How Does the Recovering Alcoholic Want to Be Treated?
May 1953
By:
B. W.
| Springfield, Illinois
A WOMAN AA ANSWERS SOME FAMILY GROUP QUESTIONS
Mail Call for All A. A.s at Home Or Abroad
February 1947
By:
Mildred O.
| New York City
What Price Sobriety?
Happy, Joyous and Free
July 2015
In 1935, two men met to talk about their drinking and gave birth to a wonderful program
Flight BOOKed
August 2022
| Sober Travel
By:
Lyle A.
| Klamath Falls, Ore
Scared to drink on a layover, he instead went for a sandwich. His luck turned to gold when something blue caught his eye
Outed at work
December 2021
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
A.U.
| Hood River, Ore.
The last thing she expected was an AA member to reveal her alcoholism at the office. Oh boy, was she rattled!
Best Hamburger Ever
July 2021
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Chuck S.
| Saranac Lake, N.Y.
How a much needed meal served up the ingredients for repeated acts of kindness
Sweet Number 20
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Eric G.
| Delray Beach, Fla.
Revisiting two decades of sobriety, he truly understands that “most good ideas are simple”
Balancing act
February 2019
| Stories by Our Longtime Members
By:
James O.
| Parchment, Michigan
On a cold, rainy day, a longtime member gets a powerful lesson about letting go
Here come the vans
April 2017
By:
Ryan S.
| Oakland Park, Florida
Just when he felt too nervous to do service, some guys who needed help saved the day
One Night on a Church Playground
July 2014
By:
Danna F.
| Warren, Rhode Island
A teenager shares how, with an old-timer's help, she learned to walk through the pain and love Step Seven
At the Pier's Edge
July 2014
By:
Terre G.
Looking down at the swirling water, he thought maybe he should try AA first
My First Resentment
April 2014
By:
Jenna C.
| Georgetown, Texas
A teacher is surprised to learn she is not at the head of her class
I made it!
December 2012
By:
Butch R.
| Corpus Christi, Texas
A newcomer gets through his first holiday—just by the skin of his teeth
The Day I Made 100 Pancakes
November 2012
By:
Carole B.
| Washington, D.C.
Serving gratitude from a hot AA stove
Pool Party
May 2012
By:
Chuck V.
| Lake Leelanau, Michigan
Alone and isolated, his winning ticket was a friendly AA meeting
Sublime Freedom
January 2012
By:
April H.
| Medford, Oregon
At 13, AA saved her from a tough childhood of drinking, fighting and dodging the law
Reflections on the Third Tradition
October 2011
By:
Jason P.
| Fishers, Indiana
A member describes the importance of the Third Tradition in his sobriety