Our troublesome friend
March 2019
| What’s On Your Mind?
By:
Anonymous
| Georgia
A group in Georgia struggles with how to handle a most unruly member
At Home in AA History
December 2018
| Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
By:
Heidi G.
| Port Colborne, Ontario
She wondered why her new apartment had such an aura of serenity. It turned out to be the birthplace of AA in her hometown
Can I buy you a drink?
November 2018
By:
Joan B.
| Toronto, Ontario
In 1963, at a ski lodge in Quebec, an alcoholic makes a friendly offer. Boy, did she get the wrong guy
Father and Son
July 2018
By:
Peter C.
| Springfield, Mass.
Their sobriety date is six week apart. They’ve shared the same joy, pain and love as their lives opened up in sobriety
Long overdue
September 2017
By:
Dave R.
| Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Sometimes when we clean house and pay people back, we get a wonderful surprise
Office Party Gone Bad
December 2016
By:
Mark E.
| Lebanon, Ohio
Boy, had he done it now. Little did he know he was about to be quietly 12th-Stepped
A hundred miles of bad road
November 2016
His grandfather told him he was headed the wrong way. He sure wishes he’d listened
Out of the Box (of Cheap Wine)
August 2014
By:
Ellen G.
| Pittstown, New Jersey
Much of what she heard in meetings didn't make sense at first but she kept coming
One Day in June
May 2014
By:
Kathy D.
| Atlanta, Georgia
On a relapse, she found her self defeated again by alcohol
Flight from Omaha
December 2013
By:
Carleen L.
| Helena, Montana
Most Twelfth-Step calls are down in the trenches, but sometimes they’re up in the air
Birthday Blackout
July 2013
By:
Carrie B.
| Bend, Oregon
A momentous night pushes her to do the unthinkable—go to AA!
The Anonymity Principle
May 2012
By:
Matt S.
| Buffalo Grove, Illinois
He confided in a co-worker about his recovery in AA, and later he had to pay a price
The Metamorphosis of a Firefly
February 2012
By:
Diane W.
| Oceanside, California
Alcohol transformed her into a wild child but AA transformed her into a loving, mature person
It’s not a gimmick if it works
January 2011
By:
Anonymous
| Denver, Colorado
A First Step emerges from an indexed history
SOBER RABBI
April 2010
By:
DAVID K.
| Wilmington, Del.
A theology student believes he's too young, too religious, too different for AA
When the Floodwaters Rise
October 2005
By:
Karen S.
| Manchester, New Hampshire
Whom do you ask for her
This Beautiful Planet
July 2025
| AA Celebrates 90 Wonderful Years!
By:
Steve N.
| Simi Valley, California
Honesty And Willingness
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Don W.
| Franklinville, N.Y.
A full life lived through the grace of AA
It’s Not Like I Drank All Day
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Jenny C.
| Nevada City, Calif.
Admitting she was an alcoholic would doom her for life. Or so she thought
An Awakening With No Ending
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Mistydawn L.
| Gulfport, Miss.
Online meetings or in-person? Both sustain the sobriety of this AA
Gratitude, Acceptance, Service
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Pat R.
| Santana, KS
Praying for an answer—but in the meantime, putting one foot in front of the other
Unacceptable
October 2022
| Relapse
By:
Allen B.
| Hermosa Beach, Calif.
I stood there in line growing more and more impatient. After all, I had important things to do. I didn’t have the time to stand in line waiting for their social hour to end.
Strong Voice of the Eagle
September 2022
| Young & Sober
By:
Joe S.
| Toronto, Ontario
I’ve been sober more than 30 years. It has been a great journey. Being in AA and being Anishinabe, I believe, go hand in hand, for my culture is very spiritual and giving.
The Way The Cookie Crumbles
September 2022
| Young & Sober
By:
Mathew J.
| San Angelo, Texas
I went over to the vending machine. But out came oatmeal raisin cookies—not chocolate chip. Maybe God does watch my everyday activities.