No Matter Where I Go, There I Am
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By:
Gregg C.
| Hennepin, Ill.
Traveling around the world, he finds AA ready and waiting for him.
Dear Grapevine
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
Leaning Into The Wind
February 2019
| Stories by Our Longtime Members
By:
Pat B.
| Napa, Calif.
With a DUI-related jail term and a loved one dying, he decided to confront the ill wind blowing through his life head-on
Dear Grapevine
May 2018
On the edge
March 2018
By:
Joe H.
| New Westminster, British Columbia
Through the smashed furniture and pain, he watched alcohol bring his family down. Then came his moment
Confessions of an Evolutionist
February 2018
| Title Goes Here
By:
Michele K.
| Columbus, Ohio
Her ability to debate was no match for the bottle. Luckily, when she got to Step Two, she had a new language
The son I gave up
July 2017
By:
Suzanne R.
| Sarasota, Florida
Drinking and partying began to take everything away, even something unimaginable
I know, I’ve been There
December 2016
By:
Doug T.
| Wichita, Kansas
On a 12th Step call at a remote Kansas farm, three men learn that the language of the heart can come through a pen
Running Wild
September 2016
It didn’t matter how young or rebellious he was, the old-timers took him in and showed him love
Sobriety Rocks
January 2015
By:
Jak L.
| Irwin, Pennsylvania
The blast he had at a concert with sober friends was the moment he was looking for
Central Office Notes
September 2014
By:
E.G.
The Honolulu Story. . . Continued from the August Issue
True Rewards
June 2014
By:
Kathleen H.
Her young life was spent looking for awards and approval. That ultimately led her to drinking
Man of Many Masks
April 2013
By:
Rodney
| Fort Lauderdale, Florida
There was the Wall Street Rodney, the college Rodney, the gay Rodney. Where would it end?
Love on the Rocks
August 2011
By:
Jay K.
| South Carolina
An AA relationship is put to the ultimate test when a wife's affair with his sponsee is revealed
Flexibility Is Vital
September 1945
By:
Bill W.
(Second in a series of articles presenting basic A.A. policies for discussion.)
Cold Sober--AA in Alaska
August 1997
In September, AA in Alaska will celebrate fifty years. This article is based on material sent to the Grapevine by Cynthia S., of Anchorage, Alaska.
Sunlight of the Spirit
October 1986
Landon
March 2025
| Sober and Out
By:
Landon C.
| Greensboro, North Carolina
This trans member drank to feel OK. Then one day, with outside help and AA, he discovered a whole new life
The Straw That Broke the Camel’s Back
January 2020
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
Debra B.
| Fontana, Calif.
Having to drink her coffee through a straw didn’t mean she was alcoholic. Did it?
Loose nut
January 2017
By:
Chris K.
| Grain Valley, Missouri
Once a danger at the wheel, she reduced her speed and joined the highway to emotional sobriety
Doing The Next Right Thing
September 2016
As she fights her way through years of incredible adversity, a woman discovers the healing messages to be found in familiar slogans
No House, No Dog
February 2016
The tough choices she made in early sobriety paid off in a most beautiful way
The Gift of Sharing
December 2014
By:
Rick T.
| Falcon Heights, Minnesota
The words he spoke to his AA group that December opened their hearts forever
The Tough Girl
November 2013
By:
Cindy B.
| Harwich, Massachusetts
Part Marilyn Monroe,part Albert Einstein— and part Superwoman
In the Rustle of the Leaves
August 2013
By:
Steve T.
| Burlington, Kansas
His sponsor is gone, but he can still be heard on a crisp fall day