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Problem Solved

June 2024 | Happy Birthday Grapevine!
By: Jake S. | Henderson, Nevada
His fight with a Higher Power and liquor was puzzling, but one day while practicing Step Six, a solution was revealed

And When We Were Wrong

May 2024 | How the Steps Changed My Life
By: Paul C. | Oceanside, California
A member expresses his love for the Steps, especially the one where we clean things up and keep our mouths shut

Steps to Freedom

May 2024 | How the Steps Changed My Life
By: Jim S. | Cadillac, Michigan
After 35 years of living in the Steps, he gratefully recalls how much better life is

Fresh off the Farm

March 2024 | Spanish-Speaking AA Members
By: Norberto A. | Cartago, Valle
He learned to drink in Colombia, heard of AA in the U.S., then returned home to get sober and get involved

Always With Me

November 2023 | Gratitude
By: John L. | Washington, D.C.
A member recalls getting sober in D.C. in the 1970s and how he got there with God’s grace

Trudging in Korea

August 2023 | AA in the Military
By: James M. | Hanover, Maryland
Going to any lengths sometimes means waiting. And this time it was his turn to wait. Boy, did that pay off

An Easier, Softer Way

Web Exclusives | Grapevine Online Exclusives
By: Kevin P. | Philadelphia, Pa.
Walking into his first AA meeting turned out to be a lot easier than a lifetime of drinking

Be Sure To Pack AA

Web Exclusives | Grapevine Online Exclusives
By: Kurt S.
On one vacation trip, his suitcase didn’t contain quite enough AA

Shackled By This Disease

Web Exclusives | Grapevine Online Exclusives
By: Justin C. | Winnabow, N.C.
In jail, but finally free, he discovers the 12 Steps

Only A Symptom

Web Exclusives | Grapevine Online Exclusives
By: Gregory S. | Windsor, Calif.
“I am home, I am safe”—emotional sobriety frees him from fear

Getting connected

December 2021 | Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By: Paula D. | Peconic, N.Y.
Helping members plug in remotely during COVID-19 gave her valuable lessons she’ll never forget

Lost in Jackson Heights

November 2021 | Prayer and Meditation
By: Shimmy Y. | Brooklyn, N.Y.
A smart New York City kid discovers alcohol and loses all the things he loves most

Now Is My Time

Web Exclusives | Grapevine Online Exclusives
By: Chandler L. | Altus, Okla.
Sobriety was a long time coming—but now he wants to give back

Keeping busy

October 2021 | Cooperation With Professionals (CPC)
By: V.T. | Vista, Calif.
As Twelfth Step calls got more difficult during COVID-19, she just kept thinking outside the box. It was a perfect recipe to cure isolation

The Persistence of Delusion

Web Exclusives | Grapevine Online Exclusives
By: Tom F. | Fort Bragg, Calif.
He was certain he could control his drinking through willpower alone. Fifty years passed before he got sober….

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A Solitary Swimmer

June 2011
By: Nancy L. | Albuquerque, New Mexico
After a childhood of solitary pursuits, she became a secret drinker

Web Exclusive: Learning to Give it Away

March 2011
By: Bob T. | Washington
After 10 years in and out of Alcoholics Anonymous, it was a sponsor who helped this AA member learn to help others in recovery.

The Imperfectionist

January 2011
By: A.L. | Troy, Montana
Surrendering to the moment brings personal victory

I CAN'T FLY THAT KITE TODAY

November 2010
By: FRANK A. | Scranton, Pa.
A Fifth Step unveils a 41-year-old resentment that was stonewalling his spirituality

A DRUNK, PURE AND SIMPLE

January 2010
By: JUDE H. | Graton, Calif.
For an alcoholic in denial, the party had been over for a long tiem

LOIS REMEMBERS

November 2009
By: Lois W.
Bill's wife recalls when he and she and the first AAs were very young

GETTING SPIRITUAL IN SPITE OF MYSELF

April 2009
By: Brian M. | Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
Raised Catholic, a young man develops his own brand of spirituality in AA

The Wake-Up Call

December 2008
By: Brian R. | Lafayette, Indiana

You Have the Right to Remain Sober

December 2008
By: Bob B. | Portland, Maine
The hard truth shows a newcomer in jail that recovery is serious business

Hey There, Lonely Guy

February 2008
By: Anonymous
Three years and three Fourth Steps later, an alcoholic gets the hang of love

Listening and Learning

January 2008
By: Nicholas Y. | Penngrove, California
A newcomer gets sober one phrase at a time

The List-maker

August 2007
By: David C. | Springfield, Missouri
HE HAD A GREAT PLAN. IT JUST DIDN'T WORK.

Embers Of Hope

June 2007
A new perspective on the other side of experience

A Seafarer's Story

January 2007
By: Todd H. | Homer, Alaska
A soul-sick alcoholic comes ashore

Native North American Special Forum

September 2006
By: Tom K. | Vibank, Saskatchewan
The Morongo Reservation hosts an event to discuss carrying the message to Native Americans

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