Eyes on the Horizon
November 2014
By:
Larry A.
| Andrews, North Carolina
Confronted with loss and mourning, he went back to AA after a long time away
Absent
August 2014
By:
Jorge L.
| El Monte, California
Everywhere he went, his drinking got him into trouble, until he found AA
Queen of Alibis
August 2014
By:
Rosa P.
| Oregon City, Oregon
After all the drunken lies, her house of cards finally fell
Ocean of Sobriety
July 2014
By:
Brenda M.
| Boise, Idaho
She wanted to live life to the fullest, not drink it away
Rap My Knuckles, Tickle My Funny Bone
June 2014
By:
G.B.
| Lafayette, Indiana
What one member has learned from 40 years of reading Grapevine
My Pen, Excalibur
June 2014
By:
Carol P.
| Clinton, Massachusetts
When she was ready and willing, her Fourth Step inventory proved much easier to do
Citizens of the World
April 2014
By:
Lois C.
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
A "drunk-drivers" meeting finds a new place to park and gets a tune-up along the way
Up a Steep, Snowy Trail
April 2014
By:
Judy A.
| Missoula, Montana
After an honest look in the mirror, she found herself on a way to a meeting
Thoughts On General Service
March 2014
By:
William C.
| Sykesville, Maryland
The hand of AA was there before he went to a meeting when he first reached out for help
Painting the City
January 2014
By:
Jason K.
| Albuquerque, New Mexico
As a newcomer, he had AA and a backpack of spray paint. Now he’s a GSR and his life is full color
All the Love in the World
January 2014
By:
Lana B.
Nothing could fill the emptiness until she sought help to stop drinking
Surrender, Not Submission
November 2013
After a relapse, she changed the way she practiced the program
Off the Wall
October 2013
By:
T.W.
| Fairfield, California
One guy thinks there's a better way to remember our favorite members
Whole Lot of Ready
March 2013
By:
Tim P.
| Saint Paul, Minnesota
Diagnosed with cancer, a member embraces the program as he puts himself in God’s hands
Pickin' and Grinnin' for Santa
December 2012
By:
Ed L.
| Wrightwood, California
Members in Virginia celebrate the holidays with songs and music from the heart
Borrowing God
June 2022
| Stories by Longtimers!
By:
E.A.
| Northampton, Mass.
Every day she prayed to Kate’s God, not knowing if it would work.
Then one day, while looking at a beautiful sunrise, she knew
Then one day, while looking at a beautiful sunrise, she knew
Right in the Middle
January 2022
| Beginners
By:
Peggy S.
| Belleville, N.J
In Aruba for her granddaughter’s wedding, a newcomer uses every tool she has to surround herself with AA
Seemingly Miraculous
January 2021
| Oldtimers!
By:
Bob S.
| Eureka, Calif.
In a long life of sobriety the difficult challenges do come and go, but the good times are so worth it all
Dear Grapevine
December 2020
| Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
Halting Words
April 2020
| Home Group
By:
Peter A.
| Medford, Ore.
Who knows when contact with something bigger will come? For one man, it was in his morning AA circle
With lots of love
April 2020
| Home Group
By:
Jerry A.
| Gloucester, Va.
When a member loses his sight,
what does his home group do?
Why, give him a job, of course!
what does his home group do?
Why, give him a job, of course!
Dear Grapevine
September 2019
| Young & Sober
A new freedom
July 2019
| The Prison Issue
By:
Jack R.
| Marianna, Florida
When the right guy showed up to help him through the Fifth Step, his life changed forever
What my brother taught me
July 2019
| The Prison Issue
By:
Nancy McCarthy
| St. Louis, Missouri
A probation and parole officer learns to love AA from the man whose calls she dreaded most
Dear Grapevine
October 2018
The stranger
October 2018
By:
Gerry R.
| Clancy, Montana
On a quiet road, an alcoholic encounters a man who gives him the faith to sing at the top of his lungs
Dear Grapevine
January 2018
| Sponsorship
Let it snow
December 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
Tolly M.
| Charlottesville, Va.
Holidays were once a constant storm. But now we have each other to keep us sober, safe and warm
Dear Grapevine
August 2017
Living Proof
July 2017
By:
Chris M.
| Brookhaven, Georgia
How a good kid descended into a life of liquor and jails and found a new way to live in prison