October 31, 2013
“At the end of each day ... I hope that I can say a short prayer of gratitude for another day of sobriety. Anything else good that happens is a bonus.”
White Rock, British Columbia, May 2005 “Life--It Happens,” No Matter What: Dealing with Adversity in Sobriety
It’s About Time
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Dana G.
| Longmont, Colo.
At last even the clocks agreed—it as time to get sober.
Anonymity Break!
December 2022
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Betty Y.
| Bishop, Calif.
Revealing our membership is a very personal matter. But one AA recalls an unintentional slip that became a beautiful thing
How Anonymous Do I Want to Be?
November 2022
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Jim H.
| Largo, Fla.
A member shares his beloved wife’s thoughts on when to be secret about our AA membership
See? I’m not an Alcoholic!
June 2021
| Dating & Relationships
By:
David R.
| Fillmore, Utah
He wasn’t about to stop drinking. Then one day a sober Navy buddy put him to the test
Watching my mouth
November 2020
| Our Twelve Traditions
By:
Gordon B.
| Edwardsville, Ill.
A member shares his thoughts about cussing in meetings and why he says things he doesn’t want to say
Sunday school
July 2019
| The Prison Issue
By:
Judy F.
| Chemainus, British Columbia
With an open heart, a member helps her pastor understand our Fellowship a little better
Touched by beautiful souls
September 2018
By:
Errol M.
| Virginia
A member with 60 years sober recalls the night it all began
Letter to Hong Kong
March 2013
By:
Anonymous
How could she ever make amends to the co-worker she mistreated so badly?
Web Exclusive: I May Be On My Last Chance
July 2011
By:
Tim B.
| Alberta
He learned firsthand that not everyone gets a second chance to get sober
A Unilateral Approach
April 2011
By:
Billy D.
| Los Gatos, California
When it comes to working Step Four, it’s this sponsor’s way or the freeway
All Right, So I'm Hooked!
December 1968
By:
G. N. G.
| Queens, New York
It's an insidious disease and self-deception will get you nowhere. The best thing is to come right out and admit it. . .
No More Free Rides
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By:
Joey R.
| Whitehorse, Yukon
The first year of sobriety a free ride? It didn’t turn out that way
One of Those Bad Cons Nobody Can Reach
July 1975
By:
Anonymous
In this 14-page section, the Grapevine shares the experience, hope--and success--of some whose alcoholism brought them to a prison cell
Always With Me
june 2026
| Young & Sober
By:
C.H.
| Corpus Christi, Texas
When she asks her Higher Power for help, it comes—just not always the way she wants it. And that’s OK with her
God Was Listening, After All
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By:
Charles Mc.
| Warminster, Pa.
His Higher Power has always been there—he’s just had to ask for help
An Amends to Remember
July 2024
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Carol V.
| Pensacola, Florida
She waited 40 years to make this right, and what she got in return was a friend and a big surprise
Mr. Popular
June 2024
| Happy Birthday Grapevine!
By:
Steve W.
| Sechelt, British Columbia
He lived hard and drank hard to fit in. But it just made him lonely and burned out
Window of Opportunity
December 2023
| Remote Communities and sober holidays
By:
T.R.
| Isleton, California
At six months sober, his view of the world was getting much better. Well...not this day
Who’s in Charge?
September 2023
| Young & Sober
By:
George H.
| Kingston, New Hampshire
A member shares his thoughts on how AA is organized and who’s the ultimate authority
Keep On Keepin’ On
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By:
Martin W.
| Rio Rancho, N.M.
He astonished the old-timers by boiling it all down to a simple phrase. That can’t be right, they thought. But it worked for him
Young sober & free
September 2021
| Young & Sober!
By:
Valerie T.
| Vista, Calif.
A surprise challenge at a sober dance was just the start of her journey back to joy
Is Adversity Getting to You? Try Rule #62!
March 2019
| What’s On Your Mind?
By:
Tracey C.
| Pomeroy, Ohio
A simple rule changed her mantra from “Why Me?” to “Why Not Me?”
Miracle in Hollywood
April 2017
By:
Bill V.
| New York, New York
After years of relapsing, he finally connected to AA at a recovery house in the town known for making dreams come true