Ride Share
July 2021
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Michelle B.
| Rossford, Ohio
Tired, worried and desperate for a meeting, a newcomer hits the road and meets an angel at the wheel
Sink or Swim
July 2021
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Laura T.
| Little Rock, Ark.
Through tears, fits, fear and phone calls, she held tight to her Higher Power and got sober in a pandemic
The High Cost of Sanity
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Lori M.
| Houston, Texas
Her third DUI in six weeks put her in a Texas prison for 20 years. Which is where she said: “I need help.”
Make me a Channel
November 2020
| Our Twelve Traditions
By:
Michael J.
| Omaha, Neb.
How a sponsor’s suggestion to meditate on a prayer led him on a path to peace, love and a sense of belonging
No One’s the Boss
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
By:
Steve S.
| Bloomfield, N.J.
Oh, no! What will these AAs make him do? What does he owe? This newcomer’s first encounter with the Traditions was a pleasant surprise
Dancing on a Pinhead
May 2020
| Getting Into General Service
By:
Nancy H.
| Laguna Woods, Calif.
Write articles on the Concepts? What on earth had she signed up for? Turns out, it opened her eyes to a whole new world
Sharing my Secret
February 2020
| Tough Times
By:
Kirk S.
| Dundas, Ontario
Angry and lonely, he stayed quiet about his reading skills. Then one day he was able to help others
DCM Responsibilities Come With Benefits
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By:
Peggy Rose L.
| San Diego, Calif.
General service gives her the chance to prove that meeting makers really do make it
Advanced Sobriety 101
March 2019
| What’s On Your Mind?
By:
Jeff L.
| Redondo Beach, Calif.
His pain was like a compass, pointing due north to the healing work that needed to be done
Dream trip - canceled
June 2018
By:
Pamela K.
| Brooklyn, New York
When a freak car accident ends their camping trip, it’s AA hospitality that saves the day
Anniversaries
February 2018
| Title Goes Here
By:
Alan S.
| Rio Rancho, N.M.
Celebrating his anniversary may make him uncomfortable, but his entire life is a celebration of the beauty of sobriety found through the AA Fellowship
The Retreat
December 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
Anonymous
AA helped him with his drinking, but after he took his older sister to a retreat for cancer patients, he found that the program helped him with a great deal more
Holy smoke, what now!
May 2017
By:
Bill W.
Nearly half a century ago, our co-founder expressed a few thoughts about young people and inclusiveness
Just listening
May 2017
By:
Kathryn W.
| Chancellor, Alabama
Though nervous to sit down with a woman she did not know, she had time, experience and with God’s help, an open ear
Out there somewhere
March 2017
By:
Ed L.
| Wrightwood, California
One morning, at a little meeting on the harbor, he got more than enough reminders to keep believing
Listening, Trusting, Believing
January 1984
By:
P. F.
| Great Bend, Kansas
He came to AA to stay out of jail and found a joyous, purposeful life
Identity Crisis
June 1982
By:
D. S.
| Desert Hot Springs, California
I am an alcoholic" is the foundation for much more
A Powerful Reason for Faith
May 1982
By:
G. E.
| Franklin, Massachusetts
In sobriety she learned to accept blindness
Experts?
May 1980
By:
J. G.
| Ridgetown, Ontario
A member of a small group responds to a question posed by the group general service representative
Another Way to Carry the Message
July 1979
By:
Anonymous
| Metuchen, New Jersey
An understanding letter to someone in jail may have a lasting good effect
A Disease of Opposites
March 1979
By:
F. R.
| Parsippany, New Jersey
What seemed to be the end was actually the beginning
