Heading toward peace
October 2021
| Cooperation With Professionals (CPC)
By:
Jim M.
| Prince George, British Columbia
With a little faith, he knows the road will get him where he needs to be when he needs to be there
Virtual Newcomer
July 2021
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Anonymous
| Barnegat, N.J.
I don’t know what would have become of me if not for these online AA meetings. I want to thank the members who had the foresight and did the hard work.
Letter from the Editor
January 2022
| Beginners
Letter from the Editor
February 2019
| Stories by Our Longtime Members
Alcoholism At Large
August 2018
Welcome to the club
February 2017
By:
Peter C.
| Oyster Bay, New York
A long-forgotten wild night out becomes an opportunity to finish his Ninth Step and clear the stage to help others
Alcoholism At Large
February 2016
The Fight Is Over
November 2015
From butting heads with her parents, to resisting AA, surrender didn't come naturally to her
I Can Smell the Cookies
September 2015
At Wit's End
December 2014
A Cake for Charley
September 2014
By:
Charley K.
| Manhattan, Kansas
Here I am, a man of 74 years, celebrating his fourth AA birthday, happy to be here and happy to be alive.
Dear Grapevine
January 2023
| Spiritual Awakenings
Dear Grapevine
October 2022
| Relapse
Dear Grapevine
December 2021
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
The Lake
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Kyle F.
| San Antonio, Texas
In the depths of his alcoholism, he found a way back to the place where he’d once been happy….
AA Etiquette
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Jack M.
| Libertyville, Ill.
The finer points of meeting behavior from an AA with half a century’s sobriety
No Need to Fear
May 2021
| Our Twelve Steps
By:
T.S.
| Ripon, Calif.
Alcohol convinced him he was all alone, unable to live life. The Steps brought him back into the light
An Australian’s Recovery
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
John W.
| Canberra, Australia
An atheist and a humanist takes a “leap of faith” into AA
Dear Grapevine
March 2020
| Puzzled
I'm in
May 2018
By:
David S.
| New York City, New York
An old-timer in New York shares some experience about fitting in and belonging
You Too Can Stay Sober
May 2018
By:
Michael S.
| Aurora, Colo.
“Staying sober through adversity” is almost too mild a description for what one alcoholic has survived
Drunk Mother
June 2016
Her husband knew something was wrong, but it took a while to find out why she was acting so strange
Change in Focus
October 2015
By:
Anonymous
Desperate to relate to her difficult mother, she let the Steps help her put the microscope away
The Unwritten Chapter
September 2015
A member living with bipolar depression discusses her experiences in AA
How to Survive Cocktail Hour at 30,000 Feet
August 2015
Facing a stressful trip to see the family on a plane without drinking booze? One guy has some tips