When Pancakes and Spirituality Mix
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Mark W.
| St. Louis,, Mo.
Food and fellowship make great companions
Dear Grapevine
June 2025
| Annual Prison Issue
That Wonderful Sense of Belonging
April 2025
| Making Amends
By:
Scotty K.
| New Orleans, Louisiana
A motorcycle trip was what he loved most in life. But why could he not enjoy it? Ninth Step to the rescue
The Spiritual Side of Life
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By:
Veronica B.
| Yuma, Ariz.
After her father’s death, the Big Book leads her to self-forgiveness
Operation: Cooperation
October 2024
| CPC: Cooperation with the Professional Community
By:
Matt K.
| West Hartford, Connecticut
Helping to show doctors and lawyers what AA can do gave his sobriety a boost he won’t forget
Lesson Learned
August 2024
| Dating & Relationships
By:
Anonymous
| New York, New York
He found out the hard way to set romantic boundaries before the sunsets and ice cream arrive
Finally Free
July 2024
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Andrea N.
| Lakewood, Colorado
Once deemed a “menace to society,” she got sober in jail, did her time and is now going back in to help others
Ferrara 2011
Web Exclusives
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By:
Leslie C.
| Walnut Creek, Calif.
A meeting in Italy pairs a US agnostic with the one person in the room who needs her the most
Military Members: We're listening
August 2023
| AA in the Military
By:
Gerry C. and Tom P.
Gerry C. and Tom P. talk about AA’s Armed Forces Interview Project
Active Duty
August 2023
| AA in the Military
By:
David D.
| Largo, Florida
A military dad has two jobs to do. And now that he’s sober he gets to show up for both
At ease
February 2023
| Making Amends
By:
Axel B.
| New York, N.Y.
Beneath the sound of thundering jets, thousands of miles from home, a newcomer has an experience he’ll never forget
Fork in the road
September 2022
| Young & Sober
By:
Gina C.
| Hamburg, N.J.
Young and confused, she identified in meetings, but couldn’t face a life without drinking. Would she stay?
It was decision time
It was decision time
Getting used to a new town
August 2022
| Sober Travel
By:
S.H.
| Virginia
After a stressful move, a member has to think out of the box to adjust to a brand-new home group
Dear Grapevine
August 2022
| Sober Travel
The End of the Party
Web Exclusives
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By:
R.S.
| Dana Point, Calif.
A world traveler finds her way home to AA
Moment in the Mirror
January 2012
By:
John E.
| Seattle, Washington
Sweating and shaking in front of the bathroom cabinet, he looked at himself finally surrendered
Sign Language
December 2011
By:
David S.
| New York, New York
Public information begins at home for this alcoholic
The Year I Needed Santa
December 2011
By:
P.S.
| Phoenix, Arizona
An unexpected encounter in a neighbor's yard helps a woman get her gratitude game back
Web Exclusive: Finding God in AA
November 2011
By:
Stacy G.
| Evanston, Illinois
She came into AA as an atheist. Or so she thought.
Web Exclusive: Pass It Down
March 2011
By:
Bob M.
| South Euclid, Ohio
An AA shares how he learned about district service from good service sponsors.
Mentally ill
March 2010
By:
DUANE T.
| Hamilton, Ontario
A sponsor thinks he can't help a troubled member, but decides to try
God drove me there
July 2009
By:
Mathew B.
| Wyoming
Craving booze, he heads for the liquor store and ends up at an AA meeting instead
ON THE SHORES OF THE AEGEAN
May 2009
By:
RODNEY N.
| Mountain Home, Idaho
A beacon of hope is lit in Turkey
This was it
April 2009
By:
Kelly A.
| San Mateo, California
A young woman, desperate to stop drinking, asks her recovering father for help
A Twelfth Step Call In The Wild
May 2006
By:
Anonymous
| Ketchikan, Alaska
An unexpected opportunity to help a drunk
At Sea on an Island in the Baltic
July 2005
By:
Anonymous
An AA from Sweden struggles to make a new group home
Everything You've Always Wanted to Know About Service But Were Afraid to Ask
May 2002
By:
C. C.
| West Palm Beach, Florida
Secret society? Politics in AA? Elite group? Well, not quite . . .