90 Years of Fellowship
July 2025
| AA Celebrates 90 Wonderful Years!
By:
Scott H. Class B (Alcoholic) Trustee, Chairman, General Service Board of Alcoholics Anonymous
Greetings from the Chair of AA’s General Service Board
20 & Free
May 2025
| Young and Sober
By:
Kate A.
| Macungie, Pennsylvania
Her dream of 21 shots at the bar never happened. Instead, her life got so much bigger
Burning Bridges
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Rick A.
| Granada Hills, Calif
Dousing the flames of the past, he finds new life in the Fellowship
A Special Bond
February 2025
| Longtimers
By:
Gary C.
| Arvada, Colorado
Four guys who got sober together long ago meet to talk, laugh and yes, give each other a big hug
Hope Came to Me
December 2024
| Remote Communities and Sober Holidays
By:
Anthony S.
| Waukesha, Wisconsin
A young alcoholic with a history of trouble with the law finds help where he least expects it
Get in the car
August 2023
| AA in the Military
By:
Charlotte S.
| Matamoras, Pennsylvania
On the long sober road, even the speed bumps of aging can’t change her course: Never say no to AA
Going all the way
June 2023
| Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
By:
R.R.
| Valley City, California
Taking on a six-day hike was a real challenge. But the rewards were breathtaking—just like AA service
Fear not
October 2021
| Cooperation With Professionals (CPC)
By:
C.P.
| Mount Vernon, Ind.
It's hard for me to recognize fear right when it arises, but I have a loving God who reminds me that even dumping a bunch of fears in inventory form is progress.
Little Do We Know
May 2021
| Our Twelve Steps
By:
John R.
| Killeen, Texas
Sometimes what we think we want is not nearly as good as the way things turn out
AA Superstar
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Definitely Steve
| Nashville, Tenn.
With two months in AA, he was on a mission to save the world. It didn’t quite turn out that way
Willing to Serve
April 2020
| Home Group
By:
J.R.M.
| Prattville, Ala.
After five DUIs, he was given a choice. Lose his top secret clearance and end his Navy career—or report to AA
I Came To Believe That…
November 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
Peter
| Finland
Newly sober and filled with fear, he listened when an older AA asked him: “Have you ever prayed?”
The Bug
May 2017
His father warned him that alcoholism was part of his make-up, but it took him two different careers to discover he had "the bug"
Eyes on the Horizon
November 2014
By:
Larry A.
| Andrews, North Carolina
Confronted with loss and mourning, he went back to AA after a long time away
Absent
August 2014
By:
Jorge L.
| El Monte, California
Everywhere he went, his drinking got him into trouble, until he found AA
The Clip Sheet
September 1946
Dear Grapevine
March 2023
| Get Into Service
Born An Alcoholic
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Lewis F.
| Loveland, Colo.
From the cradle and almost to the grave, one alcoholic tells his story
Dear Grapevine
July 2020
| AA Around The World
Many steps to prayer
November 2018
By:
Anonymous
A longtime agnostic member shares about his wonderful journey with Step Eleven and how he meditates while walking with his dog
You Too Can Stay Sober
May 2018
By:
Michael S.
| Aurora, Colo.
“Staying sober through adversity” is almost too mild a description for what one alcoholic has survived
Russian roulette
March 2010
By:
CLARK W.
| Carter, Okla.
There may be good odds, but that one shot is a killer
IT COULD HAVE BEEN ME
January 2010
By:
JOE B.
| Brooklyn, N.Y.
A friend's death after relapse tells a newcomer that alcohol would never be the solution
It's Not Necessary to Hate Your Job
February 1966
By:
Milt W.
| Van Nuys, California
A PR writer finds that AA principles help him keep and improve a career he once thought a racket
Once Over Lightly
May 1984