The Pleasures of Reading
February 1947
By:
R.F.S.
| Montclair, New Jersey
<emphasis type="italic">The Practical Cogitator</emphasis> by Curtis and Greenslet (Houghton Mifflin Company, $3)
Chapter by chapter
June 2023
| Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
By:
Chris P.
| Edmonton, Alberta
A Canadian member shares his love for the book that changed his life—all three versions!
Dear Grapevine
May 2014
Staying for the Miracle
April 2012
By:
Charlene E.
| San Diego, California
An old timer looks back upon her drinking life as she celebrates 34 years
Web Exclusive: Dealing with our Character Defects
January 2012
By:
Jim
He bottomed out and had to seek outside help to deal with his sexual misconduct
Almost Finished At Fifteen
January 2006
By:
John B.
| Everett, Washington
To this teenager, the graveyard made the most sense
AA in Five Languages
September 1972
By:
R. E. T.
| Denver, Colorado
Around the world, the setting may be different but the message is the same
A Taste of Happiness
August 1971
By:
J. J.
| Lowell, Florida
The program reaches inside prison walls to light up a lost life
A Place Where I Feel Wonderful
October 1999
The Kid With the Strawberry Hair
June 1983
By:
E. S.
| Manhattan, New York
Different" people and "new" ideas were part of AA from the beginning
Just Like Mom
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Ashley J.
| Winthrop Harbor, Ill.
Her mother was the sober example she didn’t know she needed
90 Years of Fellowship
July 2025
| AA Celebrates 90 Wonderful Years!
By:
Scott H. Class B (Alcoholic) Trustee, Chairman, General Service Board of Alcoholics Anonymous
Greetings from the Chair of AA’s General Service Board
20 & Free
May 2025
| Young and Sober
By:
Kate A.
| Macungie, Pennsylvania
Her dream of 21 shots at the bar never happened. Instead, her life got so much bigger
Burning Bridges
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Rick A.
| Granada Hills, Calif
Dousing the flames of the past, he finds new life in the Fellowship
A Special Bond
February 2025
| Longtimers
By:
Gary C.
| Arvada, Colorado
Four guys who got sober together long ago meet to talk, laugh and yes, give each other a big hug
Hope Came to Me
December 2024
| Remote Communities and Sober Holidays
By:
Anthony S.
| Waukesha, Wisconsin
A young alcoholic with a history of trouble with the law finds help where he least expects it
Get in the car
August 2023
| AA in the Military
By:
Charlotte S.
| Matamoras, Pennsylvania
On the long sober road, even the speed bumps of aging can’t change her course: Never say no to AA
Going all the way
June 2023
| Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
By:
R.R.
| Valley City, California
Taking on a six-day hike was a real challenge. But the rewards were breathtaking—just like AA service
Fear not
October 2021
| Cooperation With Professionals (CPC)
By:
C.P.
| Mount Vernon, Ind.
It's hard for me to recognize fear right when it arises, but I have a loving God who reminds me that even dumping a bunch of fears in inventory form is progress.
Little Do We Know
May 2021
| Our Twelve Steps
By:
John R.
| Killeen, Texas
Sometimes what we think we want is not nearly as good as the way things turn out