Editorial
February 1951
To Finland, With LOVE. . .
December 1965
By:
Dr. Earle M.
| San Francisco, California
The snow is deep, the sun shines at midnight, and AA is zestful and bright
Reaching Out in New Ways
October 2025
| AA & Technology
By:
Gary D.
| Edgewater, Florida
With apps, websites, tablets and computers, a member in Florida shares how Twelfth Step tools keep advancing every day
Take a risk
January 2015
By:
Mily T.
| San Francisco, California
With spurs and spiky wristbands she found her way to AA
Everything Is Possible
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Brittany G.
| King of Prussia, Pa.
Alcoholics Anonymous, she realizes, is a program of ‘we’
For Sale
June 2021
| Dating & Relationships
By:
David S.
| New York, N.Y.
One member shares his thoughts and experience about money, property, prestige and AA
Icing on the Cake
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Anonymous
| Phoenix, AZ
She has spent her sobriety working tirelessly to bring the word of AA inside prisons. Then, one day, she received an unexpected gift
Sobriety and My Spiritual Journey
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Mike H.
| El Cajon, Calif.
If he stays connected, his Higher Power always provides “a door to a new and better place”
The Kinship of Common Suffering
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Michael O.
| New York, N.Y.
A moving and thoughtful meditation on one man’s Higher Power
Somebody Might See Me
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Bob K.
| San Diego, Calif.
A newcomer’s story reminds this old-timer of his fear that someone might “catch” him at an AA meeting
Rescue Mission
January 2021
| Oldtimers!
By:
Michael K.
| Kelowna, British Columbia
A sober book lover opens a new chapter of helping others as he hunts for lost treasures that give him joy
Wet in a Dry Country
December 2020
| Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
By:
Lynn W.
| Houston, Texas
A social worker puts on her AA hat and says a few prayers to help an alcoholic on the other side of the world
Just Be Myself
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
By:
Joel C.
| San Diego, Calif.
A long-time member and past trustee shares about his journey serving beyond the group as a gay man
Loving Myself
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
By:
Susan W.
| Bristol, Tenn.
A lesbian member shares about acceptance, tolerance, relationships, God and staying sober in AA since 1979
Meetings, Meetings, Meetings
January 2020
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
Anonymous
| Amherst, Mass.
A perfect depiction of why “meeting-makers make it”
A Bit of Cheer in a Tough Place
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Ben L.
| Cañon City, Colo.
With tape, cardboard and delicious chocolate cookies, a member helps his cellmates share a little joy
Everything's going to be okay
September 2019
| Young & Sober
By:
Alan F.
| Shoreline, Washington
One day on a beach, something lifted his hope and guided him out of the dark, drunken life
Trusting my GPS
July 2017
By:
Cathy W.
Far from home and needing a meeting, a sober teacher took action and let her Higher Power lead the way