BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME
May 1995
What would happen to the Fellowship when Bill and Dr. Bob were no longer around to guide us? AA's answer: The General Service Conference
For Men Only?
June 1960
One of AA's first woman members describes her pioneering struggle to gain acceptance of her sex in what was exclusively a man's world of sobriety
Just Like Mom
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By:
Ashley J.
| Winthrop Harbor, Ill.
Her mother was the sober example she didn’t know she needed
Am I An Alcoholic?
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By:
Joe L.
| Des Moines, IA
The answer, at age 22, was a definitive “Yes!”
One Boy's Life
December 2025
| Sober Holidays & Remote Communities
By:
Gurney W.
A Grapevine editor’s son recalls a story he wrote in 1961, times with his dad and how AA saved his family
The Highest Form of Love
August 2025
| Atheist & Agnostic Members
By:
Jimmy C.
| Peculiar, Missouri
He was once a professional friend, always expecting something in return. Tradition Eight helped change all that
Starting Your Day Right
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By:
Tracy H.
| Santa Barbara, Calif.
Her California meeting provides her with the very best of AA—and a great view
Firepit Fanatics
April 2025
| Making Amends
By:
Hamish C.
| Tualatin, Oregon
Grab a chair and a coffee and gather around. Welcome to Hamish’s driveway for some warm, loving Oregon fellowship
Mystery Man
March 2025
| Sober and Out
By:
Urban D.
| Birmingham, Alabama
Whoever showed him kindness on the stairs that day helped give this alcoholic another 38 years of life
70 Wonderful Years!
June 2023
| Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
We celebrate our beloved book "Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions"!
Safe to belong
March 2023
| Get Into Service
By:
John C.
| Berlin, Wis.
He expresses his gratitude for Tradition Three and how it helped hin claim his chair
Fleeing Fire, Finding Faith
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By:
M.L.
| Camas, Wash.
As the old-timers used to say, AA is a way of life that works in rough going
My Steps To Service
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By:
Crystal T.
| Mabank, Texas
Being of service a chore? Not for this grateful alcoholic
Sobriety Is A Choice
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By:
M.M.
| Peekskill, N.Y.
Discovering community in AA through the message of “we”
The 3 R’s of Recovery
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By:
Tracey M.
| Albany, Ohio
Regain. Remember. Rediscover
Losing my religion
June 2013
By:
Talon W.
| Bountiful, Utah
Lost in raves after leaving his church, he discovers the truth about his drinking
A Falling Leaf
January 2013
On the Road to WACYPAA
January 2013
By:
Niamh E.
| Dublin
An Irish visitor and her newcomer friend take off on a sober West Coast adventure
On the Air
December 2012
By:
Dave W./Terry W.
| Williamsburg, Michigan
Sober ham radio operators carry the message into the clouds
Heave Ho!
September 2012
By:
L.W.
| New York, New York
He made it through the doors of AA, but not the doors of the church
Bloom Where I'm Planted
July 2012
By:
Amanda N.,
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin
With AA and God, she never has to serve time alone
A Beginner's Story
May 2012
By:
Elmo
| Hollister, California
He learned he no longer needed to drink over his fears, doubts, anger, and confusion
The Promises Are Mine
December 2011
By:
Amye G.
Working the program worked for her when nothing else did
Web Exclusive: In the Detox
November 2011
By:
Dan
Talking with a formerly homeless alcoholic convinced him that there was hope for him
Her Best Friend Beer
July 2011
By:
Jackie C.
| Carefree, Arizona
Oh, how she would miss her trusty buddy; you know, the one that ruined her life
OUTSIDE IN
July 2009
By:
KEN C.
| Tucson, Ariz
An incarcerated AA and his correspondents help bring meetings into a prison
No One Knew HE WAS HOME
December 2008
By:
Lisa M.
| Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
Once on the same path, an AA grieves her cousin's death from alcoholism
The Sweet Smell Of Hope
October 2007
By:
Michael K.,
| Carver, Massachusetts
Maybe it's something in the AA coffee
