Dear Grapevine
December 2011
A Tree, A Car, A Man ... and God
June 2011
By:
Chris
| Michigan
His sober journey began one night behind the wheel of a car at the end of the road
In the Land of Ice and Snow
February 2005
Living Sober, Dying Sober
September 2004
By:
Bill M.
| Midland, Michigan
Entering life with only love and leaving it the same way
My Name Is Bertha. . .
June 2004
By:
B.D.
| Louisville, Kentucky
After appearing in the Grapevine, this story was included in the Third Edition of the Big Book under the title "Another Chance." - March 1969
First the Bad News, Then the Good News
July 2003
By:
Joe D.
| Elko, Nevada
A radio man survives seventeen months in prison and five months back in life by doing the unthinkable: he asks for help
Forty-eight Cents
June 2003
By:
Anonymous
| Lawrenceburg, Tennessee
The value of integrity for a drunk on the street
The Truth About Cats and Dogs
July 1999
By:
C. R.
| New Haven, Connecticut
Pets can be affected by our drinking--and our sobriety.
AA Around the World
March 1995
How It All Began: AA in South Africa"--From the October 1993 Regmaker, the bimonthly magazine of AA in South Africa
Self-help Groups
August 1975
By:
Ashton Brisolara, M.Ed.
How victims of disaster band together to strengthen and support each other
Why Did We Stop with the Two-step?
March 1975
By:
S. P.
| Rogers City, Minnesota
Others had something to teach us but we just couldn't be bothered to learn
Seeking Through Meditation
April 1969
By:
An AA doctor
| Manhattan, New York
A member who has applied himself to improving his conscious contact with his Higher Power spells out the basic steps in the practice of meditation
AA Philosophy and the Creative Artist
June 1960
Can an alcoholic get too much AA? A noted novelist says yes--and tells you why he thinks so
Loving What I Have
March 2026
| AA & the Family
By:
J.G.
| Lawrence, Kansas
A home, a job, a spouse to love, dishes to wash and a morning meeting. For him, sober life doesn’t get any better
Right Here Inside
August 2025
| Atheist & Agnostic Members
By:
Ruth P.
| Seattle, Washington
Like many others, she began searching to find a Higher Power. Then one day a tragedy made it clear
Recovery The Wrong Way
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Jack P.
| Goodland, Minn
He stopped drinking. Five years later, he found sobriety
Getting Hooked In
August 2024
| Dating & Relationships
By:
Mike S.
| Whitehouse, Ohio
Moving and finding new meetings can be tough. One member says it’s a great time to become a beginner again