Bill's Trip South
July 1944
Dear Grapevine
February 2026
| Getting Through Tough Times
Warm Thoughts from Iceland
July 2025
| AA Celebrates 90 Wonderful Years!
By:
Snorri S.
| Reykjavik, Iceland
A father in Reykjavik shares how AA gave him an amazing life full of wonder, service and joy 26 years ago
Military Members: We're listening
August 2023
| AA in the Military
By:
Gerry C. and Tom P.
Gerry C. and Tom P. talk about AA’s Armed Forces Interview Project
When Things Happen
June 2021
| Dating & Relationships
By:
Keith H.
| McMinnville, Ore.
A longtime member ponders what to do when home group conflicts arise
Dear Grapevine
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
My Name is Gerald and I’m...
May 2018
By:
Gerald B.
| Danbury, Conn.
Scarred by multiple traumas, he turned to AA and found hope—for a new beginning, for life without fear, for happiness
Lean Into It
March 2015
By:
Jenn H.
| Chicago, Illinois
A leap in the deep end and some AA tools helped her get past her lifelong fears
Janet’s Story
November 2014
By:
Janet W.
| Los Angeles, California
She was supposed to be a missionary, but instead she discovered alcohol
Dear Grapevine
August 2014
Dear Grapevine
January 2014
Fired Once a Year
February 2021
| Sponsorship
By:
Bruce T.
| Highlands Ranch, Colo.
Patience, joy, expectations and hope. Four decades of sponsoring has been one hell of a journey.
Advanced Sobriety 101
March 2019
| What’s On Your Mind?
By:
Jeff L.
| Redondo Beach, Calif.
His pain was like a compass, pointing due north to the healing work that needed to be done
Time to let go
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
By:
T.T.
| Alburquerque, New Mexico
His strong wish for a 90-minute meeting may not have lasted, but unity sure did
Can I buy you a drink?
November 2018
By:
Joan B.
| Toronto, Ontario
In 1963, at a ski lodge in Quebec, an alcoholic makes a friendly offer. Boy, did she get the wrong guy
Anniversaries
February 2018
| Title Goes Here
By:
Alan S.
| Rio Rancho, N.M.
Celebrating his anniversary may make him uncomfortable, but his entire life is a celebration of the beauty of sobriety found through the AA Fellowship
Why Be Organized?
September 2017
By:
Robert P.
| Amity, Oregon
A conversation with the coffee crew reminds this “elder statesman” why AA is set up the way it is
One story at a time
August 2017
By:
Alan S.
| Rio Rancho, New Mexico
A former delegate challenges himself to write for Grapevine every month—service with a pen
Worth the wait
March 2017
By:
Jeannine B.
| Birmingham, Alabama
Stressed and lonely, she needed a meeting and almost gave up. Good thing she listened to her feet
From Cocktails to Chaos
March 2016
Drinking for her never did resemble the social hours she saw in her childhood home
Turning Points
February 2016
By:
Carol K.
| Sarasota, Fla.
A sober mom recalls how her most painful experience turned into a source of hope for others
Losing Patti
October 2015
A member recalls how her sister's illness and subsequent death helped her get sober
The Invisible Threshold
July 2015
By:
Danalee C.
She thought if she told the truth in the rooms, she would be cast out, shunned and unloved. It turned out the opposite was true
20 Golden Years
September 2014
By:
Pete J.
| Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Some men get a gold watch when they retire. He got a whole new life
Through the Gate
August 2014
By:
Charlie D.
| Dallas, Texas
Suffering from alcohol-induced dementia, he took the Third Step
To Lift his Spirits
July 2014
By:
V,J.
| Chandler, Arizona
After an AA mom’s son lands in jail for drunken driving, she learns to stay sober and let go