One More Thing to Be Thankful For
May 1982
By:
G. B.
| Columbus, Ohio
He waited and waited for a pat on the back
The Quality of Surrender
June 1980
By:
Abraham J. Twerski, MD
A nonalcoholic considers our First Step
A Disease of Opposites
March 1979
By:
F. R.
| Parsippany, New Jersey
What seemed to be the end was actually the beginning
Carry the Message
August 1978
By:
D. S.
| Port Lavaca, Texas
This AA tried to carry another alcoholic
Watch Out for Enemy No. 1!
June 1977
By:
J. G. T.
| Negaunee, Michigan
When resentments begin to take over, stop, look, listen, and <emphasis type="underline">think</emphasis>!
Getting It All Back
August 1976
By:
G. P.
| Elbert, Colorado
A writer on a lost weekend is twelfth-stepped by his agent
View from a Pink Cloud
October 1975
By:
Pat R.
| Toledo, Ohio
Discovering the limitless possibilities for growth that lie ahead
An Anniversary to Remember
February 2026
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Jack B.
| Coral Springs,, Florida
When he hit bottom, he only knew one person in AA—his mom. Turns out she only knew one person too
The Good Life
February 2025
| Longtimers
By:
Jim S.
| Loveland, Colorado
In nearly five decades, he’s seen a lot of changes. But one thing he knows for sure—sobriety is amazing
Tough Crowd
May 2023
| Home Group
By:
Robert P.
| Amity, Ore.
A member in Oregon fondly remembers the old geezers at his home group who liked to bark orders. Luckily, he grabbed onto Darrell
Can’t Take This Away
January 2023
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
Paul M.
| Delhi, Ontario
He came to put down the liquor, but the love and shares of the heart made him stay
No Matter What
June 2022
| Stories by Longtimers!
By:
Anonymous
| Brooklyn, N.Y.
Getting sober for this nonbinary trans alcoholic was not easy. And it was about to get harder
Looking for Loopholes
September 2020
| Living Sober Group
By:
Karen P.
| Franklin, N.H.
Young and full of rage, she tried her best to get kicked out of AA. Problem was, people just kept loving her
A Celebration of AA’s 85 Years
July 2020
| AA Around The World
By:
Michele Grinberg
| Chair of the General Service Board, West Virginia
The chair of the General Service Board shares her love for AA’s language of the heart
The Miracles of Our Fellowship
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Rhonda Z.
| Eugene, Ore.
AA won’t cure her illness, but the profound joy it brings helps her survive
Dear Grapevine
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
Dear Grapevine
April 2018
Broader and broader
July 2017
By:
Shari U.
| High Point, N.C.
Step Seven is where her sober highway widened to include others
Open-minded
October 2016
A long-time member shares about the challenges of being an unbeliever and helping others along the way
Broken Promises
August 2016
She always meant to take her son to the park, but her hangovers kept getting in the way
Desperate on New Year’s Eve
December 2015
There he sat, all alone feeling sorry for himself ... would he drink? Or would he reach out?
The Biggest, Meanest Dude I've Ever Seen
June 2015
By:
David S.
| Saugerties, New York
After his first prison commitment, an AA swears he’ll never do that again