Back in the Groove
January 2013
A man at a mountain retreat helps a songwriter change his tune—just in time
Dear Grapevine
December 2012
Moment in the Mirror
January 2012
By:
John E.
| Seattle, Washington
Sweating and shaking in front of the bathroom cabinet, he looked at himself finally surrendered
Sign Language
December 2011
By:
David S.
| New York, New York
Public information begins at home for this alcoholic
The Year I Needed Santa
December 2011
By:
P.S.
| Phoenix, Arizona
An unexpected encounter in a neighbor's yard helps a woman get her gratitude game back
Web Exclusive: Finding God in AA
November 2011
By:
Stacy G.
| Evanston, Illinois
She came into AA as an atheist. Or so she thought.
Fractured Friendship
July 2011
By:
Suzan C.
| San Francisco, California
Two women, inseparable in drinking and sobriety, until one relapses
Web Exclusive: Pass It Down
March 2011
By:
Bob M.
| South Euclid, Ohio
An AA shares how he learned about district service from good service sponsors.
Mentally ill
March 2010
By:
DUANE T.
| Hamilton, Ontario
A sponsor thinks he can't help a troubled member, but decides to try
God drove me there
July 2009
By:
Mathew B.
| Wyoming
Craving booze, he heads for the liquor store and ends up at an AA meeting instead
ON THE SHORES OF THE AEGEAN
May 2009
By:
RODNEY N.
| Mountain Home, Idaho
A beacon of hope is lit in Turkey
This was it
April 2009
By:
Kelly A.
| San Mateo, California
A young woman, desperate to stop drinking, asks her recovering father for help
Web Exclusive: Finding God in AA
November 2011
By:
Stacy G.
| Evanston, Illinois
She came into AA as an atheist. Or so she thought.
Fractured Friendship
July 2011
By:
Suzan C.
| San Francisco, California
Two women, inseparable in drinking and sobriety, until one relapses
Web Exclusive: Pass It Down
March 2011
By:
Bob M.
| South Euclid, Ohio
An AA shares how he learned about district service from good service sponsors.
Mentally ill
March 2010
By:
DUANE T.
| Hamilton, Ontario
A sponsor thinks he can't help a troubled member, but decides to try
God drove me there
July 2009
By:
Mathew B.
| Wyoming
Craving booze, he heads for the liquor store and ends up at an AA meeting instead
ON THE SHORES OF THE AEGEAN
May 2009
By:
RODNEY N.
| Mountain Home, Idaho
A beacon of hope is lit in Turkey
This was it
April 2009
By:
Kelly A.
| San Mateo, California
A young woman, desperate to stop drinking, asks her recovering father for help
A Twelfth Step Call In The Wild
May 2006
By:
Anonymous
| Ketchikan, Alaska
An unexpected opportunity to help a drunk
At Sea on an Island in the Baltic
July 2005
By:
Anonymous
An AA from Sweden struggles to make a new group home
Everything You've Always Wanted to Know About Service But Were Afraid to Ask
May 2002
By:
C. C.
| West Palm Beach, Florida
Secret society? Politics in AA? Elite group? Well, not quite . . .