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January 1953
A Love Like This
February 2026
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Brenda M.
| Boise, Idaho
This beautiful four-letter word was once just drunk talk. Now it's deep, real and true
Happy Valentine’s Day
February 2026
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Anonymous
He was sober now and had found the right one. They dated; then came time to marry. Were they ready?
A New Dad
June 2025
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Greg B.
| Herdon, Virginia
During a painful divorce, a newcomer father learns through Step Six to let go of fear and focus on the joy
What’s in a number?
April 2022
| What's On Your Mind?
By:
Gail V.
| Burlington, Ontario
Do we sometimes put too much importance on the amount of sober time we have?
My Rock Bottom
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Luiza M.
| Fargo, N.D
A rough life and a hard recovery checkered with relapses—but she hung in there and has found the Promises coming true
Locked Down & Plugged In
August 2021
| Seniors in AA
By:
Bob M.
| Los Angeles, Calif.
A longtime AA member and musician tunes in to stay focused and useful as the COVID-19 pandemic dims the lights on the performing world
PRO•CRAS•TIN•A•TION
June 2021
| Dating & Relationships
By:
Nicholas L.
| Paris
When he does the Steps, character defects get lifted. But is today the day to be ready to look at this five-syllable word?
Smarty pants
March 2019
| What’s On Your Mind?
By:
Ron B.
| Winnipeg, Manitoba
This longtime member prefers to keep it personal. There’s a time and place for analyzing our literature
Return to Jail
February 2019
| Stories by Our Longtime Members
By:
Yvette T.
| Columbus, Ohio
Sober now, she speaks at the prison she was once locked up in—and finds it to be a transformative experience
Lots of opinions
October 2018
By:
D.T.
| Yakima, Washington
A member with strong views shares what she’s learned about tolerance, compassion and Tradition Ten
Journey to Sobriety
April 2018
By:
Martin K.
| Charlotte, N.C.
After six DWIs, he realized it was either the end of him or the end of his drinking. Which was it going to be?
Why I Stayed
July 2014
By:
Snow P.
| Lake Worth, Florida
An AA talks about how she stayed married for over 30 years through the good and the bad
A Different Ending
July 2014
By:
Charlie C.
| Cliffwood, New Jersey
In AA, we get the chance to write the rest of the story without alcohol
A Little Thought and a Lot of Heart
October 1972
By:
G. S. W.
| Cleveland, Tennessee
It's the message that counts
How Much Can I Control?
September 1970
By:
D. J.
| Alhambra, California
He thought he was master of much he surveyed, until that moment when he again found himself powerless
So Changed a Life
September 1968
By:
C. F.
| Manhattan, New York
The author's story, "Fear of Fear," appears on page 330 of the revised edition of Alcoholics Anonymous, published in 1955. <lb Big Book Stories--Updated
Gift Bottle
January 1966
By:
B. E.
| Key Largo, Florida
He looked this gift horse in the mouth and it bit him
Ten New Years
January 1965
By:
H. W.
| Pleasantville, New York
Neither the miracle nor the gratitude are diminished
A Simple Acrostic
January 1956
By:
Ann T.
| Kansas City, Missouri
One way to take a word nobody likes
Family Circle
February 1954
By:
Mrs. O. H.
| Aurelia, Iowa
THE WIFE AND THE AA PROGRAM <lb<emphasis type="italic">As non-alcoholic mates and families see the AA program. . .</emphasis>