He Likes Our Brand of Cheer
March 1954
By:
Rev. Wm. Fargo Bayle, in "DuBois Co
| DuBois, Pennsylvania
It Can Happen
june 2026
| Young & Sober
By:
Jason E.
| Fort Lauderdale, Florida
After a rough childhood, foster care and relapses, he finally found a safe home in AA
Always A Path Forward
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Kendra M.
| Del Mar, Calif.
Her Higher Power opens a new door for her just as the last one seems to close
An Old-Fashioned Twelfth Step Call
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Debbie D.
| Concord,, Calif.
Giving this kind of call helps keep you from receiving it
Cowboy Boots and Sobriety
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Tom A.
| Portland, Ore.
What’s a drunken cowboy without his boots? Perhaps a sober alcoholic
Gone Fishing
September 2020
| Living Sober Group
By:
Debra G.
| Honolulu, Hawaii
Desperate to drink, she had bottles stashed everywhere. This was the best hiding place ever
Ham eggs and warm hugs
September 2018
By:
V.B.
| Naugatuck, Connecticut
Fond memories of a meeting house full of love and fellowship, right above the carwash
You Never Know
March 2016
Shrink Rap
May 2015
By:
Woody R.
| Stockton, California
Talking with psychiatrists about AA so they can help their patients
20 & Free
May 2025
| Young and Sober
By:
Kate A.
| Macungie, Pennsylvania
Her dream of 21 shots at the bar never happened. Instead, her life got so much bigger
Fleeing Fire, Finding Faith
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
M.L.
| Camas, Wash.
As the old-timers used to say, AA is a way of life that works in rough going
Striking Gold
July 2021
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Tracy F.
| Shabbona, Ill.
There’s nothing like carrying the message inside and seeing hope take hold
Broad highway
December 2018
| Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
By:
Anonymous
| Louisville, Kentucky
Every Thursday night, Calvin and others meet under the bridge on College Street
Adjudicated
November 2014
By:
Anonymous
A reader responds to an article from the September 2013 issue of the Grapevine
Desert Dry
September 2014
By:
Meredith L.
| Tucson, Arizona
Not drinking and not following the program, she found herself at an emotional bottom
My Town — Our Celebration
May 2014
By:
Gail L.
| Akron, Ohio
An old-timer shares how lucky she is that she got sober in Akron, Ohio
Bloom Where I'm Planted
July 2012
By:
Amanda N.,
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin
With AA and God, she never has to serve time alone
To Catch a Break
March 2012
By:
Jimmy E.
| Dallas, Texas
A chance run-in while shopping changes a Texan's life
Web Exclusive: Man Down
November 2011
By:
Anonymous
| Virginia
A vision of himself falling into the chasm of alcoholism was his spiritual awakening
Alcoholism At Large
September 2011
EARLY EXPOSURE
February 2010
By:
KEVIN D.
| Ft.Wayne, Ind.
YPAA service evolves into starting a meeting in a juvenile detention center