Letter from the Editor
May 2026
| How the steps changed my life
Back from the Darkness
May 2026
| How the steps changed my life
By:
Will J.
| Waco, Texas
Although his drinking took him to the very bottom and far away from everyone, his sobriety got some people’s attention
The Truest Intimacy
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
J.G.
| East Rockaway, N.Y.
Learning how to fill “that God-sized hole”
The Biggest Shovel
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Dave J.
| Garland,, Texas
In sobriety, our Higher Powers help us help themselves
Letter from the Editor
February 2026
| Getting Through Tough Times
End of the Road
January 2026
| Stories for Day Counters
By:
Joe F.
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
He thought he got away with his drunken drive that night, but luckily, someone had his eye on him
The Visitor
January 2026
| Stories for Day Counters
By:
Butch M.
| Yuma, Arizona
That Sunday, a man mysteriously showed up at an AA’s door. What wasn’t mysterious was how this member responded
Goodbye to the Bondage of Self
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Peter A.
| West Simsbury, CT
Discovering that Power greater than ourselves
Letter from the Editor
November 2025
| Early days of AA
Stories by the Lake
November 2025
| Early days of AA
By:
Liz N.
| West Bloomfield, Michigan
As the sun sets on Sunday, you can count on something good to read at this little meeting in Michigan
The Answering River
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Dea GR
| Galt, Calif.
Stepping into the stream of sobriety
Kicking It Into the Future
October 2025
| AA & Technology
By:
Deanna S.
| Roswell, Georgia
For this active women’s group in Georgia, tech is the way to go. They say if they can do it, anyone can
Letter from the Editor
October 2025
| AA & Technology
Why the Hurry?
December 2021
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Tom B.
| Hermosa Beach, Calif.
At an intersection, a sober dad is reminded that it’s not the destination, it’s the journey. Time to take the foot off the gas
The Highest form of prayer
November 2021
| Prayer and Meditation
By:
J. V.
| Aspen, Colo.
Meditation is my new daily “fix.” When I meditate, I ask God questions. I keep it simple, and I listen for his answers. It blows my mind!
Letter from the Editor
November 2021
| Prayer and Meditation
The crying sky
November 2021
| Prayer and Meditation
By:
Joe M.
| Los Altos Hills, Calif.
How living in the present moment helps an atheist connect with prayer
At Peace with the World
August 2021
| Seniors in AA
By:
Jason B.
| Denver, Colo.
Just when he needed to dive back in the program and help someone, he met an old boxer named Jake
The Old Umbrella
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Tom A.
| Akron, Ohio
Can you go out in the rain without getting wet? He certainly tried hard enough
The Only Requirement
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Robert M.
At his first meeting, Tradition Three spoke his name loud and clear
The Importance of a Phone Call
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By:
Tomas C.
| Albuquerque, NM
He made his last drunken phone call to the man who became his sponsor
Letter from the Editor
May 2021
| Our Twelve Steps
The Saving Grace of Gratitude
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Karen B.
| Greensboro, N.C.
Two decades of sobriety later, she gives thanks as naturally as breathing
Staying in the day
April 2021
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Judy M.
| Leander T, exas
At night I reflect on my day and do an inventory of my “wins.” I focus on instances when I was kind, generous or gave someone a hand.
Making the Best of 2020
April 2021
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
John C.
| Las Vegas, Nev.
A pandemic hit the U.S. and the 2020 International Convention had to be canceled.
Well, that wasn’t going to stop this couple!
Well, that wasn’t going to stop this couple!
Letter from the Editor
April 2021
| Fun in Sobriety
The One I’d Never Make
March 2021
| Making Amends
By:
Karen M.
| Webberville, Texas
In a blackout, she did something very regretful involving a knife and a policeman.
How would she ever face this man again?
How would she ever face this man again?
Letter from the Editor
March 2021
| Making Amends
