Homecoming?
December 1980
By:
E. T.
| Huttig, Arkansas
He had to confront his friends and neighbors on his return from rehab
11th Step
August 1971
By:
R. A. S.
| Tucson, Arizona
Sought through prayer meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.
His Conscience
June 1992
Welcome to the tattoo convention
October 2018
By:
Terra V.
| Tempe, Arizona
How an amends for a little white lie led to a surprising encounter with Arizona AA history
AA Around the World
July 1959
By:
E. F.
| San Salvador
Social Distinctions Make Problems - News, comments and letters from and about AA's worldwide outposts and centers--gleaned from letters to the Grapevine and the General Service Office, and from the "AA Exchange Bulletin," published by the General Service
Dear Grapevine
April 2025
| Making Amends
Making it Happen
March 2025
| Sober and Out
By:
Karl M.
| Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
A member shares how he and his AA friends got an LGBTQ+ meeting started in their small Pennsylvania town
Dear Grapevine
January 2025
| Spirituality and Prayer
Born An Alcoholic
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Lewis F.
| Loveland, Colo.
From the cradle and almost to the grave, one alcoholic tells his story
God Could If Sought
January 2018
| Sponsorship
By:
Corey Y.
| Pittsburgh, Pa.
Trained as a scientist, he had abandoned religion long ago. But then he found his way to AA, and AA brought him back to God
In Black and White
March 2013
By:
Erin S.
| Olathe, Kansas
Just when her life was falling apart, a mom reads good news in the Sunday paper
A Letter to My Mother
September 2011
By:
Nancy S.
| Dallas, Texas
Years after her mother's death, she was able to reconcile with her through a Ninth Step amends
Exit to utopia
November 2010
By:
KARINA S.
| Tucson, Ariz.
Could a reformed wanderer return to the road as a sober woman?
Safety valve
October 2010
By:
DAVID S.
| New York, N.Y.
Using journaling as his Tenth Step, a self-critic attempts to conquer his turmoil
9TH STEP RIDE
September 2008
By:
Scotty K.
| Lake Arrowhead, California
A biker calculates the price of peace
Saying Goodbye TO A SOBER DAD
September 2008
By:
Debbie C.
| Lerna, Illinois
A father & daughter finally connect