May Our Blessings Never Spoil Us
September 1983
By:
D. S.
| Gresham, Oregon
The spirit of anonymity can keep us safe from ourselves
It's Never Too Early to Carry the Message
August 1983
By:
Anonymous
| Manhattan, New York
He made his first try at the Twelfth Step when he was sober only two days
Ashamed, Afraid, Nervous--And Sober
December 1982
By:
C. B.
| Winter Park, Florida
It's never too late to get back to the program
Sobriety Is the Payoff
May 1982
By:
W. H.
| Manhattan, New York
Tradition 8 - Alcoholics Anonymous should remain forever nonprofessional, but our service centers may employ special workers
EPILOGUE
October 1969
By:
S. B.
| Palma de Mallorca
He proved to himself that the program works--with or without people - This Is AA Around the World. . .
Sobriety-by-mail
June 1967
By:
Murray M.
In a New Zealand prison: Four walls enclose him day and night, but they don't keep out the AA message
The Front Lines
January 2022
| Beginners
By:
Tom L.
| Albany, Ga.
Dimly lit rooming houses, emergency rooms, even rooftops— he keeps reaching out. And once in a good while they reach back
One step at a time
September 2021
| Young & Sober!
By:
Anonymous
| New Britain, Conn.
A member shares about his journey into sobriety and the challenges of living with cerebral palsy
11/29/94
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Thom G.
| Boise, Idaho
Seduced, consumed, and abandoned by alcohol, he found a future in AA
In a Canberra Jail
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
By:
John K.
| Carleton Place, Ontario
A Toronto fireman discovers the joys of service taking meetings to prisoners Down Under
Turning Hope Into Faith
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
David S.
| Pooler, Ga.
Someday, the miracle will occur. It’s only a matter of time
Is AA accessible to all?
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By:
Debra L.
| Mint Hill, North Carolina
Her journey into service revealed a need for more handrails, ramps, babysitters and Braille
What Goes Around Comes Around
July 2019
| The Prison Issue
By:
Anonymous
| Missouri
It took more than 20 years—and all Three Legacies—for him to become the AA member and man he’d envisioned
Step 12: Standing in the Gap
April 2019
| Relapse
By:
Anonymous Travelers Rest.
| S.C.
“Having had a spiritual awakening,” she tries to bridge the gap between current and future AA members
Finding myself
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
By:
Tereson D.
| New Orleans, Louisiana
An emotional journey to find her birth mother revealed a beautiful truth of her own
Vigilance
December 2018
| Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
By:
Kevin S,
| Gastonia, North Carolina
At every port, the booze once flowed freely. But now that he’s sober, he’s on full alert
Dear Grapevine
May 2018
Bloodshot Eyes
January 2018
| Sponsorship
By:
Mark T.
| Santa Fe, New Mexico
Shaking and nauseous, he puts on a dirty shirt to go out. He has to. He’s all out of liquor
Falling in love with the universe
September 2017
By:
Edward B.
| Moraga, California
Way out in the Nevada desert, among the stars and colorful characters, he found his sober crew
Blurred ambition
June 2017
By:
David S.
| New York, New York
A drunken writer with dreams of success places two huge bets that change his life
Unwanted visitor
May 2017
By:
Corey B.
| Soledad, California
From his prison cell, a member writes about the harrowing drunken night he still can’t recall