Sweet healing
June 2024
| Happy Birthday Grapevine!
By:
Egon O.
| Longville, Minnesota
After a momentous loss, a member hikes the Appalachian Trail to get clarity on his life
A Job Well Done
October 2023
| Mid-Sobriety Challenges
By:
Matt L.
| Denver, Colorado
A determined newcomer shares his amusing journey of getting sober through service
God's Little Breadcrumbs
April 2014
By:
Rick C.
| Bishop, California
An AA tells about the things he lost and found along the way
Pride
April 1976
By:
Bill C.
| Hull, Massachusetts
First in a series dealing with seven deadly character defects
On Making Simple Amends
January 1965
By:
Nan B.
| Hollywood, California
The curious result of doing the right thing
Toper's Tale
March 1962
By:
P. G.
| Greenwich Village, New York
The Joke on the Doctor that Left Me in Stitches
“Don’t Get Too Far from the Boys in the Ward”
November 2025
| Early days of AA
By:
J. MCK
| Flin Flon, Manitoba
In 1958, a member from Canada shared his thoughts about oldtimers and passing it on
Don't Get Too Far From the Boys in the Ward. . .
November 1992
By:
J. Mck.
| Flin Flon, Manitoba
From the June 1958 Grapevine
My Adventures in China
November 2022
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Jason
| Dublin, Ga.
A member shares about staying sober and making friends far, far from home
Sisters
December 2017
| Issue Title Here
First one sister, than another, and yet another, experienced the miracle of recovery in the rooms of AA
I'll handle this myself
May 2010
By:
WENDI V.
| Crystal Lake, Ill.
A traveler badly craving a drink finds a symbol of recovery in an odd place
Celebrating the “L”
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
B. K.
| Columbus, Ohio
More than 50 years later, it continues to get better
30 days at sea
February 2023
| Making Amends
By:
A.R.
| Lancaster, Pa.
Marshall created a 30-day coin for me with the cruise papers. I held onto that like it was my key to freedom. I owe him my life.
Do I Want to Be Right … Or Happy?
February 2012
By:
Debbie B.
| Wyckoff, New Jersey
Rage made her leave the car, but her Higher Power brought her back
A Drunk by Any Other Name. . .
August 1975
By:
D. B.
| Port Angeles, Washington
This alcoholic deplores the loss of his prior status
Dear Grapevine
August 2025
| Atheist & Agnostic Members
Dear Grapevine
September 2017
Paul, the kind of AA
October 2012
By:
Richelle L.
| Export, Pennsylvania
Words and love from a tattooed biker changed this woman's life forever
Hit the road
January 2015
By:
Mike G.
| Delray Beach, Florida
Three young sober guys cross the U.S. in 50 days—with lots of AA coffee