Lost--One Anonymity
July 1961
By:
F C.
| New York City, New York
The Post Office was communications center in this little seaside resort, and the good folks there really carried the message
The Love of Service
April 2026
| Getting into General Service
A few past and current trustees share their thoughts about serving the Fellowship
The Letter
September 2025
| Stories of Gratitude
By:
Mary Anne H.
| Henderson, Tennessee
We never know what will happen when we reach out to make amends. For her, this day was a full-hearted surprise
What Happens Here
December 2024
| Remote Communities and Sober Holidays
By:
Billy G.
| New York, New York
Suddenly Sober
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By:
Jamie G.
Alcohol literally stopped her heart—but she came back with it beating strong
A Way of Daily Living
Web Exclusives
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By:
Greg W.
| Escondido, Calif.
A difficult journey leads to recovery and peace of mind
Being Powerless—And Free
Web Exclusives
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By:
Mary B.
| Kansas City, KS
Making the first Step count
All she ever wanted
February 2023
| Making Amends
By:
Catherine M.
| Ames, Iowa
Thanks to AA and her Higher Power, a daughter finds another way to honor her mother’s wish
A mom they can rely on
August 2022
| Sober Travel
By:
K.T.
| Highlands Ranch, Colo.
She tried to be a good parent, but liquor owned her. Now she’s someone her children can trust
Dear Grapevine
April 2022
| What's On Your Mind?
Dear Grapevine
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
Sweet rescue
February 2022
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Jules V.
| Boise, Idaho
Lockdown isolation led to depression, then finally to an ice-cold beer, but it was something red and tasty that saved him
A God-Shaped Hole
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By:
Dayna C.
| Highlands Ranch, Colo.
An accomplished suburban mother “who just loved to drink wine” finds her Higher Power in the rooms of AA
Dear Grapevine
September 2021
| Young & Sober!
Wayne’s Story
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By:
Jerry F.
| Gilbert, Ariz.
They cheered one man’s stubborn attempts to get sober against the odds. And they mourned when he left them for good.
Dear Grapevine
June 2022
| Stories by Longtimers!
Saying yes
April 2022
| What's On Your Mind?
By:
Kenneth K.
| Brooklyn, N.Y.
A sponsee he’ll never forget taught him something he’ll always remember
Dear Grapevine
August 2021
| Seniors in AA
No Need to Fear
May 2021
| Our Twelve Steps
By:
T.S.
| Ripon, Calif.
Alcohol convinced him he was all alone, unable to live life. The Steps brought him back into the light
Seemingly Miraculous
January 2021
| Oldtimers!
By:
Bob S.
| Eureka, Calif.
In a long life of sobriety the difficult challenges do come and go, but the good times are so worth it all
Step One: My Story
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Alex M.
| Louisville, Ky
A physician battles alcoholism to return to his patients and recover his life
An Australian’s Recovery
Web Exclusives
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By:
John W.
| Canberra, Australia
An atheist and a humanist takes a “leap of faith” into AA
Halting Words
April 2020
| Home Group
By:
Peter A.
| Medford, Ore.
Who knows when contact with something bigger will come? For one man, it was in his morning AA circle
A wind of spirit
November 2019
| Grapevine Classics
By:
Anonymous
| Wyoming
A Wyoming man’s relapse on Thanksgiving day leads him back to the Steps and a spiritual journey
Not Again
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By:
Sean R.
| Sun City, Calif.
He found himself in rehab once again—but this time, getting honest was the key
Crash course
June 2019
| Letting Go of Resentments
By:
Sandy B.
| Aurora, Colorado
Furious with her ex, she headed out to toss a brick through his window. Luckily, she stopped to buy paint first
My Story
May 2019
| Our Big Book–80 Wonderful Years
By:
Kate H.
| Ojai, Calif.
It took years of drinking and denial, but one spring day, she picked up the phone and made the call that changed her life
Wherever I go
June 2018
By:
Karla S.
| San Francisco, California
With a job that keeps her on the road, she comes up with a plan to keep AA No. 1 in her life
Dear Grapevine
January 2018
| Sponsorship
One woman’s journey
November 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
L. B.
| Atlanta, Georgia
She learned to get honest, take care of herself and to her surprise, have friendships with other women