like a miracle
Social Workers Do Not Drive Porsches
November 2018
By:
Russell H.
| Lauderdale by the Sea, Fla.
With every stop this alcoholic took into the land of “more, more, more,” he grew further away from his spiritual self
Remember, Dream, Live
May 2014
By:
Randy E.
| Marshall, Minnesota
Three words to guide one's sobriety
If the World Falls Apart
December 2011
By:
Suzanne
| New York, New York
Sober colleagues help each other stay away from a drink in the midst of calamity