God Was Listening, After All
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Charles Mc.
| Warminster, Pa.
His Higher Power has always been there—he’s just had to ask for help
Please Disturb
September 2025
| Stories of Gratitude
By:
Lucinda P.
| Grass Valley, California
It took a while, but she finally found a way to make an amend for a life-changing event years ago
83 & On the Go
September 2025
| Stories of Gratitude
By:
Chuck H.
| Laguna Woods, California
A longtimer zigzags across the country gathering small-town stories and AA adventures
Swimming With the Current
August 2025
| Atheist & Agnostic Members
By:
John K.
| Carleton, Ontario
To him, AA is a program of action, not belief. If we’re honest, kind and living in the love, we’re going the right way
I Want What She Has
June 2025
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Terri T.
| Billings, Montana
The joy outside volunteers brought in and the support her sober roommate got was the thing that got her attention
What I Know for Sure
February 2025
| Longtimers
By:
Al L.
| Hendersonville, North Carolina
Dealing with difficult life issues at 80, this longtimer makes holding onto gratitude his No. 1 job
The Gift of Gratitude
November 2024
| The Gift Of Gratitude
By:
Deanna S.
| Roswell, Georgia
A sober mom shares how beautifully AA transformed her drunken life into one full of purpose and joy
90 cups of love
March 2023
| Get Into Service
By:
Tom L.
| Albany, Ga.
Delmar got him into this coffee-making thing, but Courtney was really the boss
To Any Lengths
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Suzie V.
| Loxahatchee, FL.
Sometimes a geographic is a good thing—if it means staying sober
The long road back
February 2022
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Annie K.
| Bunker Hill, Ill.
Thanks to prayer, fellowship and a good sponsor, she held onto her sanity through a long, serious work injury
When truth stares at you
February 2021
| Sponsorship
By:
Peter B.
| Petaluma, Calif.
It was the look that changed his life, from someone whose words he’ll never forge
The Hard and Stubborn Lot
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
M.C.
| Belchertown, Mass
Fearful at first, he helped an inmate find a life outside of prison—and discovered they shared more than he had thought possible
A New View
September 2020
| Living Sober Group
By:
D.J.B.
| Wyckoff, N.J.
The beauty of making amends and not shutting the door on the past is that a window opens to help others
“Do You Really Have to ‘Wanna’?”
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Paul H.
| Chicopee, Mass.
When “wanting” it is not enough, sobriety can be an undeserved, but treasured, gift
Railway Connection
October 2006
By:
Jeff T.
| Kansas City, Missouri
How trains connected three alcoholics
Some Serious Good
September 2006
By:
Chris K.
| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
An AA contemplates the magic of recovery
Tradition Four: Autonomy--not Self-will
April 2006
By:
Richard B.
| Iselin, New Jersey
From the April 1990 Grapevine
Shortcut To Dreamland
February 2006
By:
Bert S.
| Morro Bay, California
From drawing board, to gutter, to AA
One for the Ages
September 2005
By:
Holly H.
| Huntsville, Alabama
How do you celebrate your twenty-first birthday without drinking?
Waiting for the 11:40
September 2004
By:
Jeff N.
| Pottstown, Pennsylvania
Living all the life he could stand
Sparrow In the Snow
July 2003
By:
James V. A.
| Mankato, Minnesota
Creatures great and small survive the storm
Tell It to the Marines
February 2003
By:
Jay P.
| Oceanside, California
An AA follows in his father's footsteps
The Watering Hole
September 2002
By:
Stephen T.
| Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Even lions and zebras know that some places are sacred
My Dream Trip
August 2002
By:
Minerva F.
| Bronx, New York
A teenager's first brush with AA and Bill W.
