Holy Direction
june 2026
| Young & Sober
By:
P.M.
| Delhi, Ontario
Be careful confessing to a priest about your drinking. He may just tell you where to go
Letter of Hope from a Tribal Jail
July 2025
| AA Celebrates 90 Wonderful Years!
By:
Samantha W.
| Quinault Indian Nation, Washington
Thanks to outside volunteers and Grapevine, an incarcerated woman in Washington celebrates a year of sobriety
The Day Hope Arrived
June 2025
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Jeffrey W.
| Oliver, British Columbia
Locked up, sick and detoxing, he was looking for something to read to cheer him up. What he found was a new life
A Plant From the Management
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Arnie G.
| Valley Stream, N.Y.
They told him he couldn’t possibly be an alcoholic. He found out otherwise
It's Worth the Work
August 2024
| Dating & Relationships
By:
Doug M.
| Long Island, New York
Through years of sober experience, good and bad, he learned about love, faith and sharing the fun
She Believed She Could.
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Tammy N
| Rome, Ga.
She found AA—and AA found her
Problem Solved
June 2024
| Happy Birthday Grapevine!
By:
Jake S.
| Henderson, Nevada
His fight with a Higher Power and liquor was puzzling, but one day while practicing Step Six, a solution was revealed
Fresh off the Farm
March 2024
| Spanish-Speaking AA Members
By:
Norberto A.
| Cartago, Valle
He learned to drink in Colombia, heard of AA in the U.S., then returned home to get sober and get involved
The Importance of Powerlessness
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Coleen F.
| Micanopy, Fla.
Hearing “How It Works” refreshes her sobriety anew each meeting she attends
Cold Land Warm Hearts
December 2023
| Remote Communities and sober holidays
By:
Keith J.
| Surrey, British Columbia
How would they find alcoholics to help in a small, remote Arctic town? One guy had a terrific solution
Becoming Willing
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Bruce W.
| Byron, Ga.
In AA meetings all over the world, he hears the language of the heart
Meet the parents
April 2023
| AA & Families
By:
Michael O.
| Marysville, Wash.
His folks came to “birthday night” to see what this weird cult was about. By the end of the night, everyone got a surprise
Close Call at the Wedding
January 2023
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
Clyde M.
| Dallas, Texas
With booze everywhere and no phone in sight, a freaked-out newcomer gets the surprise of his life
Be Sure To Pack AA
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Kurt S.
On one vacation trip, his suitcase didn’t contain quite enough AA
Close to the Edge
September 1993
By:
Robert J.
| Sacramento, California
My life hadn't become unmanageable, it had become crazy. . . . That was my moment of clarity.
