Letter from the Editor
March 2023
| Get Into Service
PO Box 1980
February 1984
By:
Dennis R. Brightwell, MD
| Columbia, Missouri
Aftercare and the Grapevine
Heaven on Earth
April 2024
| Happy Birthday Big Book!
By:
Dea R-G
| Isleton, California
With a wife, a dog, a garden, a woodshop and a great sponsor, this oldtimer says life’s a grand gift
A Dream Come True
January 2024
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Nachelle W.
| Collingwood, Ontario
This sober high-flying pilot has found a loving fellowship in AA meetings all over the world
The ring
December 2023
| Remote Communities and sober holidays
By:
Roman W.
| Los Angeles, California
This jeweler drank to forget the past. Then one day a customer came in with a request he’ll forever remember
Passageway to my soul
February 2023
| Making Amends
By:
Rich D.
| Margate, Fla.
A longtime member shares about the sponsors and fellows who will always hold a special place in his heart
Bright Lights of Fun
November 2022
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Snow P.
| Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
When getting sober, we redefine fun. For her, it’s joy, contentment and authentic belly laughs
The Wisdom of Norm
October 2022
| Relapse
By:
Norm H.
| Cary, N.C.
What was it that he said to get Mike to stop relapsing? It must have been pretty powerful
A Common Desire
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Anonymous
| Essex
Young, old, gay, straight, trans, Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, atheist, angry, happy, sad... if we don’t want to drink, we’re welcome
Two Hands Reaching In
February 2022
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Brock O.
| Winston-Salem, N.C.
A member in prison shares gratitude for the love and guidance he gets from men going to any lengths on the outside
Reaching for the Sky
January 2022
| Beginners
By:
Gabrielle S.
| New York, N.Y.
Getting sober opened a brand new adventure of climbing heights—and she hasn’t looked back
Open-Minded Wonder
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Stephanie M.
| Bend, Ore.
From “a life lived in the bottle” to a deep appreciation of a sober existence
The Magic Pill
January 2021
| Oldtimers!
By:
Colin Q.
| Fort Collins, Colo.
Years ago he came in looking for something to fix him. Before he knew it, the answer was in his hand
A Feeling of Serenity
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Anonymous
| Pittsburgh, PA
Working her program one day at a time, she found her way back to the career she had lost
Keeping Me Afloat
December 2020
| Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
By:
Greg H.
| Park Forest, Ill.
A remote Navy man discovers Loners Internationalists and starts making friends and staying sober in every port
Not Just Another Bender
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Diana G.
| Woodland Hills, Calif.
After a painful drinking career, she discovered an “ordinary, yet extraordinary” life in AA
My Best Day
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
C.N.
| Long Beach, Calif.
Flashing lights, a D.U.I. arrest—but his worst day turned into the one that saved his life
