Tricked into Service
February 2004
By:
Wanda S.
| Jacksonville, Florida
She hoped she'd be able to help out every once in a while
Forgiving Louie
May 2003
By:
Jeanne R.
| Coral Springs, Florida
Sometimes a prayer for others is a prayer for yourself
In the Rest of Our Affairs:
February 2000
By:
Rogelia M. V.
Two presentations from the World Service Meeting, held in Auckland, New Zealand, in October of 1998
At Last No Longer Apart
November 1999
By:
F.M.
| New Canaan, Connecticut
The author of "Stars Don't Fall" reported on the vital experience--some of it rough going--of the second half of her quarter century of sobriety. - From the November 1967 Grapevine
Room to Grow
June 1999
By:
Jim N.
| West Springfield, Massachusetts
Step 6 - Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
Happiness Is Not for Me
November 1998
By:
G. L.
| Boise, Idaho
Oh, sure, there are times of joy. But there's a lot of hard work and anguish in maintaining sobriety, too. - From the January 1971 Grapevine
In The Stillness
March 2017
She decided, one hungover morning, that it was time for her life to be over. And it was—the minute she stepped into the AA meeting.
The Bus
February 2017
After a slip, she had a stark choice: Ride the AA bus to sobriety, or get off at the liquor store
That Sneaky Devil
April 2016
Opening the Spiritual Door
January 2016
A member discusses how he came to believe after getting sober
In God's Garden
November 2015
Confronted with a drinking work colleague, he had to let go of the results
The October Issue of Grapevine Is Here!
September 2015
This month's special section features stories on letting go of resentments
I Get To Be With Her
September 2015
A Closer Look at Myself
June 2015
By:
Edward C.
| Ft. Myers Shores,, Florida
He loved being everyone's judge, until he discovered a little thing called a character defect
Lessons from a Bald Eagle
November 2014
By:
Howard O.
| Cambridge, Wisconsin
In the rescue of the injured bird, he could see some parallels to his sober journey
Corny Little Frames
October 2014
By:
Matt S.
| Buffalo Grove, Illinois
After years of drinking, a construction worker finally sees the writing on the wall
From Booze to Shaving Cream
August 2014
By:
Tom K.
| Bellevue, Washington
Even though he was at his bottom, at 33 years old, he had a hard time imagining staying sober forever
One Beautiful Spring Evening
August 2014
By:
Margaret W.
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin
A long drinking career came to an end one night in her driveway
The May Issue of Grapevine Is Here!
May 2014
This month's featured stories focus on members with special needs
A Different River
February 2014
By:
Russ K.
| New Oxford, Pennsylvania
An AA describes how he keeps his mind open to stay sober in an ever-changing life