Three Times I've Come Here
April 1973
By:
Don N.
| Bronx, New York
Now shall we try for lasting recovery?
Crisis in Mexico
October 1969
By:
M. H.
| Oaxaca
There was no AA in the Mexican state where she had gone. . .and her sobriety was saved only when she acted out her responsibility to others
1953--THE YEAR AHEAD
January 1953
A Grapevine Milestone Report <lba year of advances inside and outside AA
I Walked Alone
September 1952
By:
H. N. M.
| Sedalia, Missouri
A wife finds hope and comfort in experience shared
Learning to fly
November 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
Sybil C.
| Los Angeles, California
An alcoholic woman in California recalls the very early pioneer days of Alcoholics Anonymous
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.
Perfect On The Outside
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Paul M.
| Delhi, Ontario
He led a life most people would envy, but only discovered what truly counts when he came to AA
My Parachute
November 2025
| Early days of AA
By:
Anonymous
How the Living Sober book helped this day counter make a safe, sober landing
Dear Grapevine
May 2025
| Young and Sober
Dear Grapevine
March 2025
| Sober and Out
The Fruit of the Spirit
Web Exclusives
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By:
Anne H.
| Cammack Village, Ark
She tilled her garden as carefully as her sobriety—and both have come to fruition
A Redirected Life
August 2015
By:
Emmitt P.
| McDonough, Ga.
Unable to work because of an alcohol-related illness when he came to AA, sobriety enabled him to build a new career
A Table's Journey
December 2014
By:
Mike D.
| Spokane, Washington
The things we lose when we drink sometimes return in the most unexpected ways
The Strange Egg
December 2014
By:
Tim M.
| Alford, Massachusetts
Though he didn't grow up feeling out of place, because of alcoholism he would come to know great loneliness
I Kissed My Baby Goodbye
October 2014
By:
Amber M.
| Roseville, California
A mother goes to jail at nine months sober, yet finds a beautiful way to get through it
Life Underground
January 2012
By:
Joey W.
| Palm Springs, California
His life consisted of living and drinking in a sewer until he made it back to AA
A Starry Night in June
September 2011
By:
Greg R.
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Not everyone has a white light experience as described by Bill W., but there's lots of variation on the light spectrum
Web Exclusive: I Think I’ll Just Keep Coming Back
March 2011
By:
Leonard C.
| San Juan
A long-time member finds real peace in letting go.
Broken--down chorus
December 2010
By:
GLORIA G.
| Cullman, Ala.
Twenty-five drunks belt out a paint-peeling holiday song for a sick father
New GSB head named
July 2009
President of General Theological Seminary chosen during annual General Service Conference
Notes From A Group Inventory Chair
October 2006
By:
Roy R.
| Toronto, Ontario
Sometimes it's hard to address the gorilla
Grateful to Be an Alcoholic? Not Me
November 2005
By:
Gregory F.
| Henderson, Nevada
An AA draws the line between an alcoholic who is in recovery and one who is not