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
Step up and See the Alcoholic! He Defies Death! He Swallows Fire!
March 1962
By:
E. D. K.
| Syracuse, New York
AA in Norway
January 1958
Oakland and the East Bay
February 1952
A.A.'s Country-wide News Circuit
May 1946
July 8, 1944
March 1946
Chance Encounter. . .
April 1969
By:
T. W.
She had to drink her way through a war and across an ocean before it occurred
I Didn't Know Anything About ALCOHOL. . .
January 1958
By:
Alice F.
| Detroit, Michigan
(An Al-Anon Family Grouper Speaks)
The Birthday Plan
May 1956
By:
Ab A.
| Tulsa, Oklahoma
Excerpts from a talk given by the originator of "The Oklahoma Birthday Plan," at the AA State Meeting in Great Bend, Kansas, last fall.
Tale of 3 Sponsors
June 2025
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Joycee C.
| Englewood, Florida
She put some through hell, but she listened and learned about life, love and helping others
Higher Powered
May 2025
| Young and Sober
By:
DJB
| Wyckoff, New Jersey
A bumper sticker got her attention, but it was the kindness of members and her childhood religion that helped her with Step Two
Boys don’t cry
April 2024
| Happy Birthday Big Book!
By:
Bree H.
| Fort Myers, Florida
A trans member in Florida shares her personal journey of alcoholism and getting outside help
Dear Grapevine
February 2024
| Getting Through Tough Times
Dear Grapevine
December 2023
| Remote Communities and sober holidays
Dear Grapevine
April 2023
| AA & Families
Faith & Flour
November 2022
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Bernice S.
| Lincoln, Neb.
With one cup of AA and a pound of love, a sober mom bakes some delicious joy
The Gift of Gratitude
November 2022
| Fun in Sobriety
One way to keep a grateful heart is to remember what AA has given us. The following passages were selected from our vast Grapevine Story Archives, which goes back to 1944. Thank you for sharing your stories with us
Dear Grapevine
October 2022
| Relapse
Dear Grapevine
September 2022
| Young & Sober
Borrowing God
June 2022
| Stories by Longtimers!
By:
E.A.
| Northampton, Mass.
Every day she prayed to Kate’s God, not knowing if it would work.
Then one day, while looking at a beautiful sunrise, she knew
Then one day, while looking at a beautiful sunrise, she knew