Paradise not lost
October 2016
How a return to the scene of her darkest drinking became a beautiful experience
Dear Grapevine
August 2016
On to the Next Town
July 2016
No matter what city you find yourself in, wonderful service awaits you
1100 Incredible Miles
June 2016
Packed with a lot of gear and a little insanity, a Kansas man hops on his bike and heads to Atlanta for AA’s 80th big year
My Buddy Valdez
December 2015
He lost his sight, but gained a great friend and a program that saved his life
So We Danced
December 2015
After years of dryness he couldn’t listen—until he got in step with the right guy
Lucky Turns
October 2015
By:
Bruce M.
| Indiana, PA
Just when a sober trucker decides to switch gears, his HP sends him on a most unexpected route
The Opera Singer
June 2015
By:
Bonnie L.
| Antioch, California
She left the stage and hid in the bottle. Now she faces the music and sings a new tune
Dear Grapevine
June 2015
90 days of June
February 2015
By:
Carol P.
| Clinton, Massachusetts
One summer, a woman with a few years sober decided to kick her program into high gear.
Pillow to Pillow
November 2014
By:
Simon H.
| Sag Harbor, New York
A newcomer learns a dream of a concept: If he can make it to bedtime without a drink, he’ll stay sober
A Cold January Night
July 2014
By:
Gary G.
| New Jersey
The night that he tried to end his life would wind up being the night his life began again
Under a Shining Moon
February 2014
By:
Lisa R.
| Aberdeen, South Dakota
A newcomer has a Third Step experience that opens her up to a new life
20 reasons
December 2013
By:
Debi E.
| Springfield, Illinois
After 20 glorious sober years, a woman expresses her gratitude
Dear Grapevine
December 2012
Around AA
March 1991
World Service Meeting Takes Wider Responsibility For Literature Translations Around the World
Experience, Strength, and Hope
June 1988
By:
Clyde B.
| Willow Grove, Pennsylvania
If you've been sober twenty-four hours, you have that to share
Care Package
December 1983
By:
J. V.
| Alexandria, Minnesota
His Christmas gift--the grace to accept help gladly
Spiritus Contra Spiritum
May 1982
By:
B. H.
| Staten Island, New York
A clergyman's conflict between his faith and the desire to drink
A Prescription for Sobriety
November 1980
By:
Anonymous
An interview with one of early AA's nonalcoholic friends, "the little doctor who loved drunks" - From the June 1945 Grapevine
A Plan of Action
September 1980
By:
D. J.
| Columbus, Ohio
. . .Only after the action was past did we truly appreciate what had happened