The Receiving End
June 2007
By:
Cindy B.
| Haverhill, Massachusetts
Getting to meetings appeared to be a problem until a friend made a phone call
Tommy's Mustache
August 2003
By:
Daniel A. D.
| New York, New York
Step Eight - Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.
Living the Traditions
March 1982
By:
D. K.
| Oakland, California
They work for individuals as well as for groups
Through a Glass Darkly
April 1979
By:
Anonymous
| Averill Park, New York
He came to believe that his Higher power forgave him before he forgave himself - In the following five articles, AAs share their spiritual experiences
I Don't Want Any of That AA Stuff
February 1979
By:
S. A.
| Rockford, Illinois
Strictly for skid row, he thought--until he found what AAs are really like
Let's Try!
August 1977
By:
Liberty Group
| Liberty, Missouri
How a new group grew through faith and a willingness to go to any length
Firepit Fanatics
April 2025
| Making Amends
By:
Hamish C.
| Tualatin, Oregon
Grab a chair and a coffee and gather around. Welcome to Hamish’s driveway for some warm, loving Oregon fellowship
Confessions of a Sober Loner
December 2024
| Remote Communities and Sober Holidays
By:
Anonymous
She goes to meetings and lives a quiet, sober life. She doesn’t make a lot of friends and isn’t lonely—and she loves it
Testing the Waters
September 2023
| Young & Sober
By:
V.K.
| Casa Grande, Arizona
He had vowed never to attend a meeting in a church. Then one day he decided to challenge himself
Awakening Into A New Way of Life
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Joan B.
| Arvada, CO
Freed to live a different way, she is grateful for all the days of her sobriety
The things They don’t tell you
January 2022
| Beginners
By:
Alex J.
| Sedgwick, Kan.
Why was everybody repeating these slogans that didn’t make any sense? “Just hold on”, they said. “You’ll see”
60 going on 16
August 2021
| Seniors in AA
By:
Kelley L.
| Modesto, Calif.
You’re never too old to stop drinking and get involved in AA. Just ask Kelle
Glad You Made It
April 2020
| Home Group
By:
Paula S.
| Bronx, N.Y.
A blizzard couldn’t stop this crew from plugging in the coffee. And one guy was very happy they did
Listen and Learn
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Beverly F.
| Tucson, Ariz.
A former pro softball player learns to live all over again in the rooms of AA
One last experiment
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By:
Grace S.
| Ann Arbor, Michigan
Broad highway
December 2018
| Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
By:
Anonymous
| Louisville, Kentucky
Every Thursday night, Calvin and others meet under the bridge on College Street
To Be Sober, You Need To See Sober
July 2018
By:
Barnes B.
| White River Jct., Vt.
One alcoholic stops the fear-based projections and allows himself a vision of a happy, sober and sane life
Finding Life And Family
March 2017
A woman’s 30 year journey out of fear and into sobriety, taken one step at a time
Happily Giving
December 2016
By:
Brenda M.
| Boise, Idaho
Oh, what a bag of goodies we have to share once we we get sober
Out like a light
August 2016
She tried everything to get a little sleep, but nothing helped—then she discovered Grapevine
It Takes a Village
May 2016