Worn out
April 2019
| Relapse
By:
R.A.
| Columbia, Missouri
Ripped and stained, it’s a precious memory of his last drunk. It’s not just any shirt
The best part of my week
December 2018
| Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
By:
Tom C.
| El Paso, Texas
He’s seen men come and go. Some make it and many not, but one thing’s for sure: He keeps coming
Two free hands
September 2018
By:
Jenni C.
| Portland, Maine
Once she put down the bottle, she got super busy with a wonderful new world of young people
Dear Grapevine
November 2017
| Issue Title Here
Dear Grapevine
June 2017
Who Took My Wallet?
October 2015
Why would someone steal at her AA meeting? Especially when she was trying to be so nice
Moment in the Mirror
January 2012
By:
John E.
| Seattle, Washington
Sweating and shaking in front of the bathroom cabinet, he looked at himself finally surrendered
Dear Grapevine
September 2011
Web Exclusive: 12-Days Of Thanksgiving
July 2011
By:
Paul F.
| Nashville, Tennessee
A newsman has just “a couple of drinks” to calm himself for a radio job on Thanksgiving day
Web Exclusive: Surprise Picnic in the Wilderness
May 2011
By:
Renee J.
| Divide, Colorado
A couple's persistence far from home leads to a fun day of unexpected fellowship.
One Last Meeting
February 2009
By:
Keith T.
| Las Vegas, Nevada
In a strange city far from his home group, an AA shares his story
HARDSHIPS ON THE INSIDE
February 2008
By:
John W.
| Jarratt, Virginia
After a one-day slip on the outside
From Wish List To Gratitude List
June 2007
By:
Anonymous
| Maine
Unlikely riches and satisfied needs
Between the Lines
June 2003
By:
Paul B.
| Davis, California
Reflections on what makes the Big Book truly big
The love of my life
June 2017
By:
Wendy L.
| Vancouver
After yet another broken heart, she finally did a Third Step and found what she was looking for
New dimensions
May 2017
By:
Norma A.
| Austin, Texas
After many years in AA, she discovered the Third Legacy and her sobriety blasted off
Our Protective Mantle
November 2016
AA provides us a warm tent of anonymity to discuss our drinking—when we’re ready
Better Than a Pink Cloud
November 2015
The one she had in early sobriety floated away, but now she has so much more
Bedtime story
June 2013
By:
Doug R.
| Tujunga, California
With a bottle in his hand, a newcomer finds Step Two on a bedroom floor
Web Exclusive: Valentine's Day in the Detox
September 2011
By:
Anonymous
| Lubbock, Texas
His sobriety began when he was served with divorce papers while at a detox
Sober Routines
March 2011
By:
Cindy L.
| Akron, Ohio
Her sponsor had some suggestions for how to deal with challenging times in sobriety
Overhaul?
December 2009
By:
JOE C.
| Toronto, Ontario
Can our literature be us cutting edge today as it was seven decades ago?
One of the Birds
January 2009
By:
Suzy P.
| Upland, California
A former drinker, gambler, and womanizer talks about his fifty-nine years in AA
The Power of H&I
January 2009
By:
Denise B.
| South Pasadena, California
An AA went to meetings to get out of jail and the hospital, and it worked
The Fertile Void
February 2005
By:
Jeanne-Lauree O.
| Spanish Fork, Utah
The future--it might just be good
The Journey to Kazakhstan
September 2003
By:
Anonymous
| Ann Arbor, Michigan
The story of how the Fellowship got started in the Eurasian steppe
Sparrow In the Snow
July 2003
By:
James V. A.
| Mankato, Minnesota
Creatures great and small survive the storm