Six-pack and Back
October 2011
By:
Daniel T.
| Davenport, Iowa
After 34 years in and out, a man finally finds his HP and gets sober
Happy to be alive
June 2009
By:
JEANNIE
| Toronto, Ontario
An alcoholic finds hope after a lifetime of struggles
Three Times I've Come Here
April 1973
By:
Don N.
| Bronx, New York
Now shall we try for lasting recovery?
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
1953--THE YEAR AHEAD
January 1953
A Grapevine Milestone Report <lba year of advances inside and outside AA
I Walked Alone
September 1952
By:
H. N. M.
| Sedalia, Missouri
A wife finds hope and comfort in experience shared
Learning to fly
November 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
Sybil C.
| Los Angeles, California
An alcoholic woman in California recalls the very early pioneer days of Alcoholics Anonymous
Back to Life
May 2020
| Getting Into General Service
By:
David R.
| Lawrence, Kan.
With a lot of action and a bunch of hotdogs, members in Kansas bring a district alive again
Never Stop the Action
September 2019
| Young & Sober
By:
Bobbie S.
| Cincinnati, Ohio
Fifty-five years sober, she is the very definition of a “sober survivor”
Face police
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
By:
David S.
| New York, New York
Although his inner joy may not always show, he’s found the freedom to accept who he is
No Regrets: It Took What It Took
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
By:
David M.
| The Villages, Fla.
Personal pain, two DUI’s, time in jail—he doesn’t regret the past, but he’s not shutting the door on it, either
Soft landing
June 2019
| Letting Go of Resentments
By:
Nanci V.
| Dallas, Texas
A one-chip wonder says she’s grateful she made it here and that her sweet sober life makes her stay
Transferred
March 2019
| What’s On Your Mind?
By:
Thomas D.
| Vista, California
A tragic event sends a Navy man on a journey to AA and faith
Seven Meetings
October 2018
By:
Peggy Stephanie
| Belleville, N.J.
A newcomer chronicles her first seven meetings in sobriety—and how they changed her life
Let me off this plane!
September 2018
By:
Lucas C.
| Duncan, British Columbia
His drinking caused him to push everyone away, but now he needed them. This was his final boarding call
How I tell my story
July 2018
By:
Anonymous
A former prisoner writes about honesty, acceptance and the careful way he shares about his past
A father's wish
May 2018
By:
Bob R.
| Shelburne, Vermont
Years of drinking had driven his sons away. Now he wanted more than anything to have them back in his life
How I learned to love “To Wives”
February 2018
| Title Goes Here
By:
Dan C.
| Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
He used to roll his eyes and groan. But not anymore
Secret stash
September 2017
By:
Roxane R.
| Valley Center, California
She kept the answer to her school fears hidden in her locker—a jar of 90-proof liquid courage
Two Glooms Making Light
August 2017
By:
Ed L.
| Wrightwood, California
On a trip to Joshua Tree, fear took him down. Luckily a call to someone else in the dark made things a lot brighter
The Accident
July 2017
By:
Bill S.
His life began with tragedy and could have ended that way, but then the program intervened
The Gift
June 2017
Drunk on the streets for ten years, he faces the music, joins AA, and a begins marching to the beat of a very different drummer