Let the games begin!
July 2022
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Daniel V.
| Garden City, N.Y.
Wondering how to keep a positive outlook in sobriety each day? Here’s how one member rolls
Solidarity
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Mark M.
| Grand Rapids, Mich.
When the COVID pandemic hit, he was about to celebrate one year sober. His home group came together to make that happen
Lost and found at sea
November 2021
| Prayer and Meditation
By:
D. T.
| Billings, Mont.
Her anger nearly sent her overboard. But pausing to meditate put her back on calm waters
186 Home Groups
August 2021
| Seniors in AA
By:
A.J.
| Madison, Wis.
At eight months sober, he hit the road to go to every meeting in the city. He learned a lot, didn’t drink and lived to tell
Sick Puppy
July 2021
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Anonymous
| Soledad, Calif.
A gang member serving 26 to life expresses his gratitude for AA and the sponsor who changed his life
When Do I Graduate?
February 2021
| Sponsorship
By:
Charlie S.
| Arlington, Va.
He tried every trick known to outsmart AA. But instead of a diploma, one bunch of pesky do-gooders handed him the truth
Maybe I Am One
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Thomas W.
| Avon, Ind.
Even as a hard-drinking cop he thought he had escaped the “plague” that ran in his family. It took AA to show him he hadn’t
Time To Fill Up
September 2020
| Living Sober Group
By:
Bill G.
| Elkton, Fla.
Far from home and feeling low on serenity, he said a little prayer and just followed the signs
Lucky Break
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Lisa B.
| Dayton, Ohio
Thanks to her mother’s love and alcoholic journey, she knew what to do and where to go
One night in London
March 2020
| Puzzled
By:
Rose M.
| Jersey, Channel Islands
After 50 years, she’s curious to find the man who kept the doors open so she could find us
The night shift
September 2019
| Young & Sober
By:
Lauren C.
| Draper, Utah
Scared and battered, she landed in a place where she got more than good care. She was prescribed a new life
Sunday school
July 2019
| The Prison Issue
By:
Judy F.
| Chemainus, British Columbia
With an open heart, a member helps her pastor understand our Fellowship a little better
Relapse after 11 years
April 2019
| Relapse
By:
Ahmed J.
| Coral Springs, Florida
From a Florida jail, a dad warns how pain meds and a weak program woke his sleeping lion
Simple rules
February 2019
| Stories by Our Longtime Members
By:
Faye B.
| Lakeland, Florida
She came to believe in AA. Now, at 88, she passes it on and keeps it uncomplicated
Touched by beautiful souls
September 2018
By:
Errol M.
| Virginia
A member with 60 years sober recalls the night it all began
