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
Let’s Go
August 2022
| Sober Travel
By:
Laura Lee W.
| Harrisonburg, Va.
Once fearful of traveling, a newcomer learns how to do it sober. Plus she gets to remember the fun she had
Getting my attention
April 2022
| What's On Your Mind?
By:
“Marine” Tom S.
| Sarasota, Fla.
The more he sees the presence of a Higher Power in his life, the less he argues in the parking lot
An Old-Timer For The First Time
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Bill S.
| Pittsburgh, PA.
Over 35 years later, he has a beginner’s love of the program—and an old-timer’s wisdom
In a Canberra Jail
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
By:
John K.
| Carleton Place, Ontario
A Toronto fireman discovers the joys of service taking meetings to prisoners Down Under
I Laughed, He Laughed
May 2020
| Getting Into General Service
By:
Tom L.
| Albany, Ga.
He took him to events, got him into service and even helped him take out the “garbage.” That was Delmar’s way
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
No Matter Where I Go, There I Am
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By:
Gregg C.
| Hennepin, Ill.
Traveling around the world, he finds AA ready and waiting for him.
Step 12: Standing in the Gap
April 2019
| Relapse
By:
Anonymous Travelers Rest.
| S.C.
“Having had a spiritual awakening,” she tries to bridge the gap between current and future AA members
Still Learning
November 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
Jenn D.
| Magalia, California
Her spiritual journey keeps getting enriched by the diverse experiences of those she meets along the way
100 quilts
February 2017
By:
Meredith D.
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
How a drunken grandma put down the bottle and began to patch together a warm, useful life
“Give Me What I Need, Not What I Want!”
November 2016
Jobless and facing a Federal prison term, a sober man offers up a prayer to God—and is visited by an unlikely angel named Keith.
Hiding Empties
April 2016
By:
Vicki M.
| Fairhope, Ala.
The guy she was dating didn’t down beers like she did, so what else was she to do?
Live Easy but Think First
March 2015
By:
Scott W.
| Kearney, Nebraska
When he wonders why his life is so much better now, all he has to do is look up at his meeting wall
Down by the river
February 2015
By:
Anonymous
The biggest lesson he learned on that boat was not the one he expected.
Put Yourself in a New Frame of Mind
July 1964
By:
M. D. B.
| Westfield, New Jersey
That old escape feeling can work for you in sober living
I Slipped Back to Prison
July 1964
By:
Anonymous
| San Quentin
It has been about a month now since you went to your last AA meeting. . .you think you have it all figured out.
Coffee: The Great and Glorious Bean
December 1962
By:
T.D.
| Manchester, Massachusetts
Bane or bean, inst. or fresh, the caffeine bean is bountiful in AA--and grounds for a strong brew of intra-group controversy
The Twelve Steps Revisited/Step 4
September 1961
By:
J. E.
| Guilford, Connecticut
Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves
Hour Serenity
August 1960
By:
E. S.
| Hartsdale, New York
One of a series of "Beginners' Meetings"--to run from time to time--for newcomers to AA sobriety.
