Making Scents
February 2014
By:
Anonymous
A member challenges meetings to pass the smell test and make AA safe to breathe
The Peter Principle
April 1996
By:
Anna A.
| Gulf Shores, Alabama
A sober mother gets a call from the son she gave up for adoption
Sobriety Is Everything
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Adam M.
| Omaha, Neb.
A former black sheep now grazes in sober fields
A Great Big God
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Angie Z.
| Amarillo, TX
Grace, grown out of desperation, blooms in her life
Unacceptable
October 2022
| Relapse
By:
Allen B.
| Hermosa Beach, Calif.
I stood there in line growing more and more impatient. After all, I had important things to do. I didn’t have the time to stand in line waiting for their social hour to end.
Growing Up & Growing Older
August 2021
| Seniors in AA
By:
Susan A.
| Rocklin, Calif.
I am 70 years old now. Today I wonder whether it’s not harder to grow old than to grow up. I could not have survived without the love and support of my AA friends.
10 things I wish I’d known
March 2020
| Puzzled
By:
Dan C.
| New York, N.Y.
If I can quiet my mind for just long enough and just shut up for a second, something better always crystallizes. I don’t need what I thought I needed.
Priest with a secret
May 2017
By:
Warren H.
| Hoboken, New Jersey
After a few months sober, he knew it was time to tell the group how different he was. Would they let him stay?
Precious & fragile
November 2016
True to Ourselves
January 2021
| Oldtimers!
By:
Angela P.
| Mesa, Ariz.
A surprise discovery reminds one member how important it is to share our stories. We never know who they might help
Sharing my Secret
February 2020
| Tough Times
By:
Kirk S.
| Dundas, Ontario
Angry and lonely, he stayed quiet about his reading skills. Then one day he was able to help others
Not too much to ask
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
By:
Thomas S.
| Inglewood, California
A member reminds us that it never hurts to be kind, patient and accepting of one another
Teacher Gets Schooled
October 2014
By:
Bill P.
| Waukesha,, Wisconsin
The story Billy was about to share with the class would stay with his teacher for years
Greetings From Maine
August 2013
By:
Diane S. and Carolyn H.
| Warren, New Jersey
Two sober friends head to Maine for biking, whale-watching and whoopie pie!
Sobriety Calling
August 2013
By:
Anonymous
A member shares how he feels about texting and calls during meetings
Truth and Recovery
September 2011
By:
Jimmy S.
| Norwich, Connecticut
He recognized that the only way to stay sober was to get honest with his family about his past actions
A Powerful Reason for Faith
June 2004
By:
G.E.
| Franklin, Massachusetts
In sobriety she learned to accept blindness - May 1982
Escape to Alaska
March 2003
By:
Rachel R.
| Everett, Washington
She went looking for oblivion, but found a friend
A Powerful Reason for Faith
May 1982
By:
G. E.
| Franklin, Massachusetts
In sobriety she learned to accept blindness