Something Kindled in My Heart
September 2024
| Young and Sober
By:
Liz O.
| Morro Bay, California
The liquid source of her confidence and wit was killing her. Then one day AA gave back her hope
Taking Ownership
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Bryan T.
| Aberdeen, S.D.
Advice helps—but in the end, we find the right tools to work our best program
We Are All Welcome
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Natalie V.
| Playa Del Carmen, Mexico
A former drinking friend turns into a guiding sponsor
Operation Desert Love
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Jim L.
| Ransomville, N.Y.
Within two weeks I was receiving 20 to 50 letters every night. One letter was even written in Spanish!
The August Issue of Grapevine Is Here!
August 2014
This month's special section features stories from Hispanic members of AA
Where's the Beef?
May 2014
By:
April P.
| Monongahela, Pennsylvania
She realized there was a connection between her spiritual condition and her perception of meetings
Open-minded
December 2013
By:
B.C.
| New Market, Maryland
A member gets a morning reminder to appreciate our spiritual diversity
A New Kind of Love
April 2012
By:
Brenda M.
| Boise, Idaho
In sobriety, she learned how to love herself and others
No monopoly
May 2010
By:
STEVE F.
| Highland, N.Y.
'Sound bites' claiming AA as the only path misrepresent the program, a member writes
Time on Your Hands
July 1944
One of Those Bad Cons Nobody Can Reach
July 1975
By:
Anonymous
In this 14-page section, the Grapevine shares the experience, hope--and success--of some whose alcoholism brought them to a prison cell
When Age Happens
February 2026
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Anonymous
| Charlottesville, Virginia
The pains of getting older are no fun. But she uses every AA tool she’s got and copes a day at a time
A Track Record
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Fred S.
| Corvallis, Ore.
Finding hope and happiness in steady sobriety
Back on Track
March 2025
| Sober and Out
By:
David L.
| New Smyrna Beach, Florida
His road in recovery got stagnant and was heading downhill. Time to change direction and get moving
Saying the Right Words
October 2024
| CPC: Cooperation with the Professional Community
By:
Michael R.
| New York, New York
A GSO staff member on the CPC desk shares how grateful he is that a professional knew how to make AA attractive
Just The Movement of the Hand
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Susan C.
| St. Louis, Mo.
Sometimes the physical connects us to the spiritual
Reaching Out
March 2024
| Spanish-Speaking AA Members
By:
Dora M.
| Lake Helen, Florida
Sober since 1978, she now finds joy in giving love to fellow seniors just as we do newcomers
Uncle Harold
April 2023
| AA & Families
By:
Harold I.
| Marietta, Ga.
After years of trying, he never could mend the past with his brother. But now he can make a difference
So Far, So Good
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Sara D.
It took her awhile to learn how to listen in the AA rooms. When she did, it turned out people were telling her story
Triumph of the heart
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Tom B.
| Patchogue, N.Y.
Two alcoholics share an unexpected powerful moment one night in the local jail
Not all is well
October 2021
| Cooperation With Professionals (CPC)
By:
Matt H.
| California
I was inside cooling down, and my wife came in from outside with a concerned look. “There’s a woman out front who fell,” she said. “I think she’s drunk.”