80 reasons I love Grapevine
June 2024
| Happy Birthday Grapevine!
By:
Jeff W.
| Maplewood, New Jersey
To celebrate our 70th anniversary, 10 years ago an avowed Grape-nut shared 70 reasons he loved Grapevine. With the new apps, the podcast, Instagram and more, he had an easy time updating it to 80.
Keeping The Piggy Bank Full
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Tony V.
| Silver Spring,, Md.
Sober experience, collected and saved like pennies in a piggy bank, help him through the hard times
Back in the picture
December 2022
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Scott A.
| West Hollywood, Calif.
A holiday drawing shows a newly sober dad how precious his sobriety is to those he loves most
Yes To Sobriety
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By:
Ken K.
| Brooklyn, N.Y.
In the aftermath of the tragic death of a sponsee, his sponsor reflects back on life, service, and relapse in AA
A Double life
May 2020
| Getting Into General Service
By:
Mitzi C.
| Surprise, Ariz.
After decades of sobriety, she was now driving drunk and hiding bottles. The secrecy was killing her
Rusted Servant
May 2020
| Getting Into General Service
By:
Dave A.
| Moncton, New Brunswick
Although he recently earned a new title, this past delegate in Canada hasn’t slowed down one bit
Dodged A Bullet
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By:
Shelley B.
| Ventura, Calif.
An atheist depends on a “Holy Trinity” of Higher Powers to stay sober
More hope than I know what to do with
September 2019
| Young & Sober
By:
Tyler A.
| Globe, Arizona
A young man turns his life around in prison and even becomes his AA group’s GSR
A Late Bloomer in AA
May 2019
| Our Big Book–80 Wonderful Years
By:
Rick
| W. Plains, Mont.
His drinking career stretched around the globe. Oddly, he was stuck in one place
Of All The Clubs I Thought I Would Join
October 2017
By:
Kathy F.
| Cranberry Twp., Pa.
She was one of those people who could do everything and still drink, until, one day, she wound up in the ER with a wounded heart and a broken soul
Progress, Not Perfection
August 2017
By:
Barbara Ann M.
| Tallahassee, Fla.
After a divorce and a monumental life change, the only place she found “safety” was in a hidden bottle. But something else was hidden inside of her: sobriety
The Glass Palace
July 2017
By:
Sharat S.
| India
God has his own way of distributing gifts to those who ask for them—this alcoholic did not know he was even in the queue until his Higher Power intervened
Simply surrender
May 2017
By:
Gwyneth N.
| Saco, Maine
The spiritual connection she desperately sought for years appeared when she found AA
I know, I’ve been There
December 2016
By:
Doug T.
| Wichita, Kansas
On a 12th Step call at a remote Kansas farm, three men learn that the language of the heart can come through a pen
Double Conviction?
May 1950
By:
A. F.
| Cheyenne, Wyoming
the human story <lbPete was sweating out a bad rap. and running into an old cell-mate didn't make it any easier. . .or did it?
Getting a Start in AA
July 1966
By:
R. T.
| Manhattan, New York
A story about Joe, which is the author's own story of how AA came to him
A Wonderful, Strange Twist
February 2024
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Skip O.
| Anderson, Indiana
A firefighter shares his remarkable journey involving a sponsee, a DNA test and many family secrets
My Pink Cloud
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By:
Julie P.
For three months, her pink cloud kept her going. It was only after it turned grey that she discovered the value of a simple word: gratitude
Up From Coal Country
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Ed M.
| Bloomsburg, Pa.
Quarterback, student, military dropout, bellhop. He kept digging his way to the bottle
Workaholic
October 2018
By:
Anonymous
| Ferna Lina Beach, Florida
This sober businesswoman’s career really took off, but her program ran out of steam
Tragedy and Gratitude
October 2017
By:
Kris M.
| Grayslake, Ill.
She could never forgive herself when her drinking led to a night of tragedy, but the program showed her how gratitude could help her heal
Martinis in a Mayo Jar
August 2015
This mom had a super-sized craving—and she didn’t even like martinis
Recalulating
February 2015
By:
J.B.
| Leicester, North Carolina
In the mountains, a woman faces big changes after a breakup and a move.
My Bulldog Brain
September 2014
By:
Susan W.
| Alameda, California
When she was able to let go of intellectual pride, she began to identify in the rooms
With Complete Abandon
March 2014
By:
Mary
After many relapses and false starts she heard something in a meeting that changed everything
The Car Thief
January 2014
By:
Gym C.
| Los Angeles, California
Panic set in as he called the police. Someone had stolen his car—and everyone at work had to know
Under the Banyan Tree
August 2013
By:
Anonymous
His journey to forgive his mother ended one sunny day as he sipped on pineapple juice
