One Long Crazy Ride
june 2026
| Young & Sober
By:
Allie A.
| Woodland, California
Four years of hell convinced her she wasn’t going to make it to 20. Luckily, AA changed all that
Once Over Lightly
May 1984
Once Over Lightly
October 1983
Let the fun begin
September 2019
| Young & Sober
By:
Gary C.
| Evergreen, Colorado
We had a sober softball league in the summer, a sober broomball league in the winter, water-skiing parties...
I called it “sober friends and fun.” AA called it fellowship.
I called it “sober friends and fun.” AA called it fellowship.
Alcoholism At Large
December 2018
| Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
Living Without Drinking
November 2013
While living in a halfway house, he learned how to stay sober through service
The Boisterous Bunch
June 2022
| Stories by Longtimers!
By:
Roxane R.
| Valley Center, Calif.
Hey, it was the 80s. We were rowdy and having fun. But we stayed sober and we had each other’s backs
Welcome Aboard
August 2021
| Seniors in AA
By:
Shari S.
| Somers, N.Y.
On a ship with her three children, a mother walks into an onboard AA meeting and changes her life
Hollywood
April 2021
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Anonymous
| Williamsport, Pa.
A tough oilman learned about spirituality from a coworker in the fields who always showed him kindness
What kind of cult is this?
July 2019
| The Prison Issue
By:
Anonymous
| Sacramento, California
No way was he as bad as those people in the meetings. Surely this AA was not for him
Luck of the Irish
June 2018
By:
Anonymous
If you’re very far from home and desperate enough, finding a meeting in Ireland can be quite remarkable
AA And Me
November 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
Carla V.
| Moultrie, Ga.
She was an empty nester, a grandmother and a full-blown drunk who vowed she would never become one of “those people” in AA. But, just her luck, she did...
Loud & Clear
May 2017
By:
Angela W.
| Hurst, Texas
A lesbian with extreme hearing loss learns that no matter how different she feels, if she wants to get sober, she belongs
Making Scents
February 2014
By:
Anonymous
A member challenges meetings to pass the smell test and make AA safe to breathe
The Peter Principle
April 1996
By:
Anna A.
| Gulf Shores, Alabama
A sober mother gets a call from the son she gave up for adoption
Sobriety Is Everything
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Adam M.
| Omaha, Neb.
A former black sheep now grazes in sober fields