Just Don’t Drink
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Bill F.
| Anaheim, Calif.
Even after more than 40 years in the program, he still carries his sobriety chip with him
Slow Boil To Alcoholism
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Caroline BK
| Kirkland, Wash.
It took her a while to become an alcoholic and a while longer to get sober. But her sobriety is a journey she’s grateful to be on
Emotional Involvement
November 1984
By:
F. C.
Sometimes Cupid's darts hit the wrong mark - From the January 1962 Grapevine
Emotional Involvement
January 1962
By:
F. C.
| New York City, New York
Sometimes Cupid's darts hit the wrong mark
Women pioneers
June 1994
By:
Marty M.
| New York, New York
From the special Grapevine publication AA Today--first published in June 1960 to celebrate AA's Twenty-Fifth Anniversary
Pray for Us
August 2025
| Atheist & Agnostic Members
By:
Pete P.
| Brooklyn, New York
On the way to a sober friend’s funeral, a member is reminded about the blessed gift of showing up
An Amends to Remember
July 2024
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Carol V.
| Pensacola, Florida
She waited 40 years to make this right, and what she got in return was a friend and a big surprise
Sisters of the Heart
February 2021
| Sponsorship
By:
Cathy W.
| San Antonio, Texas
A lucky crew of women dives into AA and forms a beautiful bond over many years and miles
Speed Bump
January 2012
By:
Daniel S.
| Mesa, Arizona
After a bicycle accident landed him in the hospital, he surrendered to the program of AA
Get a Commitment
March 2011
By:
Roxanne R.
| Valley Center, California
Her sponsor said she’d better start doing service if she wanted to stay sober
No Barriers
April 2006
By:
Christina L.
| Quesnel, British Columbia
A member welcomes a deaf alcoholic without sign language
Maniacal thirst
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
By:
Anne O.
| Needham, Massachusetts
Drinking, slurring, falling down, blacking out—she was in a hall of mirrors with no way out
A Desire to Stop Drinking
November 1988
By:
E. P.
| Alexandria, Virginia
From the April 1978 Grapevine
A Desire to Stop Drinking
April 1978
By:
E.P.
| Alexandria, Virginia
She couldn't say, "I am an alcoholic," but she did have
The Hope I Found
January 2023
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
Lori A.
| Canal Winchester, Ohio
A gentleman gave me a Big Book at no cost. Wow, free stuff! I had no idea what I held in my hand. He suggested I start reading it. “Most importantly,” he said, “don’t drink.”
This Beautiful Thing
January 2022
| Beginners
By:
Angela L.
| San Francisco, Calif.
Being present and working the program has given her a joy for life and a deeper sense of purpose
What’s On Your Mind: What Do We Stand For?
September 2018
By:
John D.
| Big Lake, Minn
One AA believes strongly that accountability begins in the home group and spreads outward
All clear
September 2018
By:
Christopher D.
| Bryant, Arkansas
Drop by drop, the amends he’s made have turned his murky insides into freedom
Cuckoo for sobriety
December 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
Brad R.
| Hattiesburg, Miss
A man finds his way into sobriety and discovers that the song of a once-treasured clock is a symbol for the hope AA brings to his life
12TH STEP - Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these Steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.
August 1974
By:
Bill C.
| Hull, Massachusetts
Presenting a short, concise version of each of the Twelve Steps as one member experienced them
A nice girl like me
March 2010
By:
A.M.
| Scottsdale, Ariz.
A beginner wonders how she ever ended up as an alcoholic
Dual Problems
February 1979
By:
B. L.
| St. Louis, Montana
Let's concentrate on the things we have in common and on the tools that help us overcome our common problems