Finding the Balance
March 2026
| AA & the Family
By:
Paul M.
| Delhi, Ontario
How do you know when to spend time with the family or do more in AA? One dad shares his experience
The War Within
February 2026
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Terry M.
| Wheaton, Illinois
After an emotional, gut-wrenching tour in Vietnam, he came home with a Bronze Star—and a drinking problem
The Olive Branch
September 2025
| Stories of Gratitude
By:
Charlene P.
| Puyallup, Washington
Repairing relationships is an amazing thing. But the amends this mother experienced was to “dye” for
Through Sober Eyes
July 2025
| AA Celebrates 90 Wonderful Years!
By:
Rob G.
| Marmora, New Jersey
He wanted to see what the world looked like without liquor. Thirty-five years ago, he got his wish
Everyone Everywhere All at Once
July 2025
| AA Celebrates 90 Wonderful Years!
By:
Anonymous
| Zürich, Switzerland
She’s in Switzerland, her sponsee’s in Germany, and they both get to share the love in New York. Thank you, AA online!
AA Around The World
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Anonymous
| Scottsdale, Ariz.
Traveling sober, she finds gratitude in meetings, sober people—and Grapevine
Living with Fear
August 2022
| Sober Travel
By:
Manuel P.
| Albuquerque, N.M.
A marine, dealing with past trauma, shares how AA stopped his drinking and gave him a little peace
Sobriety Is A Choice
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
M.M.
| Peekskill, N.Y.
Discovering community in AA through the message of “we”
On Top of the World
December 2020
| Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
By:
Tandy W.
| Anchorage, Alaska
On a remote island near Russia, a member lucks out and finds another alcoholic, whose AA lifeline is the phone
Pass the gravy
November 2019
| Grapevine Classics
By:
Bill K.
| Santa Rosa, California
There’s nothing like a Thanksgiving dinner to put the Third Step to the test
Frequent contact
May 2019
| Our Big Book–80 Wonderful Years
By:
David L.
| New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Some favorite passages in the Big Book help a father get through the darkest days of his life
Laughter is Recovery
October 2018
By:
Joni V.
| Burlingame, CA
The comforting sound of laughter echoing down a hallway meant that the AA room she was about to enter for the first time was a safe place
To break or not to break
November 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
Scott D.
| Hope Mills, North Carolina
When it comes to telling others that he’s in AA, whether in person or through his computer, he looks to our Twelve Traditions
Light as a Feather
October 2014
By:
Anonymous
A newcomer remembers the day she opened her eyes to a clear, new life
Desert Dry
September 2014
By:
Meredith L.
| Tucson, Arizona
Not drinking and not following the program, she found herself at an emotional bottom
April 25
March 2014
By:
Kris S.
| Boulder, Colorado
A son shares something very special with the dad he did not want to call
Web Exclusive: In the Detox
November 2011
By:
Dan
Talking with a formerly homeless alcoholic convinced him that there was hope for him
Look Up the Steppers
July 2011
By:
Randy D.
| Queensland
A band of sober cyber-warriors saved his butt when he moved out of the country
Spiritual Oasis
March 2011
By:
Frederick M.
| Princeton, New Jersey
He turned it over with Step Three and found a welcoming haven in AA
For the Birds
February 2009
By:
Carol A.
| Solola
Living in a foreign country put this bird-watcher's program into perspective
No One Knew HE WAS HOME
December 2008
By:
Lisa M.
| Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
Once on the same path, an AA grieves her cousin's death from alcoholism
D.U.I.
June 2006
By:
Emory W.
| Bristol, Virginia
A relapse became the bedrock of one man's sobriety
Meeting AAs Where They Live
December 2005
By:
Anonymous
| Rouses Point, New York
Anyone, anywhere...