Above the World's Battles
April 1977
By:
B. L.
| Manhattan, New York
AA has but one primary purpose. To indulge in public controversy is to threaten our unity and impede that purpose
Am I Overdoing the AA Bit?
November 1970
By:
G. N. G.
| Queens, New York
An overstocked conscience leads to an inventory of his hyperactive way of life
The Blessing of an Open Mind
August 1962
By:
B. K.
| Traverse City, Michigan
Accepting the fact that we are powerless often calls for some doing--first we learn to listen and then we listen to learn
The Final Four Days
June 2014
By:
Joe S.
| Winston Salem, North Carolina
With his wife out of town, he settled into a binge. He didn't know it was his last
Crossing the Threshold
January 1989
By:
Richard K.
| New York, New York
Step One: We admitted we were powerless over alcohol--that our lives had become unmanageable
The Twelve Steps Revisited/Step 2
May 1961
By:
J. E.
| Guilford, Connecticut
Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
The Coffee God
August 2025
| Atheist & Agnostic Members
By:
Karen S.
| Yakima, Washington
Her spiritual journey in AA opened her eyes and ears, and filled her cup with many ways to believe
AAs from around the world!
July 2025
| AA Celebrates 90 Wonderful Years!
Since 1950, AA members have come together to celebrate the birth of Alcoholics Anonymous
At The Roundup
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Heather L.
| Las Vegas, Nev.
Attending the Roundup as a beginner enriched her life and sobriety
Sharing The Grief
May 2025
| Young and Sober
By:
Alex M.
| Louisville, Kentucky
A member who lost his wife shares how we help one another through overwhelming loss
The Day I Got “It”
May 2025
| Young and Sober
By:
John L.
| Hernando, Florida
Though trust was a huge issue, he finally went to “any length.” He picked up the phone and dialed
Letter from the Editor
May 2025
| Young and Sober
Scene of the Crime
April 2025
| Making Amends
By:
Louis P.
| Meford, Oregon
Somewhere in a lava field in Idaho, a bottle of whiskey was calling his name
The Way Things Are
April 2025
| Making Amends
By:
Chad P.
| St. Louis, Missouri
A member in Missouri shares his thoughts about the way we talk about how AA used to be
Parked in the Right Spot
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Angel A.
| Thermopolis, Wyo.
Sometimes, a fender-bender will make you see the light
Letter from the Editor
March 2025
| Sober and Out
Letter from the Editor
January 2025
| Spirituality and Prayer
Letter from the Editor
December 2024
| Remote Communities and Sober Holidays
Waiting for a Miracle
December 2024
| Remote Communities and Sober Holidays
By:
Sara J.
They married brothers and drank together on the farm. Then one day, one got sober and began praying for her friend