Double The Love
March 2024
| Spanish-Speaking AA Members
By:
Michael E.
| Port St. Lucie, Florida
Boy, did he luck out. Not only did he get a good sponsor, but two great friends who became his AA family
Three Little Words
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Jim D.
| Los Angeles, Calif.
After his first meeting, he decided AA wasn’t for him. Then someone uttered the magic phrase
Once upon a time in L.A.
October 2021
| Cooperation With Professionals (CPC)
By:
Ron A.
| Los Gatos, Calif.
The son of one of AA’s earliest members shares his own story and what he’s learned over the years
The Officer
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Vanessa D.
| Milwaukee, Wis.
When she went missing a police officer saw her as a sick person, not a bad one. It set her on the road to grateful sobriety
Dear Grapevine
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
Confessions of a high school cheerleader
September 2019
| Young & Sober
By:
Jennifer M.
| Columbus, Nebraska
When the cheering stopped, she made a play to join the winning team
Dear Grapevine
May 2019
| Our Big Book–80 Wonderful Years
Sober at 14
April 2018
By:
James M.
| Sterling, Massachusettes
Young and confused, he stayed close to some old-timers and his life got so much better
Zipped up tight
September 2016
For a long time, she needed her leather jacket for armor. Now she was beginning to thaw
Looking Up
January 2016
When he first got to AA, he could only stare at the floor. Now he can almost see peoples’ eyes
90 days of June
February 2015
By:
Carol P.
| Clinton, Massachusetts
One summer, a woman with a few years sober decided to kick her program into high gear.
Pillow to Pillow
November 2014
By:
Simon H.
| Sag Harbor, New York
A newcomer learns a dream of a concept: If he can make it to bedtime without a drink, he’ll stay sober
Dear Grapevine
March 2014
Dr. Jekyll, Mr. Hyde
July 2013
By:
Robert N.
| Puerto Vallarta
A correctional officer who attended meetings for work, one day returns for himself
Material Girl
April 2013
By:
Betsy G.
| Houston, Texas
All the fancy things could not fix her insides
Back in Brooklyn
April 2015
By:
Fran G.
| Pennsylvania
An old timer reflects on the neighborhood she grew up in and where she started drinking
Get a Backbone, Not a Wishbone
August 2013
By:
Michael S.
| Port St. Lucie, Florida
A man looks back on 52 years in AA
Double Winners
March 2012
By:
Anonymous
| Hastings, New York
An AA shares her experience of being in AA and Al-Anon
Rowing in the Lifeboat
December 2011
By:
Jim
| Tasmania
An oldtimer chronicles his own fight against AA as a cautionary tale
The Winning Essay
June 2003
By:
Ronnie T.
| Paradis, Louisiana
Sometimes it takes a little push to get honest
AA Al Fresco
February 2003
By:
Henry H.
| Malmo, Minnesota
The dark brought a deeper feeling of vulnerability and honesty
