Honest. Open-Minded. Willing
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Sue M. Oshawa,
| Ontario
She had 24 years sober. One day, the thought of a drink almost overwhelmed her
Walking Together, Not Alone
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Bill B.
| Broken Arrow, Okla.
His home group carried him through the hardest time of his life
High Fives
September 2024
| Young and Sober
By:
A.M.
| Tucson, Arizona
A young sober member gets outside help for his mental health and joins in the love at his YPAA groups
What’s With the Dress Code?
September 2023
| Young & Sober
By:
Jeff Y.
| Cleveland Heights, Ohio
Are the local small-t traditions at our meetings the same as our Twelve Traditions? A member shares his thoughts
I Don’t go It Alone
January 2023
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
Paul W.
| Rochester, N.Y.
Once dependent on people and alcohol, he now gives his Higher Power that job
Ride Share
July 2021
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Michelle B.
| Rossford, Ohio
Tired, worried and desperate for a meeting, a newcomer hits the road and meets an angel at the wheel
Dancing on a Pinhead
May 2020
| Getting Into General Service
By:
Nancy H.
| Laguna Woods, Calif.
Write articles on the Concepts? What on earth had she signed up for? Turns out, it opened her eyes to a whole new world
Time To Shake Some Hands
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Kurt K.
| Lockport, N.Y.
One member says that when the treatment vans pull up, we have some work to do
Where my life began
September 2019
| Young & Sober
By:
Chad P.
| Mt. Vernon, Indiana
Young and terrified, he left his rough, drunken world and walked through a door that said “Welcome Home”
Having our say
February 2019
| Stories by Our Longtime Members
By:
Russ K.
| Tampa, Florida
After their treasury went missing, a group had to hold a vote. Luckily, they’d just had an inventory
My search
October 2016
After five years of faking it, a young member, with the help of her sponsor, gets honest about her beliefs
With a Compassionate Heart
October 2013
After her bathroom flooded neighboring apartments, she put the Steps to work
Room Service
March 2012
By:
W.F.
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
A lonely, drunken night in a hotel sends a woman onto her laptop—and a new life
Responsibility man
June 2011
By:
Joe V.
| Munsey Park, New York
The burdens of obligation transform to gifts of sobriety
AA Around the World
April 1997
By:
Naoto Okazaki
How Do We Attract Nonalcoholic Friends to Serve our Fellowship?
Elder Statesmen
November 1990
By:
Anonymous
| San Fernando, California
From the March 1960 Grapevine
My Name Is Adolfo
May 1971
By:
Adolfo B.
| Caracas
He drank his way all over North and South America until he found a stopping place in Caracas, Venezuela
Impact at Acapulco
March 1970
By:
W. C.
| Cuernavaca
A serious accident provided time to reflect and be grateful
Fringe Benefits
September 1969
By:
T. C.
| Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
AA makes no promises, but an investment of time and faith in the Fellowship does pay material dividends, too
