Los Angeles
January 1952
STRAIGHT OUT OF THE "BIG BOOK" AND OPEN MINDED AS A BARN DOOR--THAT'S L.A.'s AA
Lesson Learned
August 2024
| Dating & Relationships
By:
Anonymous
| New York, New York
He found out the hard way to set romantic boundaries before the sunsets and ice cream arrive
Finally Free
July 2024
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Andrea N.
| Lakewood, Colorado
Once deemed a “menace to society,” she got sober in jail, did her time and is now going back in to help others
Leap of Faith
May 2024
| How the Steps Changed My Life
By:
T.R.
| Roseville, California
A frightening race to get down the mountain took every Step he had in him. Turns out he wasn’t alone
A Bargain With God
March 2024
| Spanish-Speaking AA Members
By:
J.B.
| Denver, Colorado
Grateful he didn’t drink, a member shares how he got back on track and took his sobriety to a whole new level
Sweet Surrender
March 2024
| Spanish-Speaking AA Members
By:
Jeff B.
| Nashville, Tennessee
He stopped swimming upstream and dove into Step three to find a peace and purpose he never knew
Building Unity
March 2024
| Spanish-Speaking AA Members
By:
Nadja F.
| Granbury, Texas
A member in Texas learns how to help bring the Spanish and English-speaking AA communities closer together
With No One Left In The House
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Susan H.
| Ashland, Ore.
A mid-life drinking crisis brings her to AA
Ferrara 2011
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Leslie C.
| Walnut Creek, Calif.
A meeting in Italy pairs a US agnostic with the one person in the room who needs her the most
A Small Window of Grace
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Garth W.
| New York, N.Y.
He had a brief moment, lying in the hospital room, when he was able to face the truth about his drinking. That was the beginning
Hey neighbor!
October 2023
| Mid-Sobriety Challenges
By:
Wilbur G.
| West Palm Beach, Florida
He always thought something was odd about Mel next door. Then one day he paid him a visit
Sinking ship
August 2023
| AA in the Military
By:
Steve C.
| Palm Coast, Florida
In the Coast Guard, he couldn’t keep his head above water. But once he dropped anchor in AA, his life got back on course
Active Duty
August 2023
| AA in the Military
By:
David D.
| Largo, Florida
A military dad has two jobs to do. And now that he’s sober he gets to show up for both
