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
Online Gang Hits The Road
October 2025
| AA & Technology
By:
Chris S.
| Bridgehampton, New York
After months of sharing with each other on computers, this bunch decided to go live
Luke, I am Your Sponsor
October 2025
| AA & Technology
By:
Charles L.
| Albany, Georgia
For this member in Georgia, road trips, fun plays, music and service catapulted him into the fourth dimension
The sweet side of the mountain
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
By:
K.W.
| Tucson, Arizona
Way up in the lofty peaks of Colorado high country, was a meeting two city gals won’t soon forget
Don’t Dwell On The Past
September 2018
By:
Steve M (Definitely Steve)
| Nashville, Tenn.
He was drinking at one of the proudest moments of his and his son’s lives, but decades of sobriety have brought him rewards beyond his wildest dreams
Luck of the Irish
June 2018
By:
Anonymous
If you’re very far from home and desperate enough, finding a meeting in Ireland can be quite remarkable
The Reunion
May 2018
By:
Anonymous
| Lee’s Summit, Mo.
He’d been drinking all his life, but when his children threatened to boycott the family reunion he understood how serious his problem was
New tricks
December 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
John L.
| Provincetown, Massachusetts
An early morning group in Massachusetts teaches an old-timer that it’s never too late to learn
AA And Me
November 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
Carla V.
| Moultrie, Ga.
She was an empty nester, a grandmother and a full-blown drunk who vowed she would never become one of “those people” in AA. But, just her luck, she did...
Walking the Walk
October 2017
By:
Jen S.
| San Antonio, Texas
Stationed far from home and with drinking all around her, a newcomer calls up her AA tools to stay sober another day
Quiet example
June 2017
By:
Anonymous
His sponsor never talked about all the service he did. You just had to watch him
Traveling To Sobriety
May 2017
Her job takes her around the country, but wherever she lands, AA is there
My Story
May 2017
By:
Ellen V.
Whenever she has a bad day, she tells herself the story of her spiritual awakening, late one night, after everything seemed lost
Nothing fancy here
March 2017
By:
Frank M.
| Aledo, Illinois
The machine shed across from the dollar store is nothing special, but what happens inside sure is
What is happiness?
January 2017
By:
Edwin B.
| Minneapolis, Minnesota
A son’s question on an autumn day reminds a sober dad just how far he’s come
Carrying The Message
December 2016
For a man who has done time himself, bringing a meeting to a prison on a regular basis turns out to be the best way possible to carry the message
Ordinary hero
November 2016
When it comes to going to any lengths, she’s reminded that she’s just another drunk
