Raised in Loisaida
August 2014
By:
Vicky B.
| New York, New York
On New York’s Lower East Side, she did it her way and drank like the boys
Letter to Hong Kong
March 2013
By:
Anonymous
How could she ever make amends to the co-worker she mistreated so badly?
Ticket to Ride
February 2013
By:
Bob S.
| Marquette, Michigan
AA buddies fly to the rescue when a member’s son reaches out
Out of the Doghouse
April 2012
By:
Brenda N.
| Lakemont, Georgia
After years of hiding booze and driving drunk, she made a phone call to save her life
A Pillar of AA
February 2012
By:
Knoba D.
| Washington
His Higher Power showed him what it meant to be of service in a humble way
Web Exclusive: Filling the Voids
June 2011
By:
Jim
After getting sober, he learns how to fill up all the space alcohol took up in his life
AA Takes Root in Khon Kaen
February 2009
By:
Johnny R.
| Khon Kaen
A member moves to a remote part of Thailand and helps get meetings started
In My Own Time
April 2007
By:
Donnie M.
| Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
Members of his family had been sober for decades. Why couldn't he get it?
A Solidier Comes Home
January 2007
By:
John T.
| Vancouver, Washington
What does it take to heal the deepest wounds?
In The Spirit--not The Letter--of Alcoholics Anonymous
January 2007
By:
Laurie A.
| Essex
Love, not worship, for the Big Book
Half-measures Highway
November 2006
By:
Anonymous
| Huntington, West Virginia
Good reasons to miss meetings
Uniformed Recovery
May 2005
By:
Leo R.
| Portsmouth, Virginia
An AA journey shared with the men and women of the armed forces
Get the coffee brewing
July 2019
| The Prison Issue
By:
Dana W.
| Agana Heights
It’s Thursday noon, and someone on Guam needs a meeting. Stations everyone!
A Spiritual Experience—Third Legacy Style
April 2019
| Relapse
By:
Beth G.
| Woodland Park, Colo.
Service work came to her late, but once it took hold, she was able to learn and grow in ways she had not anticipated
Out of Fear, Into Service
December 2018
| Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
By:
Pat S.
| Gravenhurst, Ontario
From panic attacks to being a confident DCM: a story of love, service and sobriety
Speaking of humility
July 2018
By:
John P.
| Minneapolis, Minnesota
What? After weeks of research and rehearsal for his big talk about Step Seven they chose a different speaker?
Probes And Needles
November 2016
She isn’t the perfect spouse, parent, or sponsor, but then again it’s not perfect people who stay sober—just those who believe in doing service and living life one day at a time.
Feeling Blue
December 2015
December can be tough for some alcoholics. One member hopes his fellows understand
Suiting Up
October 2015
The second time he came to AA, he did things differently. And he got different results
The Guy Who Ruined My Meeting
May 2015
By:
Robin W.
| Marina Del Rey, California
He’s new, he comes in late and he disrupts everything. Someone should do something
Emily and Me
December 2014
By:
Bill W.
| Lansdale, Pennsylvania
He was in and out of AA until an accident changed the course of all of their lives
Brighter Day
July 2014
By:
Dan T.
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Now that's he sober, he's counting the days of his life, not the days until his death
The May Issue of Grapevine Is Here!
May 2014
This month's featured stories focus on members with special needs
The Way Out
April 2014
By:
Vance C.,
| Albuquerque, New Mexico
50 years ago he had a bottle of scotch and a pistol in front of him and didn't see any alternatives
Like a Rock
October 2013
By:
Bill W.
An early reminder by our co-founder to avoid controversy and preserve our unity