Sober Sisters
September 2016
Following in her sister’s footsteps, but finding her own path, she discovers that “one day at a time” is more than just a slogan
Pilot Error
April 2016
By:
V. G.
| Sebring,, Fla.
Her sobriety left the gate several times but could never seem to leave the ground
First Things First!
December 1949
The A. A. Grapevine wants to publish a series of short pieces explaining how the famous AA slogans and the 24-hour plan have helped so many AAs in so many places. Below are the first entries. Give us your interpretation, won't you?
Ham on Wry
December 1996
Locked Out
April 2026
| Getting into General Service
By:
J.R.
| Weymouth, Massachusetts
With a few months sober, he needed to get a new sponsor. He had some ideas on how to do it— and so did his wife
You should have seen me before
July 2017
By:
Dave B.
| Glenville, West Virgina
One night at dinner, he was asked a question that made him recall how bad things used to be
Powerlessness
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Catherine F.
A classic Big Book story, often re-read, leads the way to her continued sobriety
BIKES AND BAGPIPES
July 2010
By:
KELLY W.
| Maumee, Ohio
A rider in the annual Founders' Day motorcade finds new spirituality in Akron
When the Shoe Is on the Other Foot
December 1974
By:
Anonymous
Now you're sober in AA. How do you cope with a still-drinking spouse?
Accepting the Road Ahead
February 2024
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Helen C.
| Rockwood, Tennessee
A couple reaches for every tool AA has to find grace, peace and closure after a cancer diagnosis
Keep Your Tools Sharp
February 2019
| Stories by Our Longtime Members
By:
Debbie B.
| Wyckoff, N.J.
A relapse after 15 years made her realize that “cunning, baffling and powerful” are not just abstract words
Welcome to Houston
January 2013
By:
Richard L.
| Paramus, New Jersey
In a lonely hotel on his 20th anniversary, an alcoholic gets on his laptop and finds some love
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
Everything I looked for in a Bottle
January 2021
| Oldtimers!
By:
Anonymous
| Allenspark, Colo.
Sober since 1966, she looks back at her life as a single mother and how AA gave her everything she needed