Honest. Open-Minded. Willing
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Sue M. Oshawa,
| Ontario
She had 24 years sober. One day, the thought of a drink almost overwhelmed her
Need a Meeting? Call Us!
December 2024
| Remote Communities and Sober Holidays
By:
George M.
| Durand, Illinois
A local accessibilities committee puts the word out to help homebound members and those in assisted living
Walking Together, Not Alone
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Bill B.
| Broken Arrow, Okla.
His home group carried him through the hardest time of his life
We are Brothers
July 2024
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Kyle C.
| Florence, Arizona
Through the loneliness and fear, there’s a group of men here bonding, sponsoring and sharing the love
Right on Time
June 2024
| Happy Birthday Grapevine!
By:
David M.
| Bremerto, Washington
He’s not great at making coffee, but the night this oldtimer really needed a meeting, someone had a cup for him
Little Surrenders
January 2024
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Bill the Shirt
| Bristol
For him, each good deed, each kind gesture, is a spiritual experience
Between God And Me
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Adrienne G.
| Pompano Beach, Fla.
She loved to go on cruises, even sober—but an unguarded moment nearly dragged her down to John Barleycorn’s locker
It Can’t Get Any Better—But It Does
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
D.C.
| Bangor, Maine
To this old-timer, the fruit of sobriety tastes sweeter and sweeter every day
Tick tick tick
January 2023
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
Anna H.
| South Yarmouth, Mass.
She knew AA was a cult because they all had tattoos. Now she just needed the password!
Coming Together
January 2023
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
Judith H.
| Lewisburg, Pa.
Unity and common welfare helped this meeting navigate the many challenges of COVID-19
A stronger group
May 2022
| 60th Anniversary of the Concepts
By:
Bob P.
| Tucson, Ariz.
Substantial unanimity helps the majority slow down and hear the voice of the minority opinion. Sometimes the voice of a loving God is trying to speak through others.
Wouldn’t be anywhere else
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Tim P.
| Longville, Minn.
Kindness, love, large-print books and donuts. You can’t ask for anything more
Glad we took the steps
January 2022
| Beginners
By:
Duncan M.
| Poway, Calif.
I pointed to the AA sign and said, “Let’s go up there” My dad said, “Oh, no.”
When we got home, I told my mother about this and she remarked, “Oh yes, your father needs to go up there.”
When we got home, I told my mother about this and she remarked, “Oh yes, your father needs to go up there.”
A sparkling eve
December 2021
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Laura B.
| Hot Springs, Ark.
It was her first sober New Year’s Eve and all she wanted was a nice night out with her husband
Leave outside issues out here
October 2021
| Cooperation With Professionals (CPC)
By:
Anonymous
| Plymouth Meeting, Pa.
Talking politics is frowned on in AA meetings. One member makes the case that clothes can talk too
Tradition Twelve
December 1992
By:
Bill W.
Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our Traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities. (from the November 1948 Grapevine)
Talking the Talk
August 1989
By:
David A.
| Ann Arbor, Michigan
Do we realize that newcomers take us seriously?
Chicago's Suggested Program
November 1987
The experience of five AAs from the 1940s through the 1970s illuminates the practice of sponsorship for the 1980s - From the February 1953 Grapevine
