Keep the Change
May 2017
By:
Lena D.
| Moorpark, Calif.
A woman with 2 years sober finds herself the beneficiary of change she can count on
Before I act
November 2016
Though we might not be famous, one member thinks it’s important to be careful about what we say—and post—in public
Precious & fragile
November 2016
My Vote: No Opinion
October 2016
It’s election time! Members are stressed and rattled. Time to share about it? Uh ... maybe not
Hunting the enemy
September 2016
This old-timer saw battles all over the world, but his real foe was always within
Bruised Knuckles and Black Eyes
September 2016
All the proof I needed
September 2016
Back In Orange
July 2016
I Love that Guy
July 2016
Serious Business
June 2016
Driving & Crying
November 2015
A share overwhelms a newcomer’s heart and puts her on the main road to Step Two
Resentments & Doggie Bags
October 2015
Free on the Inside
June 2015
By:
C.A.
| Rosharon, Texas
Although he’s serving a life sentence, the Steps help him to continue to grow and be useful
This Fabulously Messy Sober Ball
March 2015
By:
Anonymous
There's nothing like illness, surgery and family matters to remind us to embrace Step Three
Pay Them, Not Me
August 2014
By:
Jennifer M.
| Mobile, Alabama
Doing service is one thing, working an eight-hour job is another
Guilding light
October 2021
| Cooperation With Professionals (CPC)
By:
Ron B.
| Costa Mesa, Calif.
A member shares some powerful thoughts about AA’s patience, resilience and creativity during COVID-19
Everything Is Possible
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Brittany G.
| King of Prussia, Pa.
Alcoholics Anonymous, she realizes, is a program of ‘we’
Sobriety and My Spiritual Journey
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Mike H.
| El Cajon, Calif.
If he stays connected, his Higher Power always provides “a door to a new and better place”
Wet in a Dry Country
December 2020
| Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
By:
Lynn W.
| Houston, Texas
A social worker puts on her AA hat and says a few prayers to help an alcoholic on the other side of the world
Why we give
October 2020
| Money and Sobriety
By:
Brian C.
| New York, NY
A former Intergroup treasurer shares how AA changed the way he thinks about money and giving back
At Home in Bangalore
July 2020
| AA Around The World
By:
Baxter J.
| Gainesville, Texas
Far away in India for work, this Texan discovers a powerful new meaning of language of the heart
The Miracles of Our Fellowship
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Rhonda Z.
| Eugene, Ore.
AA won’t cure her illness, but the profound joy it brings helps her survive
Closing argument
November 2019
| Grapevine Classics
By:
Mitchell G.
| Watauga, Texas
Facing five years in jail, a sober dad stands before a judge and gets something much longer-lasting
Austin Citywide
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By:
Lisa W.
| Austin, Texas
A festival of “fun, food, fellowship and recovery” changes one AA’s life forever
The big winner
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Mike K.
| Ventura, California
He missed the game, but not that last pint of Scotch. Now he has a life with all bases loaded
Everything's going to be okay
September 2019
| Young & Sober
By:
Alan F.
| Shoreline, Washington
One day on a beach, something lifted his hope and guided him out of the dark, drunken life
From Collecting Cans to…Collecting Cans
May 2019
| Our Big Book–80 Wonderful Years
By:
David B.
| Menifee, Calif.
Redemption at the very end of a life on the streets
Dear Grapevine
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
Mad Man
October 2018
By:
Anonymous
| New York City, New York
A newcomer gets a job with a boozy ad agency, selling liquor. What could possibly go wrong?
No fly zone
September 2018
By:
Mike M.
| Soledad, California
A final drunken trip to “the hole” woke him up. Now he has hope and some to share
