Out of gas
October 2017
By:
Mollie M.
| Boone, N.C.
A mother recalls how she used to wait outside the liquor store and wonder how people lived their lives
Open 24 Hours
March 2012
By:
Members of Online Intergroup
| Morristown, New Jersey
Online Intergroup has been helping alcoholics for nearly 15 years
Don't Rush Love
February 2012
By:
Carla S.
| East Providence, Rhode Island
After a first sober relationship turned into disaster, she learned to listen to others
If This Is Prayer, It Isn't So Bad
February 2012
By:
Alan L.
| Salt Lake City, Utah
It can work, even if you don't have a Higher Power
The Misfit
May 2011
By:
Kelly M.
| Edmonton, Alberta
When booze stopped working, she felt more alienated than ever
End of the road
April 2010
By:
CHRIS M.
| Buffalo, N.Y.
When his wife threatens to walk out, he goes to his first AA meeting
Sentenced to Loneliness
May 2008
By:
Anonymous
He wanted to be the first in all his life's activities, but he was last to acknowledge the harm alcohol did in his life.
From B.A. To Baccalaureate
September 2006
By:
Ritchy D.
| Sudbury, Ontario
A tough guy goes to school
A Hole-in-one
August 2004
By:
Dave H.
| Hampton, Virginia
After a hole-in-one, things were going to be okay
If It Shouldn't Have Happened --It Didn't
February 2003
By:
Daniel A. D.
| New York, New York
He knew he was slowly dying, but losing his job was serious
How A.A.'S World Services Grew
June 1955
By:
Bill W.
Part Two of a three-part series on AA history by our co-founder, Bill.
The Legend of the Dreamcatcher
August 2002
By:
Brandyn B.
| Atlanta, Georgia
One woman's journey into AA
Women pioneers
June 1994
By:
Marty M.
| New York, New York
From the special Grapevine publication AA Today--first published in June 1960 to celebrate AA's Twenty-Fifth Anniversary
Groups Form World-wide Chain of A.A. Philosophy; Group Has Come-back System
July 1948
Members Draw Wages from Finance Committee until Confidence Returns
Let there Be Light
November 2025
| Early days of AA
By:
Elsie T.
| Cincinnati, Ohio
An Ohio member expresses her love of our braille literature in a 1957 Grapevine article
Taking Flight
July 2025
| AA Celebrates 90 Wonderful Years!
By:
A.C.
| Issaquah, Washington
Feeling defeated, a newcomer was heading straight for a beer. Luckily, a little feathered friend got in his way
Life Beyond My Wildest Dreams
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Laura M.
| Palm Harbor, Fla.
She stayed on her pink cloud for decades with the help of God and AA
Getting the Help
January 2024
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Bob H.
| Pinetop, Arizona
A longtime member shares hope for those who have grave emotional and mental issues in sobriety
Remembering A., My Brother
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
S.F.
| Willington,, Conn.
A beloved brother’s inspiring journey
Paging Bill W. to Gate Seven
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Doug D.
| Orange County, CA
When “Friends of Bill” meet at the airport, both of them part a little more sober
A Canine to the Rescue
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Sara B.
| Chute-à-Blondeau, Ontario
For this writer, safety and sobriety come in four-legged form
On the Front Lines
August 2022
| Sober Travel
By:
Jeffrey H.
| Lancaster, Calif.
Keeping his local Intergroup office running like a well-oiled machine is love and service—but it’s also a job
Tugboat Willy
July 2022
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Willy J.
| Charleston, S.C.
Dry on sea, but very wet on land. Time to cruise over to Captain Andy!
Wasted in the woods
July 2022
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Bill H.
| Ann Arbor, Mich.
On long camping trips he had to control it, but when he got home, the hunt was on
LGBTQ: Becoming A Member of AA
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Mike P.
| Lakebay, Wash.
He thought he’d be rejected when he walked into his first meeting