Living the Traditions
March 1982
By:
D. K.
| Oakland, California
They work for individuals as well as for groups
Made a Decision
March 1980
By:
D. M.
| Clearwater, Florida
In order to find faith, she had to act <emphasis type="underline">as</emphasis> <emphasis type="underline">if</emphasis>
An Antidote to Jealousy
June 1976
By:
E. R.
| St. Augustine, Florida
Where there are anger and fear, try love
The second wave
November 2023
| Gratitude
By:
Morgan J.
| Annapolis, Maryland
What saved him that day on the ocean...or all the other times he was drunk?
The Suffering Is Optional
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Rod M.
The gift of God’s grace got him sober after years in prison
An Easier, Softer Way
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Kevin P.
| Philadelphia, Pa.
Walking into his first AA meeting turned out to be a lot easier than a lifetime of drinking
Long Distance Hope
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Pushan V.
| Thane, Maharastra, India
Today I got a call from a drunken friend. He was so drunk he was having problems forming a sentence.
Green Pastures
January 2022
| Beginners
By:
Mark D.
| Eagan, Minn.
A farm boy shares how he took the seed someone planted and got five decades of a meaningful sober life
A Disease That Settles
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Tina C.
| Athens, Ala.
How does General Service keep us sober? She counts the ways
For Sale
June 2021
| Dating & Relationships
By:
David S.
| New York, N.Y.
One member shares his thoughts and experience about money, property, prestige and AA
Just Be Myself
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
By:
Joel C.
| San Diego, Calif.
A long-time member and past trustee shares about his journey serving beyond the group as a gay man
A Bit of Cheer in a Tough Place
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Ben L.
| Cañon City, Colo.
With tape, cardboard and delicious chocolate cookies, a member helps his cellmates share a little joy
YPAA or bust
September 2019
| Young & Sober
By:
George S.
| Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
One day, he stumbled into a bunch of young AAs eager to hit the road. That’s when his sobriety went into high gear
Dear Grapevine
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
On the grass plains of Kenya
December 2018
| Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
By:
Debbie E.
| Portland, Oregon
For a woman in Oregon, sobriety made a lifelong dream of working with elephants come true
Dear Grapevine
April 2018
Lookin’ Good
December 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
Carol S.
| Knoxville, Tennessee
She kept up a good front as she drank down the liquor and ran from her emotional past
God’s Plan
November 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
Bonnie P.
For one sober alcoholic, true gratitude came with understanding God’s plan for her