I Love New York
December 1985
By:
F. D.
| New Orleans, Louisiana
An electric debut for the holiday season--Thanksgiving in a disco
Of Love and Forgiveness
July 1985
By:
C. C.
| West Palm Beach, Florida
How can we make amends to someone who has died?
Two Messengers
February 1978
By:
R. H.
| Culver City, California
Faith comes to us in mysterious ways
I Can't Wear Two Hats'
October 1974
By:
S. M.
| Safford, Arizona
Trying to run the show for another alcoholic is too much of an ego trip
6th Tradition
August 1970
By:
B. L.
| Manhattan, New York
An AA group ought never endorse, finance or lend the AA name to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property and prestige divert us from our primary purpose.
Progress Report for 198o
October 1969
By:
L. H.
| North Hollywood, California
A look into the future when joining Alcoholics Anonymous will be, not only socially acceptable, but even taken for granted
Breakthrough
September 1969
By:
H. R. S.
| Lisle, Illinois
He failed in AA and now there was nowhere to go. . .until a fellow AA showed him the way
Put Yourself in a New Frame of Mind
July 1964
By:
M. D. B.
| Westfield, New Jersey
That old escape feeling can work for you in sober living
I Slipped Back to Prison
July 1964
By:
Anonymous
| San Quentin
It has been about a month now since you went to your last AA meeting. . .you think you have it all figured out.
Coffee: The Great and Glorious Bean
December 1962
By:
T.D.
| Manchester, Massachusetts
Bane or bean, inst. or fresh, the caffeine bean is bountiful in AA--and grounds for a strong brew of intra-group controversy
Tick tick tick
January 2023
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
Anna H.
| South Yarmouth, Mass.
She knew AA was a cult because they all had tattoos. Now she just needed the password!
I Don’t go It Alone
January 2023
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
Paul W.
| Rochester, N.Y.
Once dependent on people and alcohol, he now gives his Higher Power that job
The Patron Saint of AA
September 2022
| Young & Sober
By:
Charles M.
| Columbia, Tenn.
A once bleeding deacon learns to recognize that service to the Fellowship ought to come from a place of love
Not Today. Maybe Tomorrow
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Chris H.
| Washington, DC
The drinking life is lived one day at a time. So, it turns out, is the sober one
Glad My Luck Ran Out
June 2022
| Stories by Longtimers!
By:
D.M.
| Yorktown, Texas
This newcomer mom’s got a new tattoo and she’s shopping for a bike. She’s sober now and living large
Tough Love
April 2022
| What's On Your Mind?
By:
Pat K.
| Sunland, Calif.
A member shares her thoughts about applauding when people come back from multiple relapses
Wouldn’t be anywhere else
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Tim P.
| Longville, Minn.
Kindness, love, large-print books and donuts. You can’t ask for anything more
Wrapped in Fellowship
February 2022
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
J.D.
| Big Lake, Minn.
Being a sober AA member doesn’t mean I will have a life free of trials and tribulations, but what it does give me is a Fellowship I can rely on.
Glad we took the steps
January 2022
| Beginners
By:
Duncan M.
| Poway, Calif.
I pointed to the AA sign and said, “Let’s go up there” My dad said, “Oh, no.”
When we got home, I told my mother about this and she remarked, “Oh yes, your father needs to go up there.”
When we got home, I told my mother about this and she remarked, “Oh yes, your father needs to go up there.”
In need of care
November 2021
| Prayer and Meditation
By:
Dottie C.
| San Diego, Calif.
Helping others all day was this nurse’s job. Now it was her turn to ask for help
Meeting on 4 wheels
October 2021
| Cooperation With Professionals (CPC)
By:
F.B.
| Williams, Ariz.
On an urgent trip to L.A., a mom on the edge gets some unexpected help from a stranger going 60 mph
It’s About Love
August 2021
| Seniors in AA
By:
Maryellen O.
| San Rafael, Calif.
Although there’s a pandemic and she’s dealing with serious issues, she’s sober, useful and drinking in the kindness
Ride Share
July 2021
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Michelle B.
| Rossford, Ohio
Tired, worried and desperate for a meeting, a newcomer hits the road and meets an angel at the wheel
Sink or Swim
July 2021
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Laura T.
| Little Rock, Ark.
Through tears, fits, fear and phone calls, she held tight to her Higher Power and got sober in a pandemic
I’ll Quit Tomorrow
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Jennifer P.
| Clarksville, Tenn.
Once she found sobriety, she discovered the God of her childhood waiting for her