A few 24s
October 2009
By:
MORIA B.
| Pomona, N.Y.
When the voice says she no longer needs meetings, a long-timer holds onto her seat
Addicted to service?
May 2009
By:
BOBBI A.
| Oakland, Calif
A GSR learns it's okay to say no to service
GOOD, BAD, or Indifferent
July 2008
By:
Margaret R.
| Stephenville, Texas
How "the deal" works for newcomers, old-timers, and everyone in between
Pain Management
May 2007
By:
Bonnie J.
| Solana Beach, California
Staying sober no matter how much it hurts
The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Not-so-bad Day
April 2007
By:
J.C.
| Michigan
It's all a matter of how you look at it
The Cpc Desk
May 2006
A staff member at the General Service Office talks about working with professionals
We Were All Just Drunks
May 2005
By:
Sean B.
| Kalamazoo, Michigan
Alcoholism cares nothing for pay-grade or rank
Step Three: Turning It over
March 2005
By:
Mark P.
| Shenandoah, Pennsylvania
How calamity helped one AA to make a decision
Santa Ana Wind
March 2003
By:
J. B.
| Los Angeles, California
What does it take to blow away the pain?
A Common Desire
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Anonymous
| Essex
Young, old, gay, straight, trans, Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, atheist, angry, happy, sad... if we don’t want to drink, we’re welcome
Why the Hurry?
December 2021
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Tom B.
| Hermosa Beach, Calif.
At an intersection, a sober dad is reminded that it’s not the destination, it’s the journey. Time to take the foot off the gas
Torn apart
August 2021
| Seniors in AA
By:
Gail V.
| Burlington, Ontario
The letter to her sister may have been ripped up. But the lesson she learned about making amends was delivered
From the Streets to the Rooms
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Jennifer M.
| Mobile, Ala
Homeless and at her first AA meeting, she was hoping to get kicked out—until she read the Steps on the wall…
Mended Hearts
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
By:
Mark E.
| Chesapeake, Ohio
Sometimes “willing to make amends” can take a long time. But he kept praying and trying and the healing came
Zooming Into the Fourth Dimension
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
By:
Scottie B.
| New Market, Md.
When she and her husband returned from their cruise, oh my, how their AA world had changed
Open Up
February 2020
| Tough Times
By:
Jim P.
| Peoria, Ariz.
A doorknob for a Higher Power? Some people just laugh at this, but one member thinks there’s a reason it might help someone
Borrow mine
January 2020
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
M.L.
| Placitas, N.M.
I said “Jim, maybe you could use my Higher Power.” I told him I was sure he wouldn’t mind. Jim thanked me and we never spoke of the God thing again.
Time enough
January 2020
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
Roger C.
| St. Clair, Mich.
Working to shed the lost years of his alcoholism, he finds hope in a sober today
Rehab For the Holidays
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Andrea J.
| Dallas, Texas
Getting and staying sober through the holiday season made her realize how grateful she really was
Turbulence
June 2019
| Letting Go of Resentments
By:
Karen S.
| Newtown, Pennsylvania
A prayer at 10,000 feet helps her get back on the right footing
The smell of freedom
May 2019
| Our Big Book–80 Wonderful Years
By:
Kathryn W.
| Chancellor, Alaska
When it was time to admit, she spent some quiet time in a very special place under the sky
The bright side
May 2019
| Our Big Book–80 Wonderful Years
By:
Eileen K.
| Springfield, Illinois
She no longer escapes in dark, dingy bars. She’s found her place in the sun
Grave danger
February 2019
| Stories by Our Longtime Members
By:
Rick P.
| Vernon, Connecticut
Bored with the same old meeting routine, he had become a “sober fossil.” Time to dust himself off
Don’t Dwell On The Past
September 2018
By:
Steve M (Definitely Steve)
| Nashville, Tenn.
He was drinking at one of the proudest moments of his and his son’s lives, but decades of sobriety have brought him rewards beyond his wildest dreams