Jane and the Third Legacy
March 1954
An alcoholic, his wife, his sponsor. . .and the future of AA. How are they all connected? The thread is our invisible lifeline.
Case History of Someone You Know
March 1951
Something Was Wrong
September 2014
By:
Laura F.
| Plantation, Florida
She had always sensed that things weren't right; but she didn't know it was alcoholism
Learning to Love AA
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Stu M.
| Surrey, B.C.
Dethawed from a snow bank, he warmed up quite nicely in AA
Pearls of Wisdom
January 2026
| Stories for Day Counters
By:
Anonymous
A member in Southeast Asia is grateful to reconnect with the hope he finds in a little AA magazine
The Meeting Tree
July 2025
| AA Celebrates 90 Wonderful Years!
By:
D.M.
| Bellingham, Washington
A beautiful thing happened at the 1990 Seattle Convention which proves we do go to any lengths
A Joyful Free Life
March 2025
| Sober and Out
By:
Jim in Tasmania
For this longtimer, sanity is the ability to adjust to reality. That’s why he stays close and does the deal
Alcoholism At Large
March 2024
| Spanish-Speaking AA Members
One A Day
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Anonymous
| Salt Lake City, UT
In AA she finally found the medicine that worked—the Steps, prayer and fellowship—one day at a time
First Names Only
December 2022
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Definitely Steve
| Nashville, Tenn.
What helped was the people I met there: a TV actor, doctors, politicians, even schoolteachers! If they could take a chance, why couldn’t I?
Something Kindled in My Heart
September 2024
| Young and Sober
By:
Liz O.
| Morro Bay, California
The liquid source of her confidence and wit was killing her. Then one day AA gave back her hope
Gratitude To A Sponsor
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Bud K.
| Mesa, Ariz.
At the heart of his sobriety, a tough love sponsor
Alcoholism At Large
June 2023
| Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
Staying Afloat
October 2022
| Relapse
By:
Rick R.
| Poway, Calif.
These holes are like my defects of character. I can become willing to patch those little holes. Or I can risk sinking altogether.
Staying in my Lane
April 2022
| What's On Your Mind?
By:
Snow P.
| Fla., Boca Raton
If I’m a sober woman of any worth at all, then I’m required by all the gifts God has given me to repair whatever small tear I can in the universe.
Paving the way
September 2021
| Young & Sober!
By:
Lois C.
| Pittsburgh, Pa.
If someone hadn’t listed our meetings or delivered the pamphlets, how would we have known where to find help?
Be Careful What We Say
March 2021
| Making Amends
By:
Sonny F.
| Mandaree, N.D.
A Native American member encourages us to watch our words when we speak to those who might need us
Nothing Changes If Nothing Changes
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Jeff H.
| Quartz Hill, Calif.
Hitting bottom even in sobriety, he discovered that hard-won change can be a lifesaver
What’s Best for the Group
January 2020
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
C.B.
| Bend, Ore.
A member in Oregon shares her thoughts about one of our most important Traditions
One Man’s Kindness
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Carol H.
| Tampa, Fla.
He’d stand on the porch watching as I straggled up the steps. Every time he saw me slink inside, he’d look right at me. I wasn’t used to receiving such warmth.
Let the fun begin
September 2019
| Young & Sober
By:
Gary C.
| Evergreen, Colorado
We had a sober softball league in the summer, a sober broomball league in the winter, water-skiing parties...
I called it “sober friends and fun.” AA called it fellowship.
I called it “sober friends and fun.” AA called it fellowship.