The Sweet Smell of Coffee
April 2020
| Home Group
By:
Michael T.
| Stormville, N.Y.
On a hill in Upstate New York, he found a place to stay sober and help other guys
Web Exclusive: The Alcoholic Express
January 2012
By:
Paul S.
| New York, New York
A chance encounter on a commuter train introduces a man to the idea of sobriety
Web Exclusive: Sometimes To Carry The Message is to Carry the Messenger
March 2011
By:
Tom C.
| Evanston, Illinois
How a World War II vet taught this member about unconditional love.
In The Right Place
February 2024
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Ginger S.
| Pittsford, N.Y.
Just as she said yes to be accessibilities chair, her own hearing began to go. What a perfect time to serve
The Price Tag on Personal Growth
November 1984
By:
G. G.
Do we realize that AA's Tradition of self-support pays dividends more precious than gold? - From the November 1971 Grapevine
The Price Tag on Personal Growth
November 1971
By:
G. N. G.
| Queens, New York
Do we realize that AA's Tradition of self-support pays dividends more precious that gold?
Letter from the Editor
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
Twelve Steps and the Older Member
February 1956
By:
J. E.
| Bloomington, Indiana
Step Ten: Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
Hitting the Pause Button
May 2026
| How the steps changed my life
By:
Matt M.
| San Antonio, Texas
They were just trying to help out. He was sure they were yelling at him. Time to reset!
The Double Life of Paola
August 2014
By:
Paola M.
| Atlanta, Georgia
She was excited to be in the U.S., but her drinking took off, and she had to keep it a secret
Going Against the Crowd
March 2012
By:
Paul M.
| Oak Lawn, Illinois
An AA questions the pressure to conform to certain widespread meeting practices
A VISION FOR US
July 2010
By:
REVEREND WARD B. EWING
A longtime friend of AA shares his thoughts on the Fellowship's future
They Call Me the Bid Committee Chick
January 2004
By:
Andrea R.
| Orlando, Florida
Get to ICYPAA," her sponsor told her. "It's the biggest party of young people in AA
The Ride of My Life
January 2026
| Stories for Day Counters
By:
Liz W.
| Savannah, Georgia
A sober motorcycle fan in Georgia gets active in AA, lands a great job and finds a soulmate—all on two hardworking wheels
On the go
May 2022
| 60th Anniversary of the Concepts
By:
Renea C.
| San Diego, California
In our area, we help members. We have a service called “Meetings to Go” that provides AA volunteers to bring meetings to homes or hospitals for those who cannot get to meetings.
Triumph of the heart
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Tom B.
| Patchogue, N.Y.
Two alcoholics share an unexpected powerful moment one night in the local jail
Welcome to the jungle
December 2021
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Jennifer R.
| Quepos
Monkeys, snakes, God, loners and newcomers! All are invited to this little AA meeting in the rainforest
Keep the focus
May 2019
| Our Big Book–80 Wonderful Years
By:
Ann O.
| Needham, Massachusetts
We simply know one thing, says this member—we can help you if you have a problem with alcohol
My Answer for Grandma
July 2015
By:
Wayne R.
| Middletown, Md.
As he slid deeper into his disease, someone he loved kept asking questions. Then one day he knew what to tell her
AA Behind the Walls: A Volunteer's Perspective
December 2003
By:
Liz D.
| Woodside, New York
What could a young, middle-class girl have in common with an inmate at Rikers?
My Trudge Along the Road
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Barry F.
| Granville, Ohio
An alcoholism counselor realizes he is one of the “poor sick souls” he works so hard to save