Exposed
April 2017
By:
David H.
| Canon City, Colorado
He thought he had the perfect cover, that he could keep everyone away—until someone saw right through it
Two Lives, One Lifetime
February 2015
By:
Peggy S.
| Belleville, New Jersey
She was born in the Caribbean but started a new life in AA
Portrait in Blue
November 2014
By:
Chaula H.
| Pittsfield, Massachusetts
A member looks back on all the ways her sponsor helped her change her life
Family Myths
May 2014
By:
Edwin B.
| Minneapolis, Minnesota
He grew up with a lot of very specific expectations. They kept him drinking until he let them go
Keeper of Secrets
March 2014
By:
Terry R.
| Melbourne, Florida
A fear of being honest was a stumbling block to getting sober
Back from Haiti
August 2012
By:
Susan J.
| Iowa City, Iowa
After 18 years, a disaster-relief nurse forgets her primary purpose
Tree of a New Life
October 2011
By:
Bob M.
| Tulsa, Oklahoma
A dreaded ice storm mends a doctor's bruised career
Letter from a Young Woman in Prison
October 2008
By:
Jennifer S.
| Kingston, New York
After years of alcoholism and incarceration, an inmate finds hope
Tradition Eight: A Clear Distinction
August 2006
By:
Anonymous
A counselor celebrates the difference between work and recovery
Life--it Happens
May 2005
By:
Joe B.
| White Rock, British Columbia
Ups, Downs, and spiritual progress
A 142-day Wonder
January 2005
By:
Frank B.
| New York, New York
First, he discovered he had cancer. Then, he discovered he had hope.
My Spiritual Toolkit
August 2004
By:
Frank C.
| Hawthorne, California
Pick it up and even the damage of alcoholism and racial resentment can be repaired
Down From the Mountaintop
August 2003
By:
Albert L.
| Tucson, Arizona
He had two choices: change, or crash and burn
Mr. Lucky
November 2002
By:
Jack G.
| Glenmont, New York
His father got sober in AA in 1945; his brother went over a cliff, but the writer thought he'd escaped the disease. Then the world started closing in.
Letter from the Editor
June 2024
| Happy Birthday Grapevine!
Letter from the Editor
February 2024
| Getting Through Tough Times
Letter from the Editor
January 2024
| Emotional Sobriety
Letter from the Editor
December 2023
| Remote Communities and sober holidays
Letter from the Editor
January 2021
| Oldtimers!
Practicing Principles
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
By:
Alan S.
| Rio Rancho, N.M.
Pausing, praying, talking—a time-honored way to overcome anger, fear and resentment
What We Talk About When We Talk About Sobriety
February 2014
By:
Russ H.
| Pleasant Hill, California
An oldtimer looks back on the things that were said to him in his early days
Three Ways Of Looking at Abandonment
March 2003
By:
David I.
From top to bottom, high to low, and the wild in-between