Let There Be Light. . .
May 1957
By:
Elsie T.
| Cincinnati, Ohio
Elsie's letter to her AA sponsor, Betty T., first appeared in the February "Exchange Bulletin" from GSH. The Grapevine editors felt it speaks eloquently to all of us.
Return to Rwanda
May 2018
By:
Marcellin K.
With no meetings in his country, he reached out for help. Now he's sharing his hope
The Mongolian Adventure
March 2005
An interview with an attendee of the first AA Convention in Mongolia
Interview with Allen Ault
July 2002
Interview With Allen Ault
July 2002
No way out
September 2016
By:
Rick D.,
| Portland, Ore.
He escaped a troubled childhood by joining the army. But he couldn’t escape the bottle
I've Done the Twelve Steps--Now What?
November 1998
By:
Paul M.
| Riverside, Illinois
There are no endings in AA, only new beginnings - From the March 1973 Grapevine
Safe Landing
May 2026
| How the steps changed my life
By:
Melissa L.
| Mount Clare, West Virginia
A family intervention got her to the right place, and waiting for her there was a gift she’ll never forget
It’s a way of life
June 2021
| Dating & Relationships
By:
Vera T.
| White Sulphur Springs, Mont.
Woodstoves, rides with strangers, wonderful friends and lots of coffee. An oldtimer remembers the early days
My Road to Happy Destiny
April 2019
| Relapse
By:
Marty L.
| Maple, Wis.
Passing on the message that service can broaden, enlighten and define your sobriety
Keeping it real
July 2018
By:
Jamie M.
| Butler, Pennsylvania
What Renee and Becky taught her traveled into her heart. Now she turns around and gives it back
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
One for Mom and one for Harv
July 2016
A family passes down the gratitude for all Alcoholics Anonymous has given them.
Drunk in Church
April 2014
By:
Anonymous
Her search for faith upstairs on Sundays found a home in the rooms below
The Day It Ended
March 2014
By:
Wayne M
| Brigantine, New Jersey
He reached his bottom while sitting in a psychiatrist's office with his wife and son
Scared to be seen
December 2013
By:
Anonymous
A newcomer gets assured right away about anonymity in AA
My Child Heart
March 2012
By:
Snow P.
| Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
A failure to find the "right God" eventually led her to her best friend
Game Over
September 2011
By:
Debbie M.
| Florence, Oregon
The blame game ended when her husband took his life