A Tale of Two Sisters
August 2011
By:
Beverly R.
| Fayetteville, North Carolina
They couldn't be more different, yet their bond is unshakeable
Half-measures Highway
November 2006
By:
Anonymous
| Huntington, West Virginia
Good reasons to miss meetings
And she waits...
December 2016
By:
Kirie P.
| Brinnon, Washington
In a tiny rural village with no street lights and no AA, a woman brews a pot of coffee and reads
Martinis in a Mayo Jar
August 2015
This mom had a super-sized craving—and she didn’t even like martinis
Lost in the Outer Banks
May 2015
By:
Elise F.
| South Lake Tahoe, California
A married couple crossed the country to follow a dream—but the bottle led the way.
Strapping Myself In
April 2015
By:
Michael J.
| Albany, Oregon
The ups and downs of a super young AA
Give the Girl a Chance!
January 2001
By:
Anonymous
| Charleston, West Virginia
That new female member is probably starved for love--not sex! - This article was featured in the February 1975 Grapevine
On the edge
March 2018
By:
Joe H.
| New Westminster, British Columbia
Through the smashed furniture and pain, he watched alcohol bring his family down. Then came his moment
Mess on Campus
January 2013
By:
Lauren S
| New York, New York
Blackouts, stitches and failed classes, it was all downhill until she found AA
Becoming Willing
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Bruce W.
| Byron, Ga.
In AA meetings all over the world, he hears the language of the heart
I Miss Jail
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Tyler J.
| Pikesville, Md.
During the Covid pandemic, the service that most kept him sober had to stop. He misses it
Everything Is Possible
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Brittany G.
| King of Prussia, Pa.
Alcoholics Anonymous, she realizes, is a program of ‘we’
For Sale
June 2021
| Dating & Relationships
By:
David S.
| New York, N.Y.
One member shares his thoughts and experience about money, property, prestige and AA
Life's little lessons
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By:
Susanne B.
| Georgetown, Texas
More and more each day, her pre-kindergarten students remind her of the wonder of sobriety
Just like my father
March 2019
| What’s On Your Mind?
By:
Laura M.
| Melbourne, Florida
No matter how hard she tried, she became the very thing she said she never would
An Afternoon with Bill
July 2015
An old-timer remembers a surprise meeting he had with our co-founder in 1965
Decision on Route 10
December 2014
By:
Bill B.
| Wilmington, North Carolina
One Christmas Eve, a newcomer was very glad he turned left instead of right
Two Sisters
February 2013
By:
Anonymous
A sibling’s emergency becomes a powerful reminder of why we don’t pick up
A Free Soul
March 2012
By:
B.J.H.
| Louisburg, North Carolina
In AA he found a freedom that transcended the prison walls
Mommy drunkest
April 2011
By:
S.E.B.
| East Hawkesbury, Ontario
A young mother gets a sober second shot at raising her children
The spark that kept me going
November 2009
By:
BOB B.
| Redding, Calif.
A vet reunites with his son after 61 years
FINDING MY WAY
April 2009
By:
Scott W.
| Kearney, Nebraska
AA and Buddhism make a potent mix for a man on the edge