Clear signal
November 2021
| Prayer and Meditation
By:
Ed
| Lexena, Kan.
When times get hard and we’re hit by a storm, we can always make an adjustment to improve the connection
Looking for Loopholes
September 2020
| Living Sober Group
By:
Karen P.
| Franklin, N.H.
Young and full of rage, she tried her best to get kicked out of AA. Problem was, people just kept loving her
Crayons, cookies & kisses
November 2019
| Grapevine Classics
By:
D.B.
| Carlsbad, California
With Steps, coffee and baskets of toys, some California mothers stay sober together
Following orders
July 2018
By:
Ernie L.
| Chesapeake, Virginia
For years, a drunken Navy man stayed out of trouble. But one day, his wife and boss called him in
Accountability
January 2018
| Sponsorship
By:
Cheryl V.
We face complaints from the minute we make that first pot of coffee for our home group to the day we’re voted GSR. Responding with grace and dignity is what counts
Lookin’ Good
December 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
Carol S.
| Knoxville, Tennessee
She kept up a good front as she drank down the liquor and ran from her emotional past
Not From Here
May 2017
By:
Fobby N.
| Springfield, Virginia
The love in the rooms helps a young Pakistani alcoholic see that he’s not as unique as he thought
Desperate on New Year’s Eve
December 2015
There he sat, all alone feeling sorry for himself ... would he drink? Or would he reach out?
Now I get it
February 2015
By:
Ricky D.
| Rochester, New York
Shaking and scared, a newcomer recalls his mom's early days in AA.
Love on the Rocks
May 2012
By:
Jason S.
| Westminster, Maryland
How the Steps helped a newly sober couple put their wedding rings back on their fingers
No More Dirty Dishes
February 2012
By:
Linda Jo D.
| New Carlisle, Indiana
One of the many gifts that AA has given her
What Does Your Daddy Do?
February 2006
By:
Paul C.
| Oceanside, California
(Mine goes to AA meetings)
In the Alaskan Bush
September 2003
By:
Israel N.
| Palmer, Alaska
A minister listens to a parishioner's Fifth Step and hears the message
Mended Hearts
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
By:
Mark E.
| Chesapeake, Ohio
Sometimes “willing to make amends” can take a long time. But he kept praying and trying and the healing came
Spiritual Life Is Not A Theory
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Christy O.
| Ocala, Fla.
Viewing herself through a brand new lens brought her spirituality into sharp focus
What kind of cult is this?
July 2019
| The Prison Issue
By:
Anonymous
| Sacramento, California
No way was he as bad as those people in the meetings. Surely this AA was not for him
The smell of freedom
May 2019
| Our Big Book–80 Wonderful Years
By:
Kathryn W.
| Chancellor, Alaska
When it was time to admit, she spent some quiet time in a very special place under the sky
Many powers greater than me
February 2019
| Stories by Our Longtime Members
By:
Judy E.
| Orland Park, Illinois
Although she’s unsure, she just keeps praying. Something seems to be working
A step too far?
March 2018
By:
M.E.
| Murrells Inlet, South Carolina
An old-timer talks about the changes in AA over the years, including one she’s not too fond of
23 precious years
February 2018
| Title Goes Here
By:
Joan O.
| Marietta, Georgia
After alcoholism takes her son, she finds comfort and acceptance in the first three Steps
16 carrot gold
October 2017
By:
Vida J.
| Chandler, Ariz.
A day to celebrate, a member to comfort ... listening to her inner voice was a piece of cake
Hope
April 2017
During the course of her drinking career, she thought she was “not your typical alcoholic,” but one last relapse finally breaks through her denial
God On Every Page
October 2016
By:
Alex M.,
| Louisville, Ky.
When he opened the Big Book for the first time, he thought ... How will I ever fit in?
Lucky Pennies
September 2015
A old-timer recovering from surgery learns it might just be his time to get paid back
A Planted Seed
May 2015
By:
Ross D.
| Tulsa, Oklahoma
Fifty years ago, a member in Kansas delivered a message to a nursing class that later saved a life
A Reciprocal Dynamic
April 2015
By:
Anonymous
| Los Angeles, California
When we practice Tradition Four while remembering Step Three, everybody wins
The Practice of a Grateful Heart
October 2014
By:
Denis F.
| Colchester, Connecticut
An AA with over 36 years in the program shares his experience in cultivating gratitude
Simple gifts
December 2013
By:
Colleen P.
| Kerrville, Texas
How a family trip to buy holiday presents opened her heart to forgiveness