Fully Present Fully Real
July 2026
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Anonymous
| Sarasot, Florida
A dad in Florida who relapsed learns a powerful lesson— make sobriety No. 1 in life
Three Generations of Love
March 2026
| AA & the Family
By:
J.C.
| Rossville, Tennessee
A sober grandson shares the beautiful story of how AA has healed his family for nearly eight decades
(A Sober) St. Patrick’s Day
March 2026
| AA & the Family
By:
Liz N.
| West Bloomfield, Michigan
She used to pass out by 4 P.M. Now it’s become a day of corned beef, cabbage, fellowship and fun
Never Organized, Huh?
September 2025
| Stories of Gratitude
By:
Harold I.
| Marietta, Georgia
In AA, who really runs the show? You do. We do. A member helps explain
Blind Spots
April 2025
| Making Amends
By:
Barnes B.
| White River Junction, Vermont
A member shares about the importance of checking with one another to help see the truth about ourselves
Smooth Moves
February 2025
| Longtimers
By:
George H.
| Kingston, New Hampshire
A business meeting is a perfect place, he says, to round the edges, get along and get the job done
Big Shot
November 2024
| The Gift Of Gratitude
By:
Chad P.
| St. Louis, Missouri
Need for recognition drove his drinking, but in AA he found anonymity was a way to become right-sized
How Things Get Done
August 2024
| Dating & Relationships
By:
Chad P.
| St. Louis, Missouri
Amazingly, much of AA happens through willing volunteers, but some workers we need to pay for
AA News
August 2023
| AA in the Military
Reaching People Who Need Us
Grapevine talks with Class A trustee Molly (Anderson) Oliver
Grapevine talks with Class A trustee Molly (Anderson) Oliver
Doing The Footwork
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Anonymous
| Portland, Ore.
He thought he was only “sort of” an alcoholic—until he took the Steps necessary to admit he was powerless
In the right place
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Peter A.
| Medford, Ore.
Why should he put the cart back where it belongs? It’s raining and no one will notice
Learning, Not Running
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
L.R.
| Santa Rosa, Calif.
Acceptance and gratitude are the keys to her sobriety
My Hope
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Charity D.
| Cumberland, R.I.
She could barely open the old door, but once she did she found a new way of life
The heart has is reason
July 2021
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Charley K.
| Olympia, Wash.
From a secular childhood in Kansas to a sober life of spiritual awareness was not as far as it seemed
Problems of Cooperation Between AA and Other Treatment Programs
April 1971
By:
Charles H. Aharan, Ph.D.
| London, Ontario
Opinion - Speaking to the 35th Anniversary Convention at Miami Beach, this friend of AA said some things we ought to think about--whether or not we agree with all he says. . .
Dr. Bob's Last Major Talk
June 1973
Here is history from one who helped make it, and here is the dedication to service that will keep AA alive and, with unity, growing forever
Loving What I Have
March 2026
| AA & the Family
By:
J.G.
| Lawrence, Kansas
A home, a job, a spouse to love, dishes to wash and a morning meeting. For him, sober life doesn’t get any better
Alcoholism At Large
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
Inside job
July 2017
By:
Patty S.
| Chino, California
With a good sponsor and the help of Step Three, an inmate in California finds hope and courage
Morning coincidence
February 2015
By:
Dave S.
| Butler, Pennsylvania
Sometimes the little moments that almost pass us by turn out to be gigantic
A Free Woman
June 2014
By:
Melissa M.
| Gig Harbor, Washington
Because the AA volunteers who came looked at her—not through her—she was able to let the program lift her shame
Drug Talk
September 2013
By:
Sandy H.
| Bienfait, Saskatchewan
A member shares why it’s important for her to hear booze discussed in AA