Staying Sober in the Sand
May 2005
By:
Bill S.
| Kingston, Ontario
Around the world, without picking up the first drink
Victor E (July 1995)
November 2004
By:
Anonymous
| New York, New York
For 42 years Victor E. has wanted to drink in almost every issue of the Grapevine--and every time has changed his mind. One AA offers this perspective on Victor's continuing dilemma.
The Hypnotist
April 2004
By:
Liz O.
| Oakland, California
She didn't cure the patient. She just let in a little bit of light
A Sacred Safari
April 2004
By:
Rick P.
| Vernon, Connecticut
His mind was a jungle. Would meditation really be able to tame it?
The Weaving
January 2004
By:
Jane S.
| Pueblo, Colorado
She and her Higher Power agreed it was time to let it go
The Open Door
September 2003
A presentation by Joe O., panel 52 delegate from Area 45, to the 2003 General Service Conference in New York City.
How I Took Step Two
November 2002
By:
Bruce P.
| Chicago, Illinois
A scientist gives up being right and a spiritual awakening follows
Be Careful What You Pray For
November 2001
By:
Skitch F.
| Albuquerque, New Mexico
Step 11 - Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God <emphasis type="underline">as we understood Him</emphasis>, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.
An Inside Job
May 2011
By:
Wayne D.
| Edgefield, South Carolina
An inmate gets the tools from AA to be a worker among workers at a prison factory
An Inside Job
April 2011
By:
Wayne D.
| Edgefield, South Carolina
An inmate gets the tools from AA to be a worker among workers at a prison factory
A Unilateral Approach
April 2011
By:
Billy D.
| Los Gatos, California
When it comes to working Step Four, it’s this sponsor’s way or the freeway
Of Spandex and Spirituality
February 2011
By:
Anonymous
He finally accepted his alcoholism, his sexuality and his life
GIMME SHELTER
March 2010
By:
JENNIFER P.
| Christchurch, New Zealand
In her search for a home for her family, a member finds serenity
Just one drink away
July 2009
By:
Tony P.
| San Francisco, Calif.
Doing the work and remembering the past reminds an AA not to pick up
Risk AND FAITH
February 2008
By:
Stephen B.
| Corvallis, Oregon
An AA gets out of his head and into his heart
In My Own Time
April 2007
By:
Donnie M.
| Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
Members of his family had been sober for decades. Why couldn't he get it?
In The Spirit--not The Letter--of Alcoholics Anonymous
January 2007
By:
Laurie A.
| Essex
Love, not worship, for the Big Book
Along Spiritual Lines: Honoring One's Faith
May 2006
By:
David M.
| Los Angeles, California
An Orthodox Jew talks about faith, recovery, and the Steps of AA