A Peak Experience
February 1997
By:
Bob L.
| Spokane, Washington
This AA climbed from a spiritual bottom to the summit of Mt. Rainier
Lightning Bolts and Fury
July 1994
By:
Mark P.
| Bristol, Virginia
Step 3 - Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
Is This Sanity?
May 1972
By:
R. K.
| Los Angeles, California
She thought it was madness to live in the real world without escape
4th Step
May 1970
By:
G. N. G.
| Queens, New York
Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves
5. Industrial Executive
December 1960
Being a light-hearted, sincere account of maintenance of sobriety at a difficult time of the year, by several interesting personalities in and around the City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii.
Under the Broadway Bridge: Part One
November 2005
By:
Hugh J.
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Part Two will appear in the December 2005 issue
What We Were Like
October 1992
By:
Karl H.
| Eustis, Florida
Fragments of AA History - Sister Ignatia of Rosary Hall
Living With Relations
November 1951
General Service Headquarters, through its group relations activities, tries to live a paradox: To give advice in a paternal way without turning into Papa. . .
What We Were Like
March 1997
The New York Intergroup Association - From the Grapevine, February 1951
The Big Easy Does It
May 2025
| Young and Sober
By:
Phoebe M.
| New Orleans, Louisiana
Getting sober young in a city known for intense drinking can be challenging. But she’s getting out there and doing it
Out of the Woods
January 2025
| Spirituality and Prayer
By:
Paul O.
| Forest Park, Illinois
A newcomer searching for a Higher Power connects with something big and furry and gets a beautiful lesson about belief
Group Hug
December 2024
| Remote Communities and Sober Holidays
By:
Gary C.
| Arvada, Colorado
There’s nothing like some AAs stepping up, sharing the love and looking after one another
Remembering A., My Brother
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
S.F.
| Willington,, Conn.
A beloved brother’s inspiring journey
When Darkness Comes
June 2023
| Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
By:
Steve M.
| Raleigh, North Carolina
A member lovingly shares his thoughts after a sponsee takes his own life
Closer Than You Think
December 2022
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Timi T.
| Nanaimo, British Columbia
Due to location, COVID and health issues, her connection to AA by computer and mail is more critical than ever
Confessions of a cookie longtimer
February 2022
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Sandy A.
| San Diego, Calif.
Out of all the service positions in which she got to serve, this one was by far the sweetest
Teacher of the year
October 2021
| Cooperation With Professionals (CPC)
By:
Rhonda B.
| North East, Md.
Once fearful, unreliable and smelling of alcohol, she now suits up, shows up and can’t believe the life she’s got
Big Smile, Bigger Heart
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Tom Georgia
| Albany, Ga.
He and the coach could not have been more different, but they made it work. Just ask Miss Myrna
My place in the world
February 2019
| Stories by Our Longtime Members
By:
Jim F.
| Devonport
No longer in the center of the universe, a longtime member in Tasmania is content to deal with things as they come along
The best gift
December 2018
| Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
By:
D.C. Dave
| Springfield, Virginia
How an old makeshift tree on brown butcher paper reminded him of the most important things in life
Thanks for the call
August 2018
By:
Kristina F.
| Tesuque, New Mexico
All alone and far from home, she really needed a meeting. Luckily, AA has special workers
Trouble ahead
February 2018
| Title Goes Here
By:
Trina N.
| British Columbia
Her morning prayer was to stay sober. Who knew it would be answered with flashing lights?
Spirits
August 2017
By:
John M.
| Chesapeake, Va.
After watching his father die of the same disease that possessed him, a man found a spiritual path out of the “age old malady” of alcoholism
Silent Friends
May 2017
By:
Matt S.
| Burien, Wash.
His loved ones cared enough about him to get him the help he needed, even as he tuned them out and reached for another drink