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Meetings, dances and late night coffee

May 2015
By: B.N. | Spring Lake, New Jersey
A General Service trustee remembers how much Young Peoples’ Conferences helped him get sober

Driving a Car Isn't a Contact Sport--and Other Things I Discovered in Sobriety

May 1985
By: M. H. | Everett, Washington

We Care

September 1980
By: B. I. | Studio City, Calif.
He felt apart, insecure, maybe even unwanted

“Don’t Get Too Far from the Boys in the Ward”

November 2025 | Early days of AA
By: J. MCK | Flin Flon, Manitoba
In 1958, a member from Canada shared his thoughts about oldtimers and passing it on

All is Well

February 2025 | Longtimers
By: Joyce K. | Coral Springs, Florida
Thanks to a sober doctor who showed her the way, she’s had a full, healthy life for decades now—and she’s only 83!

The Healing Island

Web Exclusives | Grapevine Online Exclusives
By: Vivian R.H. | Queens, N.Y.
Recovering from the devastation of a hurricane, no AA is an island

Love & Acceptance

August 2024 | Dating & Relationships
By: Peggy B. | Bethany Beach, Delaware

The Opportunity to do Better

April 2024 | Happy Birthday Big Book!
By: Carrie B. | Bend, Oregon
She loved this Tuesday night meeting because the group let her bring her child. Problem was, it was listed as a closed meeting

Glad we took the steps

January 2022 | Beginners
By: Duncan M. | Poway, Calif.
I pointed to the AA sign and said, “Let’s go up there” My dad said, “Oh, no.”
When we got home, I told my mother about this and she remarked, “Oh yes, your father needs to go up there.”

Sink or Swim

July 2021 | The Annual Prison Issue
By: Laura T. | Little Rock, Ark.
Through tears, fits, fear and phone calls, she held tight to her Higher Power and got sober in a pandemic

Growing up

June 2019 | Letting Go of Resentments
By: Bob M. | Tulsa, Oklahoma
Another Fourth Step helps a dad let go of a long-time resentment toward his son

Father and Son

July 2018
By: Peter C. | Springfield, Mass.
Their sobriety date is six week apart. They’ve shared the same joy, pain and love as their lives opened up in sobriety

The Visitor

July 2017
By: Dan S. | Soledad, California
After five years of sharing recovery through the mail, the day had come to meet face-to-face

Gone berserk

June 2017
By: Harold T. | New York, New York
Texting constantly, always checking up on her, multiple visits to her workplace—was this love?

Out there somewhere

March 2017
By: Ed L. | Wrightwood, California
One morning, at a little meeting on the harbor, he got more than enough reminders to keep believing

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Mail Call for All A.A.s at Home Or Abroad

January 1948
By: M.O. | Manhattan
All Things Are Possible

Dr. Bob - a Tribute to AA'S Beloved Co-founder

November 1975
By: Bill W.
In an issue of the Grapevine dedicated to the memory of Dr. Bob, Bill writes of the beginnings and of an ending that was not an end - From the January 1951 Grapevine (now out of print)

About to blow

July 2017
By: Becky G. | Greater Levittown, Pennsylvania
A newcomer learns to keep the lid on and share to release her crazy thoughts

Don't Hug Me!

September 2013
By: Anonymous
Sometimes it takes a while to warm up to AA's cheery ways

A Part of the Whole

February 1993
By: Jeremy S. | Los Gatos, California

Time Rolls On

September 1990
By: Sue C. | San Francisco, California

Give the Old-timer a Chance

October 1989
By: Brian E. | Wichita, Kansas

Dependence

May 1979
By: D. E. | Miami, Florida

Too Young to Be Alcoholic?

December 1962
By: I.C. | La Jolla, California
Not so," says this 21-year-old sober two years, and adds: "That might be a dangerous remark.

Cult-like or just welcoming?

December 2010
Have to be part of the 'in-crowd'

PO Box 1980

August 1982
By: J. B. | Rochester, New York
Halfway round the world

PO Box 1980

August 1978
By: P. B. | Temple City, California
AAs come in all colors

The Good Life

February 2025 | Longtimers
By: Jim S. | Loveland, Colorado
In nearly five decades, he’s seen a lot of changes. But one thing he knows for sure—sobriety is amazing

Not Right for a Woman

August 1999
By: Jill H. | Lyttelton
A former editor of New Zealand's AA magazine, Mainstay, talks about getting sober.

A Dubious Luxury

December 1991
By: Jim N. | West Springfield, Massachusetts

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