Lucky Strike
March 2025
| Sober and Out
By:
Larry A.
| Monkton, Maryland
Good thing he kept coming. The coffee and pizza weren’t so bad after all, and he even got on the team
Different, but NOT different
November 2024
| The Gift Of Gratitude
By:
Nealy R.
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin
A woman with Down syndrome finds that when it comes to alcoholism, she’s just like everyone else
When We Need Outside Help
March 2024
| Spanish-Speaking AA Members
By:
Chad P.
| St. Louis, Missouri
A member shares about his experience dealing with mental issues in AA
Relapse Is Not A Requirement
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
R.B.
| Plainfield, Ind
Finally, he asked his Higher Power to make him willing to be willing
Growing Stronger
July 2023
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Karen C.
| Oakland, California
A California sponsorship program is taking flight, helping more and more incarcerated members each day
God Was Not On My Radar
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
B.L.
| Pahrump, Nev.
The act of seeking and even denial, painful as it was, brought him ultimately to his Higher Power
Texting for my life
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Mary B.
| Marion, Ohio
Her thumbs keep this newcomer centered, humble and connected. But most of all, they’re keeping her sober
In the right place
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Peter A.
| Medford, Ore.
Why should he put the cart back where it belongs? It’s raining and no one will notice
Learning, Not Running
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
L.R.
| Santa Rosa, Calif.
Acceptance and gratitude are the keys to her sobriety
A Spiritual Journey
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Tara W.
| Lititz, Pa.
From despair and dread to trust in her Higher Power—a three decades-long journey that began with picking up the phone
Even more Valuable
July 2021
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Mardi D.
| Huntsville, Ala.
How a heated Big Book study one day led to a rigorous discussion about AA, money and wealth
Keep Coming Back
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Kent S.
| Salt Lake City, Utah
Every time he relapsed, AA picked him up again—and told him to keep on coming
All The Way There
November 2019
| Grapevine Classics
By:
Karen H.
| Hershey, Pa.
She stopped halfway at everything but getting sober
Special workers
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
By:
Leslie J.W.
| Scottsdale, Arizona
Why we pay people for certain jobs, but not for Twelfth Step work
Journey home
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
By:
Diane C.
| Guelph, Ontario
Though her father and brother didn’t make it, she and her sister knew exactly where to go
Step Nine: Captain Chaos
September 2007
By:
Skitch F.
| Albuquerque, New Mexico
An AA realizes the high cost of "freebies
Obsession Progression
June 2007
By:
Melody R.
| Bandon, Oregon
An AA learns that there is more to sobriety than a dry spell
Shattered
September 2006
By:
Hugh S.
| Stanhope, New Jersey
As one tragedy unfolded, another came to an end
New Insight For An Old-timer
January 2006
By:
Bill L.
| Pipersville, Pennsylvania
Reliving a moment of awakening
One for the Ages
September 2005
By:
Holly H.
| Huntsville, Alabama
How do you celebrate your twenty-first birthday without drinking?
Remembering When
May 2005
By:
Bob K.
| Concord, California
A lost cause gets a second chance during the holiday season
A 142-day Wonder
January 2005
By:
Frank B.
| New York, New York
First, he discovered he had cancer. Then, he discovered he had hope.
My Spiritual Toolkit
August 2004
By:
Frank C.
| Hawthorne, California
Pick it up and even the damage of alcoholism and racial resentment can be repaired
Shalom
September 2003
Down From the Mountaintop
August 2003
By:
Albert L.
| Tucson, Arizona
He had two choices: change, or crash and burn
Twenty-one and In Trouble Again
July 2003
By:
Howard W.
| Wrightsville, Arkansas
It took a twenty-two-year-old to turn him around
Gunning For God's Job
June 2003
By:
Richard E.
After a rampage through the Middle East, an alcoholic discovers the difference between a dry drunk and emotional sobriety