Going in The Right Direction
September 2025
| Stories of Gratitude
By:
Matthew M.
| Oak Park, Illinois
Home Is Where the Heart Is
August 2014
By:
Judy P.
| Highland Park, New Jersey
The people in her morning home group taught her how to live and how to love and be loved
The Winning Essay
June 2003
By:
Ronnie T.
| Paradis, Louisiana
Sometimes it takes a little push to get honest
The Square Root of Minus One
April 1972
By:
E. S.
| Corona del Mar, California
A mathematician's formula for finding God
The Room Within Us
March 1964
By:
Anonymous
| Lodi, Ohio
Humility is "spiritual charm"--and something more
Across the Editor's Desk
September 1957
Mail Call for All A.A.s at Home Or Abroad
November 1947
By:
P. B.
| Bronxville, New York
Experience Can Help Teach
The Indistinguishable Color of Labor
September 1950
By:
the deacon
or what has become of the little men in gray?
The Day I Unmuted
October 2022
| Relapse
By:
Tracy L.
| Ottawa, Ontario
Every day she kept logging in—often drunk. Then finally she spoke up and said those magic words
Help for a ‘Garden Variety’ Alcoholic
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Steve H.
He had been an ordinary drinker, but received extraordinary help from AA
Sunlight of the Spirit
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By:
Jim R.
| Republic, Mo.
Early in sobriety, he discovered laughter—in fact, Grapevine helped him find it
They Wait For Us
July 2016
An old-timer discovers the joy of taking meetings to the women at her local prison
Go the Extra Mile
February 2016
By:
Shari M.
| Viera, Fla.
A desperate call on a rainy night reminds a sober mom of our Responsibility Statement
The Other Brother
November 2014
By:
Nick K.
| Joppa, Maryland
Some of us get lucky and make it to AA—some of us don't
The Perfect Table
January 2013
By:
Laura J.
| Mammoth Lakes, California
On a crazy mission to update her kitchen, a newcomer hits the road to Reno
The Fertile Void
February 2005
By:
Jeanne-Lauree O.
| Spanish Fork, Utah
The future--it might just be good
A Death in the Family
February 2004
By:
Nick K.
| Joppa, Maryland
He went to a meeting; his brother went to a bar