Coming home
January 2017
By:
A.J.J.
| Alamogordo,, New Mexico
At a troubled time, he did the right thing and went home to be of service. He was met with some beautiful surprises
Under-Slept, Over-Served
January 2017
He got drunk and missed a crucial career meeting—but found that his Higher Power had an even bigger job in store for him.
Sober with no god
October 2016
How a nonbeliever got active, found his place in AA and has stayed sober for 26 years
Stranger In My Head
October 2016
Coming into AA in his 70s, it took him a while to get used to the sober “stranger” who now inhabits him and helps guide the way
Sober Sisters
September 2016
Following in her sister’s footsteps, but finding her own path, she discovers that “one day at a time” is more than just a slogan
A Gift to Joe
March 2016
Stuck in the rehab, he met a man who gave him a way out and also a way back in
This Time, It's For Me
December 2015
After years of Al-Anon, how could she have not recognized her own alcoholism?
Prime Dating Material?
November 2015
They told him romance would happen in God's time. But would he listen?
Scooped Up
November 2015
Greta helped many women in AA, but luckily for Emily, this day she had time for one more
He snoozes, she rages
October 2015
For weeks, she went out of her way to drive this guy to meetings, only to watch him doze!
The Last Thing in His Wallet
June 2015
By:
Louie S.
| Galesville, Wisconsin
An old-timer remembers the day he lost everything—but a prayer
One room at a time
April 2015
By:
Mary O.
| Brownsburg, Indiana
At 22 years sober, she was about to make a big move—but this time she let her past experience do the heavy lifting
25-lb. turkey, 500-lb. phone
November 2014
By:
John W.
| Wayne, Pennsylvania
How a newcomer gets through his first stressful sober Thanksgiving
The Ultimate Share
October 2014
By:
M.M.
| Parksville, British Columbia
After years of drunken hospital visits, a member finally returns for a much better reason
From Fear to Freedom
October 1996
Jim, an Aborigine, endured extreme privation in his early years. His father, he says, "wielded a mean strap"--Jim was in constant fear of him--and then at school, because of "a rebellious nature," similar punishments occurred. Later, he was apprenticed to
There Is a Way Out
April 1996
By:
Charles M.
| Vero Beach, Florida
He was no stranger to insanity, until the simple message of sobriety finally sank in
Is 'Promotion' Really a Dirty Word?
November 1991
By:
W. R.
| South Norwalk, Connecticut
Was it 'promotion when Bill called on Dr. Bob? Are we being too 'aggressively anonymous' as a Fellowship? - From the May 1968 Grapevine
Crayons, Cookies, and Kisses
September 1987
By:
D. B.
| Carlsbad, California
A meeting for mothers, and others