Dear Grapevine
July 2026
| Annual Prison Issue
From a Distance
October 2020
| Money and Sobriety
By:
D.J.B.
| Wyckoff, N.J.
As the COVID crisis continues, she’s more determined than ever to help reach out any way she can
Sobriety Rocks
January 2015
By:
Jak L.
| Irwin, Pennsylvania
The blast he had at a concert with sober friends was the moment he was looking for
Alcoholism Takes a Holiday
January 1959
Guest editorial . . . Inaugurating a new feature this month is Al S., an AA from Long Island, 15 years sober, a former Grapevine editor.
Helping Hands
January 1957
Activities and developments outside AA in the field of alcoholism. . .suggestions and possible contributions--information, clippings, marked publications, etc.--are invited. Please mark them "Helping Hands.
A Job Well Done
October 2023
| Mid-Sobriety Challenges
By:
Matt L.
| Denver, Colorado
A determined newcomer shares his amusing journey of getting sober through service
God's Little Breadcrumbs
April 2014
By:
Rick C.
| Bishop, California
An AA tells about the things he lost and found along the way
Cowboy Boots and Sobriety
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Tom A.
| Portland, Ore.
What’s a drunken cowboy without his boots? Perhaps a sober alcoholic
Keeping The Piggy Bank Full
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Tony V.
| Silver Spring,, Md.
Sober experience, collected and saved like pennies in a piggy bank, help him through the hard times
A Grand Hike
May 2013
By:
Elizabeth P.
At one year, a member gathers a sober posse for an adventure they’ll never forget
Dancing with Mom
January 2016
Acting as though she loved the mother she couldn’t stand changed both lives forever
My Safari Guide
April 2013
By:
Ken B.
| Macon, North Carolina
Jimmy led him through the wilds of early sobriety, then taught him how to hunt for sponsors
After the Fall
August 1969
By:
Y. S.
| Sparks, Nevada
Reared in an ancient religion but "having only a foggy spirituality" he is now seeking kinship with whatever God he can identify
Twelve Steps and the Older Member
June 1956
By:
J. E.
| Bloomington, Indiana
Step Twelve: <emphasis type="italic">Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.</emphasis>
BY CHANCE
November 2009
By:
MARLENE F.
| Santa Barbara, Calif.
A couple of former drinking buddies lose touch, then reunite in AA
From Misery to Recovery
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Mark W.
| Bridgeport, Neb.
Alcohol caused this pilot to come crashing to the ground, but AA buoyed him up
Stepping Up & Reaching Out
October 2024
| CPC: Cooperation with the Professional Community
By:
Chris Anne H.
| Pahrump, Nevada
Working with local communities, PI committees and the military Area 42 is helping to carry the message of AA in Nevada
Planting Seeds
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Karen C.
| Oakland, Calif.
After years of hard work, a committee in Northern California starts a successful prison sponsorship program
Set Your Goals High
June 2023
| Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
By:
Tara B.
| Boise, Idaho
Her journey to sobriety found her seeking a meeting on a dark night in a foreign country
Familiar Faces
September 2004
By:
Dick T.
| San Anselmo, California
There are many ways to be a family