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
My Parachute
October 2013
By:
Anonymous
How the Living Sober book helped this day counter make a safe, sober landing
The Third Time Is the Charm
June 2011
By:
Cheryl B.
| North Riverside, Illinois
A young mother hits bottom and finds AA but learns through relapse that she still had to concede powerlessness
Bag of donuts
June 2010
By:
DAVE F.
| Hutchinson, Kan.
Sometimes all it takes is a kind gesture to save a life
Who Is A Member Of Alcoholics Anonymous?
November 2007
By:
Bill W.
The origins of our Third Tradition
From Hate to Higher Power
August 2003
By:
Ed M.
| Elkeridge, Maryland
Why would the creator of heaven and earth want to talk to me?
Things Have Changed
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Jeremiah W.
| Hickory, NC
When old drinking buddies meet up again
Letter from the Editor
May 2025
| Young and Sober
Letter from the Editor
June 2022
| Stories by Longtimers!
My prayer was answered
February 2022
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Charley C.
| Arlington, Va.
I would say out loud in meetings that, “God let me down. I went to church and was praying to stop drinking and now I’m stuck here in AA.” Finally a guy cross-talked me.
A prayer for mom
April 2020
| Home Group
By:
Jeff H.
| Sturgeon, Mo.
This time, praying for my mother was different. She was dying. So I thought about what I would want if I were in her place. This is when AA really stepped in.
Out of the Park
March 2016
Leaky thinking
January 2016
By:
Definitely Steve
| Brentwood, Tenn.
My wife couldn’t believe what had happened. Was I finally turning into the type of husband she always dreamed of?
That Old Familiar
October 2015
She had lived through many bottoms during her drinking career, but this time was different