Scene of the Crime
July 2026
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Laura B.
| San Francisco, California
In 1968 a drunken college student passed out in a big house in San Francisco. Years later she discovered how important that building was
Making the day count
December 2023
| Remote Communities and sober holidays
By:
Bob H.
| Binghamton, New York
When times get tough, he uses the tools he’s learned to find gratitude, share and help others
My homies
May 2022
| 60th Anniversary of the Concepts
By:
Brenda M.
| Boise, Idaho
She keeps her home group close to her heart—especially when she’s far away
Recovery Begins at the End of the Road
March 2000
By:
Brad C.
| Homer, Alaska
A new opportunity beckoned
4 Continents, 1 Great Summer
January 2013
Making new friends on a whirlwind trip of YPAA conventions
With No One Left In The House
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Susan H.
| Ashland, Ore.
A mid-life drinking crisis brings her to AA
Divided I Stand
November 1968
By:
F. C.
| Manhattan, New York
Many a spouse joins AA only to find that the search for sobriety brings new problems in family relations. Here, three members share their experience in making necessary adjustments
Bottoms Up!
October 1947
Mended Hearts
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
By:
Mark E.
| Chesapeake, Ohio
Sometimes “willing to make amends” can take a long time. But he kept praying and trying and the healing came
For the good of the group
January 2015
By:
Ken T.
| Tenmile, Oregon
Our common welfare is at the top of the list when it comes to what we share
Lessons in Life
May 1998
By:
Jack J.
| Sheridan, Wyoming
Learning from the ups and downs of an AA group
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
June 1967
Doctor Predicts Breakthrough
How Group Conscious Are You?
January 1961
By:
M.
| Fort Collins, Colorado
Are you helping your group or adding to its problems?
AA Around the World
September 1958
By:
John
| Ijmuiden
A PERMANENTLY FRIENDLY BEING - News, comments and letters from and about AA's worldwide outposts and centers--gleaned from letters to the Grapevine and the General Service Office, and from the "AA exchange Bulletin," published monthly by GSO
Lightening the load
June 2016
With her sponsor showing the way, she unexpectedly becomes a caregiver and learns to take care of herself
AA News
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
