Under The El
March 2007
By:
Stevie H.
| Chicago, Illinois
What's the best thing you can do for a drunk?
Tradition Three: An Anchor Of AA
March 2006
By:
Ed T.
| Winnipeg, Manitoba
Embracing the spirit of the Tradition
A Forum And A Homecoming
February 2006
The Mom I Always Wanted to Be
April 2003
By:
Renée S.
| Brea, California
She couldn't take back the hurt, but she could heal it
The Right Combination
October 2002
By:
Leslie J. W.
| Scottsdale, Arizona
She made a deal with her Higher Power, and her sobriety finally clicked.
Beyond Sanity
February 1999
By:
Doreen C.
| Bowie, Maryland
Step 2 - Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
Groups Form World-wide Chain of A.A. Philosophy; Group Has Come-back System
July 1948
Members Draw Wages from Finance Committee until Confidence Returns
The Power of Our Common Bond
June 1995
Reprinted from the Fall/Winter 1994 "About AA" newsletter, published by AA's General Service Office
One of Those Bad Cons Nobody Can Reach
July 1975
By:
Anonymous
In this 14-page section, the Grapevine shares the experience, hope--and success--of some whose alcoholism brought them to a prison cell
Taking Flight
July 2025
| AA Celebrates 90 Wonderful Years!
By:
A.C.
| Issaquah, Washington
Feeling defeated, a newcomer was heading straight for a beer. Luckily, a little feathered friend got in his way
The Big Easy Does It
May 2025
| Young and Sober
By:
Phoebe M.
| New Orleans, Louisiana
Getting sober young in a city known for intense drinking can be challenging. But she’s getting out there and doing it
Group Hug
December 2024
| Remote Communities and Sober Holidays
By:
Gary C.
| Arvada, Colorado
There’s nothing like some AAs stepping up, sharing the love and looking after one another
When Darkness Comes
June 2023
| Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
By:
Steve M.
| Raleigh, North Carolina
A member lovingly shares his thoughts after a sponsee takes his own life
Alcoholism Obscured
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Alan R.
| Great Neck, NY
A successful lawyer, he never believed his heavy drinking was alcoholic—until a “spiritual intervention” at his favorite watering hole
Paging Bill W. to Gate Seven
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Doug D.
| Orange County, CA
When “Friends of Bill” meet at the airport, both of them part a little more sober
Confessions of a cookie longtimer
February 2022
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Sandy A.
| San Diego, Calif.
Out of all the service positions in which she got to serve, this one was by far the sweetest
Big Smile, Bigger Heart
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Tom Georgia
| Albany, Ga.
He and the coach could not have been more different, but they made it work. Just ask Miss Myrna
My place in the world
February 2019
| Stories by Our Longtime Members
By:
Jim F.
| Devonport
No longer in the center of the universe, a longtime member in Tasmania is content to deal with things as they come along
Trouble ahead
February 2018
| Title Goes Here
By:
Trina N.
| British Columbia
Her morning prayer was to stay sober. Who knew it would be answered with flashing lights?
Spirits
August 2017
By:
John M.
| Chesapeake, Va.
After watching his father die of the same disease that possessed him, a man found a spiritual path out of the “age old malady” of alcoholism