There Is A Better Way to Live
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Taylor S.
| Anchorage, Alaska
He found sobriety—and life—in the Big Book
Family tree
August 2021
| Seniors in AA
By:
Judith H.
| Claremont, Calif.
Three years ago we had to bury my boy, and I’m still broken. By God’s grace I have not had a drink during all this. These little kindnesses show me life is worth living.
More at Peace
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Jesse C.
| Dillwyn, Va.
The next week I felt a little better, a little more OK with the chaos, a little more under the care and guidance of a Higher Power.
Island of hope
April 2020
| Home Group
By:
Brenda B.
| Alaska
An old-timer recalls moving as far away as she could to stop her drinking. Somehow, this time it worked
Gone fishing
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By:
Anonymous
| Ontario
A member in Canada fondly recalls his early days and reminds us of surrender and contentment
New to Sobriety—and Trying to Stay Alive
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Kathy V.
| Las Vegas, N.M.
Struggling with illness and a loved one who drinks, she finds faith in AA
Faith Through Adversity
August 2018
By:
Natalia K.
| Princeville, Hawaii
She surviving everything, including the gunshot meant to end her life. What followed was hard-won sobriety
A Family Like No Other
January 2017
Sober for the first time at 61, this woman offers a prayer of gratitude for the welcoming family she found in the AA rooms
What’s On Your Mind: It’s All Relative. Or Is It?
December 2016
Putting one dollar in the basket may no longer be enough, suggests an AA who thinks we may need to rethink our attitude when it comes to our tradition of self-support
Who Are You Going to Call?
August 2016
Just weeks into sobriety, she moved to a new town, on a street lined with bars, and found herself a phone call away from a relapse
6 Magic Years
December 2015
Behind a Locked Door
December 2015
In a Child’s Room
April 2015
By:
Matt S.
| Buffalo Grove, Illinois
The day HP took a dad’s eyes off the wall and directed them to the bottle in his hand
Sober in Kokomo
November 2014
By:
Russ P.
| Kokomo, Indiana
A relapse during his retirement in Florida brought him home
Amber Light
January 2014
By:
Aaron H.
| San Francisco, California
With no TV, no radio, and no cell phone, he turned the power on
Slowpoke
December 2025
| Sober Holidays & Remote Communities
By:
Roger S.
| West Bloomfield, Michigan
All he wanted was to enjoy the evening and get to his AA meeting. So why did it all go to hell?
“Come with me to the Nudist Colony”
April 2025
| Making Amends
By:
B.L.
| San Francisco, California
While making amends she asked her daughter how to make things right. Be careful what you ask for
Sharing the Good Stuff
September 2024
| Young and Sober
By:
Philip T.
| New Britain, Connecticut
After 50 years in the program, he finds that reaching out is still critical, whether in person or with his pen
Out of the Doghouse
September 2024
| Young and Sober
By:
Kris B.
| Oak Harbor, Washington
A family’s shared love and sadness turned a time of grief into a new beginning
Don’t Dwell On The Past
September 2018
By:
Steve M (Definitely Steve)
| Nashville, Tenn.
He was drinking at one of the proudest moments of his and his son’s lives, but decades of sobriety have brought him rewards beyond his wildest dreams
Good news for Miss Dog
April 2017
By:
Jeffrey A.
| Safety Harbor,, Florida
No job, no house, no money—he knew it was time to end it all. But what about his poodle?
Carrying The Message
December 2016
For a man who has done time himself, bringing a meeting to a prison on a regular basis turns out to be the best way possible to carry the message
The Sweet Spot
August 2015
How one longtime member lines up emotionally and spiritually, whether on land or sea