Boys don’t cry
April 2024
| Happy Birthday Big Book!
By:
Bree H.
| Fort Myers, Florida
A trans member in Florida shares her personal journey of alcoholism and getting outside help
Help Yourself to Self-help
July 1965
By:
M. D. B.
| Jackson, Michigan
On the merits of reading for personal enlightenment, with some examples from the author's own experience
Once Over Lightly
May 1984
Bottoms Up!
October 1947
Freedom is sweet
July 2018
By:
Jim H.
| Zephyr Hills, Florida
He was way too cool for AA in prison, but the sober guys in the yard had something that got his attention
Shangri-La
November 2014
By:
Jim H.
| Zephyrhills, Florida
It was the AA guys in prison who taught him about a new freedom and a new happiness
Dear Grapevine
December 2025
| Sober Holidays & Remote Communities
Ask Your Secretary
August 1947
My own cup
March 2018
By:
Leslie Anne M.
| Antioch, California
More than 44 years ago, she walked in the door, picked up a mop and earned her place in the room
Big shoes to fill
August 2016
Her grandmother led her to Alcoholics Anonymous, but she followed her mom into the world of special workers
Broken Promises
August 2016
She always meant to take her son to the park, but her hangovers kept getting in the way
Make Contact!
January 1971
By:
B. W.
| Salisbury
Somewhere there is someone who needs you just as you need him - The essence of AA
Off and Running
October 1998
By:
Anonymous
| Terrace, British Columbia
He took his first drink at the age of twenty-six--and went downhill fast
My Sober Mom
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Lynn M.
| Santa Ana, Calif.
Her mother, sober and beloved by AA
All Hands on Deck
July 2022
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
John D.
| St. Cloud, Minn.
An Intergroup in Minnesota comes up with a plan to write to prisoners together
Doing my best
January 2021
| Oldtimers!
By:
Kathleen A.
| Philadelphia, Pa.
As the COVID-19 lockdown continues, she stays connected and looks for ways to reach out
Brewing new ideas
July 2018
By:
Woody R.
| Stockton, California
When a group treasurer discovered a financial predicament, the members stepped up with a plan