From the page to my heart
January 2021
| Oldtimers!
By:
Ann A.
| Blaine, Minn.
Young and confused, she landed in a meeting full of men. Luckily there was a basket in the corner
Smarter phones
November 2019
| Grapevine Classics
By:
Hal W.
| Berwyn, Pennsylvania
Texting and posting can be tricky when it comes to anonymity. There are guidelines that can help
Feeling again
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
By:
G.V.
| Burlington, Vermont
In her darkest days of drinking, she couldn’t feel beauty in a sunset or a rose. But now she’s getting sober and her insides are awake
What’s On Your Mind: What Is A Sponsor?
June 2018
By:
Christopher M.
| Elgin, Ill.
There is no relationship quite like that of sponsor and sponsee
God as We Understand Him
November 2015
A member offers his thoughts on this key phrase in our literature
A Few Cloudy Days
July 2013
By:
John V.
| Jamestown, California
With no AA in prison, one alcoholic tells how Grapevines and members' letters brighten his day
A Canine Step Nine
March 2013
By:
S.K.
| Alma, Arkansas
Some amends can be made with a milk bone and a little scratch behind the ears
Mission responsible
March 2011
By:
Jack S.–O.
| Kerhonkson, New York
Extend the hand of AA or your sobriety will self-destruct in three seconds
One Drop at a Time
August 2025
| Atheist & Agnostic Members
By:
Diane T.
| Rushville, Indiana
The process of spirituality and acceptance for this agnostic member is a steady, ongoing journey
My First Spiritual Experience
January 2025
| Spirituality and Prayer
By:
Mike B.
| Wooster, Ohio
Thanks to a patient sponsor and helpful words in the Big Book, he came to believe in a faith that would work
Honesty And Willingness
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Don W.
| Franklinville, N.Y.
A full life lived through the grace of AA
Get To A Meeting
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Julia A.
| Chico, Calif.
Finding your address on Happy Destiny Road
Alcohol, My Master
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
J. K.
| Madison, Wis.
Falling in love with life rather than alcohol
Morning Prayer
July 2022
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
D.C.
| Dave Springfield, Va.
I’m thinking about what I will do today to enhance my sobriety. Clean house with my wife? Answer calls from my sponsees? Buy a motorcycle? I’m here to enjoy the ride.
There Is A Better Way to Live
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Taylor S.
| Anchorage, Alaska
He found sobriety—and life—in the Big Book
Is There Safety In Numbers?
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Eryn M.
| Fort Morgan, Colo.
Even though it’s growing in size, her home group remains a place of family, connection and purpose
Unexpected Retreat
June 2021
| Dating & Relationships
By:
Sarah M.
| Tacoma, Wash.
Where would she ever find AA on a remote mountain during a pandemic? She was about to be surprised
The Saving Grace of Gratitude
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Karen B.
| Greensboro, N.C.
Two decades of sobriety later, she gives thanks as naturally as breathing
Sober It’s What I Do
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Snow P.
| Boca Raton, Fla.
For years, she tried desperately to fit in like everyone else. It was AA that finally gave her a way to feel normal
Queen of the Silver Dollar
February 2020
| Tough Times
By:
Alice N.S.
| Walden, N.Y.
Every evening at 9:15 a group of a half-dozen people would come in, grab a table and drink coffee. I became friends with them.
The meeting goes on
May 2019
| Our Big Book–80 Wonderful Years
By:
Judith H.
| Morristown, New Jersey
During a record-setting blizzard, a home group finds a warm, safe way to gather
Ever-Changing Stories
May 2018
By:
Donna M.
| Sweetwater, Tenn.
When she understood that God’s plan for her might be different from the one she had in mind, she was able to accept the ever-changing story of her sobriety