A Whole New Life
November 2023
| Gratitude
By:
Elizabeth N.
| Commerce, Michigan
Not only has AA transformed how she works and lives, but she’s learned to trust and love the journey
All in at 62
November 2023
| Gratitude
By:
B.H.
| Willits, California
After years of marriage, college, jobs, children and lots of drinking, it was time to learn how to live
A Job Well Done
October 2023
| Mid-Sobriety Challenges
By:
Matt L.
| Denver, Colorado
A determined newcomer shares his amusing journey of getting sober through service
When Life Happens
October 2023
| Mid-Sobriety Challenges
By:
Annie C.
| Parrish, Florida
She was working the program, giving back and loving sobriety. Then one day the phone rang
Who’s in Charge?
September 2023
| Young & Sober
By:
George H.
| Kingston, New Hampshire
A member shares his thoughts on how AA is organized and who’s the ultimate authority
Truly belonging
June 2023
| Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
By:
J.B.
| Santa Rosa, California
From her earliest days, the“Twelve and Twelve” helped her feel part of. Who knew even more joy would come?
Helping Our Own
May 2023
| Home Group
By:
Diane K.
| Washington, D.C.
No AA meetings, no Big Book, no literature...what was she to do? Home group to the rescue!
The Guys Who Got Me Here
February 2023
| Making Amends
By:
Chad P
| St. Louis, Mo.
A member in St. Louis lovingly shares about his many adventures with sponsorship
Tuesdays
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Tanya D.
| Englewood, CO
What a difference a day makes….
Continuous Efforts
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Betty G.
| Memphis, Tenn.
Self-examination, sponsorship and the Big Book add up to a daily reprieve four decades long
Not giving up
September 2022
| Young & Sober
By:
Dani L.
| Rapid City, S.D.
She got sober online and met her sponsor in the park. She even listened to meetings as she fell asleep at night
A Good Day to be Sober
August 2022
| Sober Travel
By:
D.J.B.
| Wyckoff, N.J.
The love and care that cherished members gave her prepared her to pass it on in tough times
An Unfamiliar Inner Peace
July 2022
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
T.T.
| Albuquerque, N.M.
One day he tried what his sponsor had been telling him about Step Seven. Boy, did that feel good
A Conference to Remember
July 2022
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Corey F.
| Soledad, Calif.
A large three-day AA event in a prison? Why not? And it only got better
A Prayer for The Ex
January 2022
| Beginners
By:
Lois L.
| Chandler, Ariz.
Oh great. She’s trying to get sober and her husband is suing her. And now they suggest she pray for him? Right!
Fabulous & the Rockstar
April 2024
| Happy Birthday Big Book!
By:
Tim B.
| Hayward, California
He had no intention of doing Step Four, that is until a beer took him down and a guy with a funny name showed up
A Dream is a Promise You Give Yourself
November 2023
| Gratitude
By:
Elizabeth P.
| New York
Instead of crashing at the gates of alcoholic hell, she got to have cake with her good sober friends
Cash & Prizes
October 2023
| Mid-Sobriety Challenges
By:
Dan B.
| Shorewood, Wisconsin
Expensive cars, a big house, fancy suits...why was he so miserable at 10 years sober?
Backyard Bowery
June 2019
| Letting Go of Resentments
By:
Steve S.
| Manhasset, New York
As a boy, he’d seen men drunk on the street and wondered how they got there. Well, he found out
The Spiked Cinnamon Roll
May 2018
By:
Sarah J.
| Otis, Ore.
A homemade cinnamon roll laced with alcohol became a sober reference point she would never forget
Never saw it coming
June 2017
By:
Kelly A.
| Champaign, Illinois
Once she gave up desperately trying to find love, that’s when it finally appeared
Thirst for adventure
March 2017
By:
Edith F.
| Essex, Massachusetts
A footloose bohemian sobers up and hits the road and discovers things she never imagined
On the Mountaintop
December 2014
By:
Jerry F.
| Cerritos, California
Getting sober in AA relieved him of his alcoholism and the shackles he made for himself
Central Office Notes
September 2014
By:
E.G.
The Honolulu Story. . . Continued from the August Issue
Tools for Today
March 2014
By:
Lindsay M.
| Lanarkshire
The phone has been an important part of AA for decades … but sometimes it's time for an upgrade
The Undertow of Anger
August 2011
By:
Greg T.
| Oceanside, California
A young teenage surfer resists the pull of anger in order to stay sober
Cash & prizes
June 2010
By:
LAURIE W.
| Howard Beach, N.Y.
Fearing her son would find her dead, an alcoholic turns her life around