To Be Trusted
June 2025
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Mark S.
| Agassiz, British Columbia
Thanks to AA and outside volunteers, a “lifer” stays sober and gets to share hope with his fellows inside
Thirty-Six
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Randall H.
| Kapaa, Hawaii
Old-timers have bad days, too
God Grabbed My Heart
April 2024
| Happy Birthday Big Book!
By:
J.C.
| Craig County, Virginia
Hoping to feel better and get out of the early sobriety woods, a newcomer makes a surprising Twelfth Step call
A Tip From The Grapevine
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Jeffrey C.
| Big Canoe, Ga.
Just because we think it doesn’t make it so
Letting go
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Carol K.
| Sarasota, Fla.
How a longtimer learned to observe her thoughts and identify her defects so they don’t take her freedom away
Writing through the fear
October 2021
| Cooperation With Professionals (CPC)
By:
Beth C.
| Duluth, Minn.
After a panicked exit from a Grapevine workshop, she pulled out some paper and went to work. Spot-check inventory to the rescue!
Grabbing the Gold
April 2021
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Curt W.
| Lake Stevens, Wash.
He always dreamed of having his own boat and crabbing all day in the sun. In sobriety his dream came true and more
Big Smile, Bigger Heart
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Tom Georgia
| Albany, Ga.
He and the coach could not have been more different, but they made it work. Just ask Miss Myrna
It's the first car
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
By:
Sean N.
| Chicago, Illinois
Fresh off the out-of-control liquor train, he learned a valuable lesson: It’s not the caboose that flattens you
Trouble ahead
February 2018
| Title Goes Here
By:
Trina N.
| British Columbia
Her morning prayer was to stay sober. Who knew it would be answered with flashing lights?
Note the time
January 2018
| Sponsorship
By:
Ilene M.
| Las Cruces, New Mexico
A member encounters a tricky situation while doing prison service.
One s’more at a time
August 2017
By:
Ellen D.
| Auburn, Maine
After a beautiful day on the Saco River, members trade shares and laughs by the fire. How’s that for adventure?
My belief your belief
May 2017
By:
Phillip T.
| Sacramento, California
A member shares about his own spiritual journey in AA and says we all need time to find our place
A Tough Climb
August 2016
Filled with resentment and lots of prayer, a Missouri mom trudges to her daughter’s birthday and is met with an unexpected gift
All In
October 2024
| CPC: Cooperation with the Professional Community
By:
Maura D.
| Buffalo Gap, South Dakota
One thing she’s learned for sure in AA is that if you put your toe in the water it doesn’t mean you went swimming
Heading to Court
October 2024
| CPC: Cooperation with the Professional Community
By:
C.L.
| Albany, Georgia
This year they decided to have an AA member speak at their bar association event. It was not your typical luncheon!
Our Special Wrenches
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
T.R.
| Queensbury, N.Y.
Just coming into AA, she found friends who accepted her without judgement
Fear not
February 2023
| Making Amends
By:
Cherie R.
| Brownwood, Texas
The ladies shared their experience about how they overcame fear. These women helped the Big Book come alive for me. They used the message on the pages to save my life.
Life Continues To Unfold
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
David V.
| San Francisco, Calif.
Despite health issues, he is grateful for every day alive and sober
Shame of the Rocks
July 2022
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
E.M.
| Amarillo, Texas
Have a hard time not romanticizing the drink? Here’s one way this guy remembers
A brand new memorial day
May 2022
| 60th Anniversary of the Concepts
By:
Chris M.
| Point Pleasant, N.J.
Once a holiday of lying, hiding and heavy drinking, it’s now a weekend he cherishes
One Primary Purpose
May 2021
| Our Twelve Steps
By:
Debbie D.
| Concord, Calif.
Their group has hot coffee, donuts, comfy seats and all three shades.
But the most important thing of all is the message they carry
But the most important thing of all is the message they carry
In the Shadow of Mt. Kilimanjaro
April 2021
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Marc J.
| San Diego, Calif.
This Navy guy once needed liquor to enjoy his life. Today, under a sky full of stars, he knows that isn’t true
South Africa Or Bust!
March 2021
| Making Amends
By:
Gail V.
| Burlington, Ontario
Because of the virtual technology explosion during this pandemic, I’m now going to AA meetings all over the world. What a cool way to start the day, with a meeting in South Africa!
All Aboard
February 2021
| Sponsorship
By:
Adam W.
| Virginia Beach, Va.
General service is like being in the middle of the boat. And the more he participates, the bigger the boat gets
Whisper of Freedom
October 2020
| Money and Sobriety
By:
Daniel L.
| Faribault, Minn.
In prison for a DUI, a sober coach shares about a momentous connection he made that changed his life
Back In Court
April 2020
| Home Group
By:
Dave F.
| Albuquerque, N.M
She started calling out names. I waited and waited and soon I was the only person left. “Mr. F,” the judge said, looking right at me. “I won’t be putting you in jail today.”
Where’s the newcomer?
March 2020
| Puzzled
By:
Aaron F.
| Cork, Ireland
Feeling ugly and broken, he warmed up to his first meeting, even though it seemed really weird