The Ordinary Things
November 2014
By:
Anonymous
Being sober, she could appreciate the simple rhythms of peaceful living
Goodbye to All That
October 2011
By:
Julianne
| New York, New York
A newcomer shares her experiences of giving up a drinking life
Secret Lives
She used to tell strangers in bars her life story. Step Five helped her get over the shame of that.
Ham on Wry
July 1992
"No Grappa For You!”
June 2011
By:
Nicola M.
| Laguna Niguel, California
At the border of Slovenia and Northern Italy, the universal language of sobriety is spoken
A Textbook Case
October 2003
By:
Evie G.
| Topeka, Kansas
When the alcoholic was ready, the teachers appeared
A Sometimes Painful Concoction
July 1988
By:
J. C.
| West Henrietta, New York
Mixing belief and unbelief in a search for a faith that works
The April Grapevine Is Here
April 2014
This month's special section features stories about the Big Book
Waiting for a Miracle
December 2024
| Remote Communities and Sober Holidays
By:
Sara J.
They married brothers and drank together on the farm. Then one day, one got sober and began praying for her friend
Silly Songs
February 2016
My Home Group
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Rob. C.
| Birdsboro, PA
The perfect home group? This AA discovered it the first time he stepped into a meeting
Something had changed
May 2022
| 60th Anniversary of the Concepts
By:
Andy G.
| Saanichton, British Columbia
I felt amazing. I went for a long walk on the sea wall in Vancouver, skipping over park benches and talking continuously with my Higher Power.
62 years of showing up
February 2019
| Stories by Our Longtime Members
By:
Ralph B.
| Seattle, Washington
Happily Buzzing
May 2016
Not Afraid to Feel
April 2016
Free on the Inside
June 2015
By:
C.A.
| Rosharon, Texas
Although he’s serving a life sentence, the Steps help him to continue to grow and be useful
Stockholm Connection
July 2014
By:
Anonymous
Meetings, dancing and great memories of dad—boy did he get on the right train
Baseball Dreams
May 2014
By:
Warren G.
| Woodward, Oklahoma
He wanted to be just like his hero. Turned out he was ...
The Secret Life of Alcoholism
August 2011
By:
Ann B.
| Greenwood, South Carolina
The understanding and acceptance allowed her to open up
Sober over Sixty
October 2004
By:
Marion B.
| Holualoa, Hawaii
They were invisible until they found AA
Whom Do You Tell?
January 2004
By:
Debbie R.
| Kennesaw, Georgia
This time, she claimed her alcoholism for her own
Faith in Full Flower
November 2003
By:
Butch M.
| San Diego, California
A wedding on the eve of grief