A BOY. . .
September 1957
Hot diggity dog
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Annie H. South
| Yarmouth, Mass.
After COVID hit, she had to change her meeting. But boy did she relish the chance to make it work
Better than football & pie
November 2021
| Prayer and Meditation
By:
Definitely Steve
| Nashville, Tenn.
Who knew throwing on an apron and rolling up his sleeves would be the secret to a joyful Thanksgiving Day?
Ghosts of Meetings Past
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Bosco B.
| Midvale, Idaho
His program is peopled by those who are no longer with us, but live on in memory
Something much bigger
September 2020
| Living Sober Group
By:
Sarah Q.S.
| Bronx, N.Y.
They kept saying she was on a pink cloud. But she knew this thing she found was much better than that
Closer Than You Think
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Debbi S.Bellmore
| Bellmore, N.Y.
Service led her to online meetings, where she now gets to help others who can’t reach us
Saying Yes To Service
September 2018
By:
Judi D.
| Alpharetta, Ga.
Finding a need to fit everyone’s talent—reflections on the beauty of doing service
A priceless cut
December 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
Carol P.
| San Francisco, California
You never know when you might save a life between a shampoo and a blow-dry
Web Exclusive: Not Too Young
February 2012
By:
Amber M.
| Florence, Kentucky
Alcoholism doesn't discriminate, so why do people in meetings?
A Starry Night in June
September 2011
By:
Greg R.
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Not everyone has a white light experience as described by Bill W., but there's lots of variation on the light spectrum
Broken--down chorus
December 2010
By:
GLORIA G.
| Cullman, Ala.
Twenty-five drunks belt out a paint-peeling holiday song for a sick father
My First Meeting
October 2008
By:
Alex S.
| Ottawa, Ontario
After months of online AA, an alcoholic risks an actual meeting
Faith Healer
September 2007
By:
John A.
| Bristol, Pennsylvania
The body does not need mending for the soul to thrive
Homework
February 2006
By:
John G.
| Ravensdale, Washington
A high school student writes about AAS impact on his family
End Of My Rope
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Dale F.
| Kelowna, British Columbia
A dying man’s heartfelt words
Answers Will Come
November 2023
| Gratitude
By:
David C.
| Albion, Idaho
A longtimer connects with a kind, loving spirit to quiet his jumbled alcoholic mind
A Fresh Perspective
October 2023
| Mid-Sobriety Challenges
By:
Chad P.
| St. Louis, Missouri
Totally overwhelmed at work at 12 years sober, he found the path to peace just down the road
Family Secret
April 2023
| AA & Families
By:
R.G.
| Slidell, La.
After years of drinking and pain, sobriety prepared a mother for a wonderful unexpected reunion
How Anonymous Do I Want to Be?
November 2022
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Jim H.
| Largo, Fla.
A member shares his beloved wife’s thoughts on when to be secret about our AA membership
At Peace with the World
August 2021
| Seniors in AA
By:
Jason B.
| Denver, Colo.
Just when he needed to dive back in the program and help someone, he met an old boxer named Jake
Virtual Meetingland
July 2020
| AA Around The World
By:
Judith H.
| Lewisburg, Pa
Imagine if Bill and Dr. Bob could see us now? A member’s lifeline during a crisis is just a button away
Another chance
May 2020
| Getting Into General Service
By:
Anonymous
| Phoenix, Ariz.
An old-timer recalls how AA helped him grieve and gave him the opportunity to give the kind of love a dad can give
A Child’s Memories
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
By:
Jan C.
| Naples, Fla.
Her father sobered up with the help of one of AA’s most important friends
Chasing The Monsters Away
September 2016
Drunkenly putting his son to bed, he passed on three generations of alcoholism in a single breath—until AA helped him break the cycle.
A Place in the Sun
February 2016
As the dolphins leaped and his daughter smiled, he knew his Higher Power had brought him to this moment
Raised in Loisaida
August 2014
By:
Vicky B.
| New York, New York
On New York’s Lower East Side, she did it her way and drank like the boys
Letter to Hong Kong
March 2013
By:
Anonymous
How could she ever make amends to the co-worker she mistreated so badly?