Forgive Quickly Laugh Easily
April 2022
| What's On Your Mind?
By:
Caroline M.
| Novato, Calif.
A mom shares how she found purpose in a place where her heart feels at home
I got my life back
January 2022
| Beginners
By:
Becca A.
| Gatineau, Quebec
It's not easy swimming through a drinking world when you're newly sober, but keep going. It gets so much better
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
Lost in Jackson Heights
November 2021
| Prayer and Meditation
By:
Shimmy Y.
| Brooklyn, N.Y.
A smart New York City kid discovers alcohol and loses all the things he loves most
My friend in the outback
September 2021
| Young & Sober!
By:
Terrie S.
| Alexandria, Va.
The new virtual meeting she found wouldn’t interfere with the COVID “date nights” with her husband, would it? Guess again
Keys, Title & a Hug
May 2021
| Our Twelve Steps
By:
John M.
| Burlington, Vt.
After hitting a sober bottom, a newcomer gets busy doing the Steps with his sponsor and things start looking up
The Kinship of Common Suffering
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Michael O.
| New York, N.Y.
A moving and thoughtful meditation on one man’s Higher Power
A Room Full of Broken People
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Roseanne D.
| Merced, Calif.
AA was a place where her shattered life could be pieced back together
Somebody Might See Me
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Bob K.
| San Diego, Calif.
A newcomer’s story reminds this old-timer of his fear that someone might “catch” him at an AA meeting
Welcome to the big top
November 2020
| Our Twelve Traditions
By:
Paul C.
| Oceanside, Calif.
Lawyers, pilots, young people and more—step right up! Tradition Four is in center ring
Loving Myself
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
By:
Susan W.
| Bristol, Tenn.
A lesbian member shares about acceptance, tolerance, relationships, God and staying sober in AA since 1979
Cutting Back
February 2020
| Tough Times
By:
Allan H.
| Williamsville, Va.
Not only has he stopped slurring and weaving all over the yard, but he now has a much nicer lawn
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
Just like my father
March 2019
| What’s On Your Mind?
By:
Laura M.
| Melbourne, Florida
No matter how hard she tried, she became the very thing she said she never would
From Fear to Faith
August 2018
By:
Susan G.
| Columbia, Md.
Five life lessons from a woman who has taken a long journey from the chaos of the drinking life to the faith that sobriety can bring
A Priest's Story
May 1968
By:
A Priest
A Roman Catholic priest tells how he slid downhill into the alcoholic ward of a state hospital--where he found AA
Start with a Prayer
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Anonymous
| Lamy, N.M.
With love and lots of determination, a member tries to carry the AA message to a remote community in New Mexico
I want my mum back
May 2019
| Our Big Book–80 Wonderful Years
By:
Christine B.
| Kirwan, Queensland
In the depths of her drinking, she could not face the ones she loved most. Now she’s back in their lives
Dreams and waterfalls
September 2017
By:
Anonymous
He was once so drunk, he couldn’t leave his dorm room. Now he’s seeing the world
Big, Beautiful & Wild
December 2016
By:
Brian M
| Portchester, New York
With grizzly bears and bighorn sheep for neighbors, how was he ever going to stay sober?
A Tale of Two Brothers
August 2015
Separated for 36 years, two alcoholic brothers experience quite a surprising reunion
You've got to give to get
June 2009
By:
JOHN L.
| Seabrook, Texas
A loner on the fringes of AA finds the courage to seek out a sponsor
A CHILD OF WOODSTOCK
March 2009
By:
NANCY K.
| Woodstock, New York
Raised on alcohol and excess, an artsy member discovers contentment in her later years
A Family Nightmare
April 2006
By:
Laurie R.
| Mayhill, New Mexico
Alcoholism attacked one generation after another
Highland Sobriety
May 2005
By:
Jim B.
| Glasgow
Over the hills and far away, there is still the hand of AA
The Wonder of It All
February 2005
By:
Jo P.
| Charlotte, North Carolina
Life never runs out of surprises