One Member, One Group, One Vote
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Lori L.
| Redondo Beach, Calif.
Will having numerous home groups make you more sober?
Firepit Fanatics
April 2025
| Making Amends
By:
Hamish C.
| Tualatin, Oregon
Grab a chair and a coffee and gather around. Welcome to Hamish’s driveway for some warm, loving Oregon fellowship
Confessions of a Sober Loner
December 2024
| Remote Communities and Sober Holidays
By:
Anonymous
She goes to meetings and lives a quiet, sober life. She doesn’t make a lot of friends and isn’t lonely—and she loves it
Glad I got here when I did
September 2023
| Young & Sober
By:
Bob H.
| Pinetop, Arizona
Being the only young guy was tough, but the oldtimers showed him the way
Awakening Into A New Way of Life
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Joan B.
| Arvada, CO
Freed to live a different way, she is grateful for all the days of her sobriety
The things They don’t tell you
January 2022
| Beginners
By:
Alex J.
| Sedgwick, Kan.
Why was everybody repeating these slogans that didn’t make any sense? “Just hold on”, they said. “You’ll see”
60 going on 16
August 2021
| Seniors in AA
By:
Kelley L.
| Modesto, Calif.
You’re never too old to stop drinking and get involved in AA. Just ask Kelle
Remembering to Welcome All
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
By:
Daniel W.
| Breinigsville, Pa.
The Steps help him look at his painful past and amend the way he treats others
Glad You Made It
April 2020
| Home Group
By:
Paula S.
| Bronx, N.Y.
A blizzard couldn’t stop this crew from plugging in the coffee. And one guy was very happy they did
Listen and Learn
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Beverly F.
| Tucson, Ariz.
A former pro softball player learns to live all over again in the rooms of AA
One last experiment
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By:
Grace S.
| Ann Arbor, Michigan
Broad highway
December 2018
| Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
By:
Anonymous
| Louisville, Kentucky
Every Thursday night, Calvin and others meet under the bridge on College Street
To Be Sober, You Need To See Sober
July 2018
By:
Barnes B.
| White River Jct., Vt.
One alcoholic stops the fear-based projections and allows himself a vision of a happy, sober and sane life
Finding Life And Family
March 2017
A woman’s 30 year journey out of fear and into sobriety, taken one step at a time
Gratitude
September 1979
By:
F. M.
| New Canaan, Connecticut
How do you manage to feel grateful when you're feeling terrible?
Twenty-five Years on a Bar Stool
June 1969
By:
C. H. H.
| Fairfield, Connecticut
You AA nuts are sure missing a lot!
The Twelve Steps Revisited/Step 3
July 1961
By:
J. E.
| Guilford, Connecticut
Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as <emphasis type="italic">we understood Him</emphasis>
Problems of Cooperation Between AA and Other Treatment Programs
November 2000
By:
Charles H. Aharan, Ph.D.
| Lake Erie Region, London, Ontario
From The April 1971 Grapevine
Thirty-Six
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Randall H.
| Kapaa, Hawaii
Old-timers have bad days, too
The Loner
August 2023
| AA in the Military
By:
Richard D.
| Aberdeen, New Jersey
A member shares his experience, strength and hope about being the odd man out when it comes to fellowship
Lighting the way
September 2022
| Young & Sober
By:
Tina W.
| Hobe Sound, Fla.
Though her last day drinking was rudderless and dark, she found a beacon to point the way out
Grabbing the Gold
April 2021
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Curt W.
| Lake Stevens, Wash.
He always dreamed of having his own boat and crabbing all day in the sun. In sobriety his dream came true and more
"You Are Most Likely An Alcoholic"
November 2018
By:
Sarah W.
A letter she wrote to herself went unheeded, but seven years later, she saved her life in AA
Freedom is sweet
July 2018
By:
Jim H.
| Zephyr Hills, Florida
He was way too cool for AA in prison, but the sober guys in the yard had something that got his attention
My belief your belief
May 2017
By:
Phillip T.
| Sacramento, California
A member shares about his own spiritual journey in AA and says we all need time to find our place
Bar Exams and Barrooms
May 2015
By:
Anonymous
| Virginia Beach, Virginia
While studying, he could hear the mirth and gaiety from the drinkers next door
A Thinking Problem
September 2014
By:
Dave M.
| Oshawa, Ontario
AA helped him with more than his drinking and he learned how to be happy
Pesky Little Defects
June 2014
By:
John Y.
| Russell, Pennsylvania
A tense evening in a local bookstore reminds him that we’re not really ever done with Step Six
Rolling to Acceptance
May 2014
By:
Theresa H.
| Edina, Minnesota
Going to meetings in a wheelchair was really hard until one day she got a great big idea