How It Feels to Join AA
November 1987
By:
Beatrice
She didn't believe she needed to stop drinking - From the November 1944 Grapevine
The Seven-year Itch
May 1985
By:
J. D.
| Queens Village, New York
When dissatisfaction with her group crept in, she took at hard look at her changing responsibilities
A Chance to Learn
August 1980
By:
L. G.
| Ogallala, Nebr.
The stronger her faith became, the more secure she felt
An Experience in Daily Living
March 1979
By:
D. W.
| Des Moines, Iowa
He found that there is no panacea for living problems
We Seek Glimpses of the Absolute
April 1978
By:
M. B.
| Coronado, California
Spiritual awareness comes in many forms. In the pages that follow, six AAs tell how it came to them
The White Flag of Surrender
December 1976
By:
Father T.
| California
AA freed him of remorse and enabled him to serve is God when he finally raised
One Song At A Time
November 2025
| Early days of AA
By:
Landon H.
| Knoxville, Tennessee
This newcomer thought the fun was over, but Living Sober told him it wasn’t so. Time to get out the guitar
Joy on a Full Moon
November 2024
| The Gift Of Gratitude
By:
Paul L.
| Whitefish, Montana
A sober bike ride with his home group in Glacier National Park was just the adventure he was looking for
80 reasons I love Grapevine
June 2024
| Happy Birthday Grapevine!
By:
Jeff W.
| Maplewood, New Jersey
To celebrate our 70th anniversary, 10 years ago an avowed Grape-nut shared 70 reasons he loved Grapevine. With the new apps, the podcast, Instagram and more, he had an easy time updating it to 80.
Back in the picture
December 2022
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Scott A.
| West Hollywood, Calif.
A holiday drawing shows a newly sober dad how precious his sobriety is to those he loves most
Glad I Made It
October 2022
| Relapse
By:
Shari D.
| Peoria, Ill
She was going to Al-Anon for everyone else. Now it was time to look at herself
A Place to Fit In
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Sandy L.
| Douglassville, Pa.
Beginning with her first drunk at the age of eight, she struggled to find the place where she truly belonged
In a Canberra Jail
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
By:
John K.
| Carleton Place, Ontario
A Toronto fireman discovers the joys of service taking meetings to prisoners Down Under
Rusted Servant
May 2020
| Getting Into General Service
By:
Dave A.
| Moncton, New Brunswick
Although he recently earned a new title, this past delegate in Canada hasn’t slowed down one bit
A Late Bloomer in AA
May 2019
| Our Big Book–80 Wonderful Years
By:
Rick
| W. Plains, Mont.
His drinking career stretched around the globe. Oddly, he was stuck in one place
Step 12: Standing in the Gap
April 2019
| Relapse
By:
Anonymous Travelers Rest.
| S.C.
“Having had a spiritual awakening,” she tries to bridge the gap between current and future AA members
Leaning Into The Wind
February 2019
| Stories by Our Longtime Members
By:
Pat B.
| Napa, Calif.
With a DUI-related jail term and a loved one dying, he decided to confront the ill wind blowing through his life head-on
Vigilance
December 2018
| Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
By:
Kevin S,
| Gastonia, North Carolina
At every port, the booze once flowed freely. But now that he’s sober, he’s on full alert
Falling in love with the universe
September 2017
By:
Edward B.
| Moraga, California
Way out in the Nevada desert, among the stars and colorful characters, he found his sober crew
Progress, Not Perfection
August 2017
By:
Barbara Ann M.
| Tallahassee, Fla.
After a divorce and a monumental life change, the only place she found “safety” was in a hidden bottle. But something else was hidden inside of her: sobriety
I know, I’ve been There
December 2016
By:
Doug T.
| Wichita, Kansas
On a 12th Step call at a remote Kansas farm, three men learn that the language of the heart can come through a pen