Hitting the Road
May 2025
| Young and Sober
By:
Dave H.
| Lincoln, Nebraska
Don’t need beer for this! Dave and Pat are having a blast checking off their bucket list. Next stop: GSO in New York City!
Dreams of My Mother
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Carl A.
| Minneapolis, Minn.
His mother’s appearance in his dreams was no coincidence
Triumph of the heart
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Tom B.
| Patchogue, N.Y.
Two alcoholics share an unexpected powerful moment one night in the local jail
Alone with my ex
September 2010
By:
DOUGLAS M.
| Covington, Ky.
During a coerced meeting with a bitter ex-wife, a Ninth Step emerges
Design for Living
March 1980
By:
H. R.
| Millbrae, California
AA offers a design for living that really works
And Then We Were Five
February 1976
By:
Art C.
| Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
The chain begins with one reaching out to another
In the Grip of the Grog
October 1964
By:
R. T. B.
| Victoria
It took several false starts before he found a Power greater than a limitless thirst
Letter from the Editor
April 2014
Most Thankful
November 2020
| Our Twelve Traditions
By:
John B.
| Louisville, Ky.
Messy, sad and sorry, his worst Thanksgiving ever is the one this old-timer never wants to forget
A Purpose in Life
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Julie M.
| Youngstown, Ohio
The Responsibility Pledge helps her overcome her fear of taking meetings into jail
Time out!
June 2013
By:
Jeanne F.
| Atlantic Beach, Florida
When the kids misbehave, mom’s Steps come in for a touchdown
A Lifer's Story
July 2011
By:
Barry M.
| Mt. Pleasant, North Carolina
The only way to endure his prison sentence was to drink as much as possible
Chicago's Suggested Program
November 1987
The experience of five AAs from the 1940s through the 1970s illuminates the practice of sponsorship for the 1980s - From the February 1953 Grapevine
Falling in love with the universe
September 2017
By:
Edward B.
| Moraga, California
Way out in the Nevada desert, among the stars and colorful characters, he found his sober crew
If You Can't Beat 'Em,
September 2005
By:
Oliver V.
| Leander, Texas
From pillow fights to probation