Sweet rescue
February 2022
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Jules V.
| Boise, Idaho
Lockdown isolation led to depression, then finally to an ice-cold beer, but it was something red and tasty that saved him
Sober at 15
September 2021
| Young & Sober!
By:
J.D.
| Big Lake, Minn.
Thanks to young people’s meetings and help from the oldtimers, he got on board and turned his life around
It’s Never Too Late
August 2021
| Seniors in AA
By:
Everett D.
| Glenview, Ill.
At 92, he’s still working the program and helping others every chance he gets. Now that’s happy, joyous and free
Greeter? What’s a Greeter?
June 2021
| Dating & Relationships
By:
Patti M.
| Ellicott, Md.
Setting up chairs? Putting out the books? She’s thrilled to be sober, but what’s everyone talking about?
Dear Grapevine 2020
September 2020
| Living Sober Group
Confessions of a high school cheerleader
September 2019
| Young & Sober
By:
Jennifer M.
| Columbus, Nebraska
When the cheering stopped, she made a play to join the winning team
Card-carrying thumper
May 2019
| Our Big Book–80 Wonderful Years
By:
Jim H.
| Largo, Florida
By following the directions in the book, he became a passionate lifetime fan
This Storm Too Shall Pass
October 2018
By:
Cynthia P.
| Graham, N.C.
Learning how to hang on until the miracle of sobriety occurs is not easy, but it is life changing
Dear Grapevine
October 2017
Dear Grapevine
May 2016
My Buddy Valdez
December 2015
He lost his sight, but gained a great friend and a program that saved his life
The Opera Singer
June 2015
By:
Bonnie L.
| Antioch, California
She left the stage and hid in the bottle. Now she faces the music and sings a new tune
Under a Shining Moon
February 2014
By:
Lisa R.
| Aberdeen, South Dakota
A newcomer has a Third Step experience that opens her up to a new life
A Father's Legacy
December 2013
Through the 12 Steps, she was able to forgive her father at the end of his life
Sober in Key West
October 2013
By:
John T.
| Key West, Florida
He went south to party hard, but his HP had a much better plan
The Pleasures of Reading
December 1947
By:
R.F.S.
| Montclair, New Jersey
<emphasis type="italic">The Meeting of East and West</emphasis> by F. S. C. Northrup (Macmillan, $6)
What We Were Like
August 1991
By:
David L.
Fragments of AA History - AA in Hong Kong--The First Twenty-One Years
Carrying the Message in 'Fifty-five
July 1980
By:
Bill W.
From a talk at a New York AA meeting during the twenty-first year of AA's existence - Part 1 of a two-part article
Step 12: Standing in the Gap
April 2019
| Relapse
By:
Anonymous Travelers Rest.
| S.C.
“Having had a spiritual awakening,” she tries to bridge the gap between current and future AA members
The Good Life. Who Says You Can't Have Fun In Sobriety?
August 2003
By:
Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 132
No Pebble Unturned
April 2026
| Getting into General Service
By:
Sharron W.
| Branford, Ontario
Doing a thorough Fourth Step was hard, she says, but there’s no feeling on earth quite as good as that
Watching Lives Change
November 2025
| Early days of AA
By:
Bill H.
| Visalia, California
While attending a prison reentry event, a member wastes no time helping guys to sponsor each other inside
Critical Connections
October 2025
| AA & Technology
By:
Matt S.
| Lima, Ohio
An AA member working inside a correctional facility shares how technological advances are helping alcoholics
Blessed To Be Young And Sober
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Ellie K.
| Peoria, IL
When you have your first blackout at 12, getting sober young is a life-saver
Her Relapse Was Waiting
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Desiree A.
| Sharon, Pa.
They were going to grab a fish sandwich—one beer with it couldn’t hurt, right?