Miracle on 34th Street
August 1949
Bottoms Up!
July 1947
The Twelve Steps Revisited/Step 12
October 1963
By:
J. E.
| Guilford, Connecticut
Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these Steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.
Rusted Servant
May 2020
| Getting Into General Service
By:
Dave A.
| Moncton, New Brunswick
Although he recently earned a new title, this past delegate in Canada hasn’t slowed down one bit
“Give Me What I Need, Not What I Want!”
November 2016
Jobless and facing a Federal prison term, a sober man offers up a prayer to God—and is visited by an unlikely angel named Keith.
Dear Grapevine
January 2013
Stuck in a funk
December 2010
By:
Laura S.
| Coral Springs, Fla.
Without Twelfth Step work, the Promises evaporate as quickly as they came
Joanie's God
August 2009
By:
JEANNE R.
| Monaca, Penn.
A newcomer borrows her sponsor's Higher Power
The Dash
January 2009
By:
Jessica L.
| Victoria, British Columbia
Every tombstone has a dash between the birth and death dates - it's the dash that counts
AA in Uniform
September 2008
By:
Thomas H.
| Palm Springs, California
On the brink of despair, a chaplain finds his true calling
Tradition One: You Call This Unity?
January 2006
By:
Dorothy H.
| Piscataway, New Jersey
from the January 1992 Grapevine
The Language of the Heart
November 1972
By:
Bill W.
From the Grapevine book AA Today, published on the occasion of AA's twenty-fifth anniversary
All is Well
February 2025
| Longtimers
By:
Joyce K.
| Coral Springs, Florida
Thanks to a sober doctor who showed her the way, she’s had a full, healthy life for decades now—and she’s only 83!
Checking Out AA
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Joe H.
| New Westminster, British Columbia
He partied for years like it was 1999
Walking Together, Not Alone
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Bill B.
| Broken Arrow, Okla.
His home group carried him through the hardest time of his life
We are Brothers
July 2024
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Kyle C.
| Florence, Arizona
Through the loneliness and fear, there’s a group of men here bonding, sponsoring and sharing the love
You Made My Day
April 2024
| Happy Birthday Big Book!
By:
Cori C.
| Tucson, Arizona
An encounter by a lake under the warm Arizona sun gives a member a wonderful shot of gratitude
Once a Zombie
January 2024
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Ann H.
| Lincoln Park, New Jersey
A grandmother who “floated” into AA in the 60s a frightful sight recalls how lucky she was that she stayed
Now When I Thirst
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Robyn A.
| Eden, N.C.
A searching AA finds a peaceful place in recovery
Speaking for Ourselves
October 2022
| Relapse
By:
Alex M.
| Louisville, Ky.
It’s OK to share our opinions, as long as it’s understood that they’re not AA’s
Hope And Purpose From Defeat And Despair
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Mark S.
| Zillah, Wash.
In exchange for a bottle and a hangover—a life truly worth living
Sanity Restored
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Michael P.
Sobriety means more than a lengthy string of days
True to Ourselves
January 2021
| Oldtimers!
By:
Angela P.
| Mesa, Ariz.
A surprise discovery reminds one member how important it is to share our stories. We never know who they might help
The High Cost of Sanity
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Lori M.
| Houston, Texas
Her third DUI in six weeks put her in a Texas prison for 20 years. Which is where she said: “I need help.”
My Sponsor—Sweet Pickle
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By:
George A.
| Lake Oswego, Ore
Remembering the lessons taught by an extraordinary AA