When the Scorecard Read Zero
January 1997
By:
Don L.
| Osoyoos, British Columbia
This AA finally became willing to listen
Icing on the Cake
December 1987
By:
Alan L.
| Gentry, Arkansas
By using the Traditions we can lead fuller lives
Gifts From the Past
March 1985
By:
T. C.
| Bristol
A slice of history as British members form their AA archives
When to Tell Others
December 2020
| Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
By:
Laura C.
| Deland, Fla.
A member shares her struggle about when to stay anonymous
It Gets Worse
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Jason G.
| Lutitz, PA
It was hard to imagine his bottom getting any lower—but then there was the case of the Palmetto bug in his glass of sweet vermouth
Open up!
March 2019
| What’s On Your Mind?
By:
Mitch G.
| Arlington, Texas
With all the courage he could muster, he made it inside, only to be told to come back next Tuesday
The color of love
December 2018
| Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
By:
M.D.
| San Francisco, California
In a big red house in San Francisco, heart after heart opens as AA shows up at his door
The big shot
July 2018
By:
Keith D.
| Phenix City, Alabama
He got fired, his wife just had a baby and he was in big legal trouble. Boy, did he need a drink
The Slippery Slope
June 2018
By:
Ron G.
| Camarillo, Calif.
He was a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde drinker all his life—respectable, but with a hidden “inventory” of booze
A million miles away
February 2018
| Title Goes Here
By:
Rick C.
| Boonsboro, Maryland
After years of drinking and searching for faith, AA helped him break free and find his place in the world
A Pioneer in Paris
November 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
Manuel of ParisBarcelona
| Barcelona
Now in his 90s, an old-timer in Europe recalls the early days of AA in France
Here I Am
July 2017
By:
Ann W.
| Lusby, Md.
Broken, lost and scared, she found herself in the back of a police car—which, strangely, was the answer to her prayers
The Empties in the Closet
February 2016
She was hiding her alcoholism from everyone, including herself
Rallying Cry
October 2014
By:
Steve A.
| San José, California
For more than 41 years, a California teacher has found the slogans to be some of his most powerful allies
Getting Sober at 51
August 2014
By:
Jennifer A.
| Bradenton, Florida
Although she had tried many times before, one day proved different than all the rest
There Are No Musts
September 2013
By:
Jim F.
| Dallas, Texas
A member feels uneasy about those who tell him he's not doing AA the right way
Pause Before You Send
March 2012
By:
Joanna W.
| Denver, Colorado
She found that her computer was not the best place to do a Ninth Step
