Tosspots Are Patsies. . .
September 1961
By:
L. G.
| North Dakota
But learning to be charitable toward chiselers pays dividends in serenity
HERE IS WHAT THE 1956 CONFERENCE DID
June 1956
Why Study AA History?
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Tim B’s son
| Raleigh, N.C.
Following the path to personal history, one AA to another
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
Is Adversity Getting to You? Try Rule #62!
March 2019
| What’s On Your Mind?
By:
Tracey C.
| Pomeroy, Ohio
A simple rule changed her mantra from “Why Me?” to “Why Not Me?”
Long Strange Trip
June 2018
By:
Andy G.
| Midland, Mich.
They were childhood buddies who drank and drugged together, then got sober. Now they were taking one final road trip
My way out
March 2018
By:
Karen A.
| New York, New York
On a sad hike through the English woods, she found the path back to gratitude
The Gift of Receiving
March 2018
By:
Yogi T.
| Incline Village, Nev
Faced with serious surgery and its aftermath, an AA learns that one must be willing to receive as well as to give
Outside help
June 2017
By:
Shirley S.
She met a guy at a meeting and the sparks flew. Ready, set, go. Now there was work to do
Our Oasis
July 2016
On a much-needed vacation to Mexico, a sober couple take in some sun and make a host of new AA friends
Traveling to Russia
June 2015
A sober retiree tells of her experiences looking for meetings in St. Petersburg
Magic Carpet Ride
June 2014
By:
James H.
| Corpus Christi, Texas
Being the area Grapevine chair took him places he never dreamed of
Out of a Living Hell
May 2014
By:
Nancy B.
| Enola, Pennsylvania
Sober four years, she can now enjoy being alive
Just Having Fun
April 2014
By:
Tina F.
| Ashburn, Virginia
She had to face the fact that her drinking wasn't what it seemed to be
What! another meeting?
March 2014
By:
Anonymous
With his marriage on the rocks, a newcomer tries to help his family understand this AA thing
2 Shadows, 1 House
February 2014
By:
Mike B.
| Munith, Michigan
AA provides shelter from a double dose of childhood pain
The Best Ingredients
May 2013
By:
Celeste D.,
| Hagerstown, Maryland
With one cup sponsor, 12 Steps and a pinch of hope, she cooked up a whole new life
Let's be frank
December 2012
By:
Dee C.,
| Muskegon, Michigan
Comforting words from a school principal helped this newcomer relax
Native Understanding
October 2012
By:
Rod B.
| Salt Lake City, Utah
An AA trustee's thoughts on carrying the message to the Native American alcoholic