Pain in the neck
April 2019
| Relapse
By:
Bill S.
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin
At eight months sober, he got a prescription—but his disease was three steps ahead
Right in front of me
March 2019
| What’s On Your Mind?
By:
Anonymous
Broken hand, no phone, locked out of his van and running late. Perfect time to do the Third Step Prayer
All are welcome
February 2019
| Stories by Our Longtime Members
By:
Kent S.
| Hartland, Wisconsin
How a barn that love built became the go-to place for meetings, picnics, campouts and joy
What hope looks like
September 2016
By:
Kathe P.,
| Louisville, Colo.
How a woman’s tragic accident became a beautiful asset
My Superhero
September 2015
By:
Tom W.
| West Des Moines, Iowa
A father begins to made amends to the daughters he was once too drunk to love
Better Luck Next Time
May 2015
By:
Arnold R.
| Baltimore, Maryland
Just when we think we’re right, the Concepts remind us what’s important
Hit the road
January 2015
By:
Mike G.
| Delray Beach, Florida
Three young sober guys cross the U.S. in 50 days—with lots of AA coffee
The Wizard of Booze
November 2014
By:
Jeff W.
| Maplewood, New Jersey
Lights, camera, action: A good laugh is the kind of service this alcoholic can sing about
Down and Out in Palm Springs
July 2014
By:
Gerard K.
| Palm Springs, California
He ran as far away from his feelings as he could, until they caught up with him the Calfornia desert
Turning Tumblers into Wind Chimes
February 2014
By:
Sam Marie E.
| Atlanta, Georgia
How a newcomer’s house, filled with beer signs and wine glasses, produced a treasure for a neighbor in need
Dear Grapevine
September 2013
One Night at the Bar
July 2011
By:
Pete L.
| Wolfville, Nova Scotia
A part-time job in a bar turned out to be the beginning of years of relapsing
The Miracles of Recovery
June 2011
By:
John Z.
| Baltimore, Maryland
A sober man recounts his experiences in repairing relationships with his family after the ravages of alcohol
Standing on the edge
January 2011
By:
Tanya C.
| Bedminster, New Jersey
A suicidal leap was her first step toward recovery
Hole in the wall
December 2009
By:
PAUL S.
| Fond du Lac, Wis.
A relapser is shocked back into reality after he breaks his brother's nose in a blackout
Diagnosis Alcoholism, A Nurse's Story
June 2011
By:
Dennis
| Holderness, New Hampshire
Losing his medical license over painkiller abuse was the beginning of a sixteen year bout with alcoholism until one fateful incident
AA's Responsibility
November 1983
By:
Bill W.
Bill W.'s reflections on AA's thirtieth anniversary are no less timely for the 1980s - From the July 1965 Grapevine
Leadership in AA: Ever a Vital Need
December 1976
By:
Bill W.
True as it was in the beginning, it is even more so today with AA membership tripled to over a million - From the April 1959 Grapevine
The "Magic Island
October 1961
By:
M. C.
| Port-au-Prince
Where "voodon" fires dot the mountains every night, a lady loner-keeps her serenity by practicing the principles
The Twelve Steps and the Older AA--Third in a Series
December 1954
By:
J. E.
| Bronxville, New York
Step 3: Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
Light As A Feather
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Zach F.
| St. Petersburg, Fla.
Finding a path to God showed him the way to true sobriety
On Top of the World
May 2026
| How the steps changed my life
By:
Bill W.
| Everett, Washington
Drunk and celebrating on the ruins of a Mayan temple, he had no idea his life was crumbling too
Knowing When To Quit
February 2026
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Jacquie M.
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
After an accident on a Rocky Mountain hike, a member learns the hard way to ask for help
Slowpoke
December 2025
| Sober Holidays & Remote Communities
By:
Roger S.
| West Bloomfield, Michigan
All he wanted was to enjoy the evening and get to his AA meeting. So why did it all go to hell?
What Will Be Will Be
November 2025
| Early days of AA
By:
Jill S.
| Asheville, North Carolina
As dangerous flood waters surrounded her, she used everything she learned in AA to find peace