Crisis in Mexico
October 1969
By:
M. H.
| Oaxaca
There was no AA in the Mexican state where she had gone. . .and her sobriety was saved only when she acted out her responsibility to others
I Walked Alone
September 1952
By:
H. N. M.
| Sedalia, Missouri
A wife finds hope and comfort in experience shared
Radical Reformation
November 1997
By:
Dr. Dave
| Naples, Florida
A Professor of Religious Studies Finds AA
For Men Only?
June 1960
One of AA's first woman members describes her pioneering struggle to gain acceptance of her sex in what was exclusively a man's world of sobriety
Grapevine Daily Quote July 18, 2018
“Though my sobriety had come easy, the growing up business hadn’t. Both emotional and spiritual growth have always been mighty difficult for me.”
AA Co-Founder, Bill W., September 1957, “The Clergy”, The Language of the Heart
Quote July 18 2013
"Though my sobriety had come easy, the growing up business hadn't. Both emotional and spiritual growth have always been mighty difficult for me."
AA Co-Founder, Bill W., September 1957 "The Clergy" The Language of the Heart
What It’s Worth
July 2026
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Heather K.
| Holbrook, New York
How do we decide the amount of money we put in the basket each meeting? One member shares what she does
Running The Circus
April 2026
| Getting into General Service
By:
Briana O.
| Indianapolis, Indiana
Concept Seven tells her that AA is a living, breathing Fellowship kept alive by us—the people who once couldn’t keep a cactus alive
Serving Online
April 2026
| Getting into General Service
By:
Bob C.
| Jacksonville, Florida
Becoming a GSR opened a new world for Bob, and because he was a computer guy, the growing kept going
A Way to Serve
December 2025
| Sober Holidays & Remote Communities
By:
J.M.
| Waldport, Oregon
The member who told his lawyer about AA probably saved his life, he says. Now he gets to return the favor
Domino Effect
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Tom C.
| Mancos, CO
When he finally accepted that “the sauce was the boss,” everything fell into place
OMG We’re Broke!
July 2025
| AA Celebrates 90 Wonderful Years!
By:
Clyde M.
| Dallas, Texas
He had just gotten elected to be his group’s new treasurer when the terrible news came in. No money? How would they ever pay the rent?
On a Dark Morning
June 2025
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Tom L.
| Albany, Georgia
At five years sober he woke up hating everyone, including himself. Time to pick up the phone
Hairy moment
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Backy G.
| Langhorne, Pennsylvania
A mom trims back a knotty shortcoming by putting down the scissors and picking up the phone
The Party
March 2018
By:
Chet R.
| Anchorage, Alaska
Newly sober, he was a bit nervous about going to a party where people would be drinking. But his AA friend showed him that, when the chips were down, sobriety is what counted
Lives We Change
March 2017
By:
Beth S
| Hillsboro, Ohio
In a small-town church, a man arrives to thank his daughter’s home group for the love they gave her
Believe It or Not
March 2016
By:
I.K.,
| New York,, N.Y.
Tradition Three makes it clear. We don't have to conform to belong
Lost in the English Rain
May 2015
By:
Chad P.
| Grand Island, New York
Far from home and unable to find a meeting, he got a helping hand
Circus Tricks
April 2015
By:
Gus O.
Whether working as a magician or a professor of mathematics, there was always one constant in his life
Remembrance of Things Past
September 2014
By:
Bob T.
| Waynesburg, Pennsylvania
All the siblings would find their way to the rooms of AA
Boston Girl
May 2014
By:
Doris C.
| Leesburg, Florida
She had her first drink celebrating a new ship in the harbor. It was also her first drunk
Lending the AA name?
June 2013
By:
K.K.
| Manassas, Virginia
Tradition Six reminds us to be careful not to endorse
The Next Right Step
May 2012
By:
Keith H.
| McMinnville, Oregon
He got a little help from his higher power in trying to figure out what to do
Web Exclusive: What's On Your Mind
December 2011
By:
Dan
| St. Louis, Missouri
A member discusses the Traditions and special interest groups
The White Whale
December 2006
By:
Margaret D.
| Beverly, Massachusetts
A home group overflows with variety