Alcohol, My Master
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
J. K.
| Madison, Wis.
Falling in love with life rather than alcohol
Morning Prayer
July 2022
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
D.C.
| Dave Springfield, Va.
I’m thinking about what I will do today to enhance my sobriety. Clean house with my wife? Answer calls from my sponsees? Buy a motorcycle? I’m here to enjoy the ride.
There Is A Better Way to Live
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By:
Taylor S.
| Anchorage, Alaska
He found sobriety—and life—in the Big Book
Is There Safety In Numbers?
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By:
Eryn M.
| Fort Morgan, Colo.
Even though it’s growing in size, her home group remains a place of family, connection and purpose
Unexpected Retreat
June 2021
| Dating & Relationships
By:
Sarah M.
| Tacoma, Wash.
Where would she ever find AA on a remote mountain during a pandemic? She was about to be surprised
The Saving Grace of Gratitude
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By:
Karen B.
| Greensboro, N.C.
Two decades of sobriety later, she gives thanks as naturally as breathing
Sober It’s What I Do
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Snow P.
| Boca Raton, Fla.
For years, she tried desperately to fit in like everyone else. It was AA that finally gave her a way to feel normal
Finally Home
April 2020
| Home Group
By:
L.M.
| Brooklyn, N.Y.
A transgender member shares about the group she found that loves her no matter what
The meeting goes on
May 2019
| Our Big Book–80 Wonderful Years
By:
Judith H.
| Morristown, New Jersey
During a record-setting blizzard, a home group finds a warm, safe way to gather
Ever-Changing Stories
May 2018
By:
Donna M.
| Sweetwater, Tenn.
When she understood that God’s plan for her might be different from the one she had in mind, she was able to accept the ever-changing story of her sobriety
Birthday Party Syndrome
February 2018
| Title Goes Here
By:
Ellyn S.
| Miami, Fla.
It was a glamorous party, among beautiful people—but what happened next stayed with her until she chose recovery and changed her life
Under her nose
October 2017
By:
Dawn S.
| Philadelphia, Pa.
I got sober when I was 24, and I often state that you don’t stop drinking when you’re 24 unless it was really bad.
Oh Lord!
December 2016
By:
Bill K.
| Santa Rosa, California
When it comes to saying the Lord’s Prayer, one member offers his own helpful interpretation
Pro and Con
September 1958
By:
Anon.
| Manhattan, New York
We Asked for It . . . (Two Replies to the Readers' Questionnaire)
Sidebar
August 1957
A Time for Thanks Giving
November 1952
Running The Circus
April 2026
| Getting into General Service
By:
Briana O.
| Indianapolis, Indiana
Concept Seven tells her that AA is a living, breathing Fellowship kept alive by us—the people who once couldn’t keep a cactus alive
Little by Little
March 2026
| AA & the Family
By:
Anonymous
| Tucson, Arizona
Step Three was challenging, but she started small, looked around, saw the change and knew there was something more
