Dear Editors:
June 1968
By:
M. V. B.
| Chappaqua, New York
I believe there are 'winds' and 'winds' and some of them are far from beneficial.
The Glass Cathedral
May 1963
By:
J. K. B.
| No. Hollywood, California
Closeness to nature--beneath the skies. . .by the sea. . .in the hills helped ease his rough journey, from glass crutch to
I Was Too Young
April 1962
By:
E. M. V.
| Manhattan, New York
fully to grasp the Program. Then, after 13 years of sobriety, there came a 12th Step call
Resolutions
January 1960
The ninth of a series of "Beginner' Meetings"--to run from time to time--for newcomers to AA sobriety.
Silent Night
December 1951
Laughing In Recovery
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Alex K.
| North East, Md.
We’re travelers on the same journey. Let’s laugh a little
Building A Bridge
December 2025
| Sober Holidays & Remote Communities
By:
Gigget W.
| Keswick, Ontario
This day’s challenge was a remote community of one. No one should have to celebrate alone
Prayer Changes Me
April 2025
| Making Amends
By:
Anne S.
| Albany, New York
When struggling with acceptance, the suggestion to pray for someone became a game changer for her
What’s Different This Time?
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Jenna D.
| Tuckahoe, NY
After a tough time relapsing, she came back and stayed right in the middle of AA
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
Set Your Goals High
June 2023
| Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
By:
Tara B.
| Boise, Idaho
Her journey to sobriety found her seeking a meeting on a dark night in a foreign country
What Have You Got to Lose?
April 2023
| AA & Families
By:
C.Y.
| Athens, Ga.
Utterly beaten, he reluctantly prayed and fell asleep. In the morning something incredible happened
Learning to feel
February 2023
| Making Amends
By:
Laura S.
| Boise, Idaho
Because of AA, her eyes, thoughts and heart are trained toward gratitude rather than self-pity today
Another One Bites the Dust
April 2022
| What's On Your Mind?
By:
Clark W.
| New York, N.Y.
Another journey through Step Four helped him let go of old resentments—and the first one began with Mom
Rough Days
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Chad P.
| St. Louis, Mo.
When life gets tough in sobriety, he remembers to lean into the Fellowship, speak up and keep his faith
My Time on The Hump
January 2022
| Beginners
By:
Morgan J.
| Annapolis, Md.
Road trips, coffeepots, Steps and donuts—a member recalls the journey he took with his first sponsor
God’s Whisper
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Teresa H.
| Cranberry Township, Pa.
A dream foretold her sober reality
Bridging the Gap
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Ronnie B.
| Canandaigua, N.Y.
His sponsor helped him find the key to sobriety in a “surrendered life”
Zooming past the cops
January 2021
| Oldtimers!
By:
Bruce B.
| Killingworth, Conn.
Going to any lengths for his virtual AA meeting caused an encounter he won’t soon forget
Drinking Was Fun Until It Wasn’t
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Meghan C.
| Verona, Va.
As a child, she was fascinated by the allure of liquor stores. As an adult, they became places of despair
My Last One
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
By:
Michael L.
| Philadelphia, Pa.
Sneaking, lying, crashing in the tub and passing out under his desk. This is one he never wants to forget
I Drank Like I Rode
July 2020
| AA Around The World
By:
David W.
After years of riding and hard liquor, he was worn and torn like his old jacket. Time for something new
Getting A Sponsor
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Mike P.
| Las Cruces, N.M.
One man’s extended journey through sponsorship
Hats off to Tradition 5
May 2020
| Getting Into General Service
By:
Morgan J.
| Annapolis, Md.
He finally put down the bottle and got to a meeting. But what was everyone talking about? And what did it have to do with drinking?
Bring to the table
July 2019
| The Prison Issue
By:
Bradley W.
| Plymouth, Wisconsin
A sober prisoner discovers that hanging out in the day room is the place to be