The Road Best Traveled
October 2016
Putting down a drink is one thing, finding emotional sobriety quite another, according to this alcoholic, sober now 28 years.
Bottom of the Pile
June 2014
By:
Anonymous
With no AA in a county jail, a newcomer wonders how he’ll stay sober
Calling Alcoholics
May 2014
By:
Anonymous
A member says that using the phone is one of the best ways to practice her primary purpose
A Cure for the Insanity
May 2014
By:
Grace S.
| Ann Arbor, Michigan
Feeling suicidal and unable to stop drinking, she asked for help
Changing the Channel
August 2012
By:
Anonymous
| Fort Worth, Texas
A Texas man finds a power greater than TV
The Coaster
June 2012
By:
Bob C.
| Wilmington, North Carolina
The pastor had no idea what waited under his double cocktail
In the Half-Measures Room
May 2011
By:
Jim O.
| Waller, Texas
Saying yes to service revives a dead meeting
Mail Call for All A.A.s at Home Or Abroad
October 1945
By:
E.R.
| Knoxville, Tennessee
Ours Is Not the Only Way
Our drinking story
November 2024
| The Gift Of Gratitude
By:
David S.
| New York, New York
A member shares his thoughts about the importance of AA’s singleness of purpose
The Accidental Big Book
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Marc S.
| Waukesha, Wis
A Big Book handed to a lawyer years before he got sober turns out to be key to his recovery
A Physician’s Story
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Jerry A.
| Escondido, Calif.
One doctor’s journey back to health
Now Is My Time
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Chandler L.
| Altus, Okla.
Sobriety was a long time coming—but now he wants to give back
Keeping busy
October 2021
| Cooperation With Professionals (CPC)
By:
V.T.
| Vista, Calif.
As Twelfth Step calls got more difficult during COVID-19, she just kept thinking outside the box. It was a perfect recipe to cure isolation
Grief
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Tom L.
| Silverdale, Wash.
A sponsee’s death sparks a meditation on loss and AA
The Beginning of Recovery
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Chris C.
| USS Emory S. Land
He was at sea, literally and figuratively, but found safe harbor in AA
Deep blue silent mystery
November 2018
By:
Mike J.
| Boise, Idaho
Like the flow of the river where he took his first drink, he followed his search, which led him to AA
Following orders
July 2018
By:
Ernie L.
| Chesapeake, Virginia
For years, a drunken Navy man stayed out of trouble. But one day, his wife and boss called him in
With Dani's help
April 2018
By:
Connie P.
| Ukiah, California
Behind heavy steel doors, a young woman catches hope, thanks to a local BTG volunteer
Desert Storm
August 2016
How a woman left out in the wild to die found the willingness and forgiveness to consider a most unimaginable amend
That Old Hippie
January 2016
Now that she has some sober time, she’s ready to start dating again. But this guy?
Gossip Girl
July 2013
By:
Amanda G.
| Fairhope, Alabama
Her visit to see relatives was unexpected--so was her behavior!