Is the AA Program a Selfish One?
May 1950
By:
Anonymous
| East Greenwich, Rhode Island
Do we confuse the shaky newcomer?
Bottoms Up!
February 1948
Mail Call for All A.A.s at Home Or Abroad
April 1946
By:
A.J.S.
| Denver, Colorado
Premiums Must Be Paid
The Twelve Steps Revisited/Step 12
October 1963
By:
J. E.
| Guilford, Connecticut
Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these Steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.
My Authentic Self
February 2020
| Tough Times
By:
K.J.
| Los Angeles, Calif.
Filled with rage and punk rock, her teen years were rough. But since coming to AA, she has reinvented her life
But the Glow Remains
January 1971
By:
L. D. S.
| Colusa, California
The tinseled tree is down and Christmas is over. . .
The Twelve Steps Revisited / Step 8
June 1962
By:
J. E.
| Guilford, Connecticut
Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all.
The Twelve Steps Revisited/Step 5
December 1961
By:
J. E.
| Guilford, Connecticut
Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs
A Work of Art!
August 2025
| Atheist & Agnostic Members
By:
Pat S.
| Stanton, California
A 47-year-old debt over lost artwork became an unexpected gift just in the nick of time
I Want What She Has
June 2025
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Terri T.
| Billings, Montana
The joy outside volunteers brought in and the support her sober roommate got was the thing that got her attention
One Seder at a Time
April 2024
| Happy Birthday Big Book!
By:
Definitely Steve
| Nashville, Tennessee
A newcomer navigates his first real social test. Thank goodness for helpful oldtimers and grape juice!
Window of Opportunity
December 2023
| Remote Communities and sober holidays
By:
T.R.
| Isleton, California
At six months sober, his view of the world was getting much better. Well...not this day
A Bountiful Higher Power
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Loren S.
| South Bend, Ind.
Restored to reality—rather than sanity—he finds his true path
100 Beards
December 2022
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Jack H.
| Westminster, Md.
What sobriety lifeline does a Santa turn to when he can’t get to meetings? Grapevine, of course
The Day I Unmuted
October 2022
| Relapse
By:
Tracy L.
| Ottawa, Ontario
Every day she kept logging in—often drunk. Then finally she spoke up and said those magic words
Hope, After All
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
M.P.
Her losses mounted even after escaping an abusive marriage, but today she is sober and a “woman of valor”
Carried To Carry The Message
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Lisa K.
| Pittsford, N.Y.
Slow and steady wins the race
Keep Coming Back
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Kent S.
| Salt Lake City, Utah
Every time he relapsed, AA picked him up again—and told him to keep on coming
When truth stares at you
February 2021
| Sponsorship
By:
Peter B.
| Petaluma, Calif.
It was the look that changed his life, from someone whose words he’ll never forge
The Hard and Stubborn Lot
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
M.C.
| Belchertown, Mass
Fearful at first, he helped an inmate find a life outside of prison—and discovered they shared more than he had thought possible
The Outside Members
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Lisa S.
| Nashville, Tenn.
Inside or outside of prison, the common denominator is one alcoholic helping another
Return to Bourbon St.
January 2020
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
D.K.
| St. Louis, Mo.
For years, New Year’s Eve was a drunken blur. Now that she’s sober, she can remember it