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
Borrow mine
January 2020
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
M.L.
| Placitas, N.M.
I said “Jim, maybe you could use my Higher Power.” I told him I was sure he wouldn’t mind. Jim thanked me and we never spoke of the God thing again.
Hearing my story
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
By:
Roxane R.
| Valley Center, California
A surprise call from a fellow member reminds her how much Grapevine has helped her
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
The Permanent Visitor Comes Home
March 2017
Coming up on a year, a traveling newcomer arrives back to his home group to find an unexpected gift
God On Every Page
October 2016
By:
Alex M.,
| Louisville, Ky.
When he opened the Big Book for the first time, he thought ... How will I ever fit in?
Not Afraid to Be Judged
May 2015
By:
Patrick M.
| Minneapolis, Minnesota
How a sober lawyer walked through his fear to reach out and do more service
Tomorrow Never Comes
February 2015
By:
Daryl R.
| Oregon
He had promised himself many times to quit but it was never the right day
Office Confidential
January 2015
By:
Patty G
| Naples, Florida
Her first day on a new job and she needed a meeting bad. Not a good day to be “outed”
Legendary Old-Timers
November 2014
By:
Sue C.
| Albuquerque, New Mexico
A woman who got sober in the 1960s lovingly remembers those who paved the path before her
Plus a Change, Plus C'est La Meme Chose
February 1984
By:
J. H.
| Woodland, California
The more it changes, the more it's the same thing," wrote Alphonse Karr in an 1849 French publication
The Woes of West Widget Heights
December 1982
By:
J. K.
| Henryetta, Oklahoma
Any resemblance between this tall tale and actual experience is purely coincidental . . . or is it?
Time to Smell the Flowers
July 1982
By:
S. B.
| Virginia Beach, Virginia
An expression of gratitude for being sober and being able to help others
AA Works--Inside and Out
July 1982
By:
S. J.
| Bronx, New York
In this section, six AAs tell us how it works, inside and outside
Laughter Is Our Best Medicine
July 1980
Excerpts from the new AA book "Dr. Bob and the Good Oldtimers" show both humorous and serious sides of our co-founder
He Can't Do This to Me
May 1979
By:
W. S.
| Fort Walton Beach, Florida
He reverted to his old ways of reading--with pain and anger
Absolute Honesty
October 1976
By:
D. A.
| Atlanta, Georgia
For five years nobody in her group knew about her two Bloody Marys
Where the Birds Fly, There Are We
October 1970
By:
F. J.
| Kawaihae, Hawaii
We hold our meetings in the park and anyone interested may come
Count-the-house Charlie
February 1970
By:
W. O'K.,
| Palos Verdes,, California
He found his place in AA and served faithfully in his own way
Call Us Any Time. . .
May 1969
By:
J. G. T.
| Negaunee, Michigan
Neither rain nor snow nor gloom, of night can stay these swift sponsors. . .