When Things Happen
June 2021
| Dating & Relationships
By:
Keith H.
| McMinnville, Ore.
A longtime member ponders what to do when home group conflicts arise
Dear Grapevine
May 2017
Better Late Than Never?
January 2017
It isn’t your age that counts when you come into the program, it’s your willingness, as one older newcomer discovers
One Main Road
November 2015
Early in sobriety, she took a trip that confirmed for her that the path of AA was the right one
Tradition 2: Our Way, Not My Way
February 2008
By:
Dan B.
| Rochester, New York
Giving group will a try
A Judge's Thoughts On Sanity
February 2003
By:
Linda L. Chezem, J.D.
Step Two - Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity
Second Chance
March 1969
By:
Leo
An AA just can't share the benefits of the program without increasing his own
Rededication or--
September 1951
Alive, Sober And Joyful
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Julie J.
| West Hartford, Conn.
Dancing to the happy tune of sobriety
Stranded
May 2022
| 60th Anniversary of the Concepts
By:
Roxanne K.P.
| Bismarck, N.D.
Caught in a snow storm, a desperate sober mom uses everything AA taught her to get her family to safety
11/29/94
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Thom G.
| Boise, Idaho
Seduced, consumed, and abandoned by alcohol, he found a future in AA
Son of a rocket scientist
January 2020
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
David M.
| Denver, Colo.
His analytical mind had to see results of a Higher Power at work. Thanks to his sponsor, he could show you it on a chart
Live Easy but Think First
March 2015
By:
Scott W.
| Kearney, Nebraska
When he wonders why his life is so much better now, all he has to do is look up at his meeting wall
Paradox
August 1961
By:
H. W.
| Pleasantville, New York
If we don't "hold lightly" to the ego we can't "hold tightly" to the program
II
September 1952
By:
Anonymous
| Worcester, Massachusetts
Not to be outdone by the nation's political outbursts we bring you this month and next. . .a peek at our very own smoke filled rooms. . .
Borrowed Faith
May 2022
| 60th Anniversary of the Concepts
By:
Michael C.
| Charlottesville, Va.
He was back in detox again, but this time was different. A fellow member helped open his soul
Last Chances
May 2015
By:
Kathy F.
| Cranberry Twp., Pennsylvania
Landing in the emergency room with heart troubles was her bottom
Only One Thing in Common
May 1984
By:
B. S.
| Boston, Massachusetts
Different as the city streets and suburbs from which they came, two alcoholics shared their sobriety and their lives
Happiness
April 1965
By:
W. L. W.
| New Hartford, New York
It may not be euphoria, but don't knock it!
Youth in A.A.
June 1960
The average age of today's new AA member is dropping as more and more young people seek help--before they hit bottom
Broad, Roomy, All Inclusive
May 2026
| How the steps changed my life
By:
Dave G.
| Murfreesboro, Tennessee
A member in Tennessee takes us on a spiritual journey with Step Eleven and shares what he’s discovered
No Need to Fear
May 2021
| Our Twelve Steps
By:
T.S.
| Ripon, Calif.
Alcohol convinced him he was all alone, unable to live life. The Steps brought him back into the light
Many steps to prayer
November 2018
By:
Anonymous
A longtime agnostic member shares about his wonderful journey with Step Eleven and how he meditates while walking with his dog