One Beautiful Sunny Day
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Patricia K.
| Tujunga, Calif.
After a traumatic accident, the spirit of the Fellowship keeps her going
A Mom’s Return
July 2021
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Claudia N.
| Santa Rosa, Calif.
Through living amends, a grateful sober mother comes full circle with the children she once abandoned for booze
Bored with meetings
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By:
Irving M.
| Washington, D.C.
A rocky encounter with an old friend got one member thinking about the importance of making meetings
Twisted Sisters
April 2021
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Denise R.
| Santa Cruz County, Calif.
We go on camping trips and service assemblies. When we go on vacation, everyone takes a “toenails in paradise” photo—a picture of where our feet are.
Heads Up
March 2013
By:
Janice H.
| Clayton, California
AA tools help her stand up straight, face her life and see the light of day
Mail Call for All A. A.s at Home Or Abroad
May 1947
By:
B. W.
| Montclair, New Jersey
Happiness in A.A.
Torn, Tattered and Tired
September 2011
By:
Anonymous
A functional alcoholic comes to terms with the true nature of his problem
At Wit's End
September 2018
At Wit’s End
September 2016
Mail Call for All A.A.s at Home Or Abroad
October 1946
By:
W.R.J.
| Minneapolis, Minnesota
Retreat from Alcohol
Mail Call for All A.A.s at Home Or Abroad
September 1946
By:
G.T.M.
| Nashville, Michigan
Leaving Group A Challenge
Showing Up
September 2025
| Stories of Gratitude
By:
Nancy K.
| Galt, California
As a newcomer, she was full of rage. But someone took her to do corrections service and her life changed
Making it Happen
March 2025
| Sober and Out
By:
Karl M.
| Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
A member shares how he and his AA friends got an LGBTQ+ meeting started in their small Pennsylvania town
Step One: My Story
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Alex M.
| Louisville, Ky
A physician battles alcoholism to return to his patients and recover his life
Dear Grapevine
September 2019
| Young & Sober
Searching for something bigger
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
By:
Jason B.
| Trenton, Missouri
An alcoholic shares about his small-town struggle with judgement, inclusion and Step Three