Quote of the Month
July 2002
Fully Present Fully Real
July 2026
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Anonymous
| Sarasot, Florida
A dad in Florida who relapsed learns a powerful lesson— make sobriety No. 1 in life
Cake Wins (Sometimes)
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Amy H-S.
| Glan Conwy, Conwy Wales
Bad days are fewer and farther between, but when they come, she knows how to deal with them
Something Better
June 2021
| Dating & Relationships
By:
Vicki E.
| Deltona, Fla.
Through years of love and loss, some things she knows for sure—good things come and go, we learn from our hindsight and we don’t drink
A word in edgewise
February 2018
| Title Goes Here
By:
Chris W.
| Virginia
When we’re taking a group conscience, Tradition Two helps us remember to take the time and let God in
Miracle in Hollywood
April 2017
By:
Bill V.
| New York, New York
After years of relapsing, he finally connected to AA at a recovery house in the town known for making dreams come true
No More Excuses
April 2017
Seeking to find a solution to the God-shaped void in her soul, she turned to AA and discovered a miraculous new life
River's Edge
January 2012
By:
Mary L.
| Auburndale, Florida
A desperate day on the Potomac was this drunken mom's moment of truth
Tales of a Roll Dog
July 2011
By:
Shannon R.
| Los Angeles, California
A drunken teenage mascot grows up to discover that even when she’s sober, she’s a blast
Mr. Lucky
November 2002
By:
Jack G.
| Glenmont, New York
His father got sober in AA in 1945; his brother went over a cliff, but the writer thought he'd escaped the disease. Then the world started closing in.
Too Much Drunkalog?
December 1976
By:
Marita T.
| Rochester, New York
Sometimes, in our zeal to qualify ourselves as alcoholics, we forget to tell about our recovery
God Grabbed My Heart
April 2024
| Happy Birthday Big Book!
By:
J.C.
| Craig County, Virginia
Hoping to feel better and get out of the early sobriety woods, a newcomer makes a surprising Twelfth Step call
The Loner
August 2023
| AA in the Military
By:
Richard D.
| Aberdeen, New Jersey
A member shares his experience, strength and hope about being the odd man out when it comes to fellowship
There Are No Musts
September 2013
By:
Jim F.
| Dallas, Texas
A member feels uneasy about those who tell him he's not doing AA the right way
Holy Order of Doorknobs
September 2012
By:
J.H.
| Redondo Beach, California
A newcomer gets a handle on the HP thing
Lifesaver
December 2011
By:
Anonymous
In a chilly meeting room, a still-new AA helps two first-timers
Luck of the Draw
March 2005
By:
Wally L.
| Carmel Valley, California
Reflecting on twenty years of the gains of sobriety
Memoirs of a Successful Failure
May 1985
By:
J. C.
| Trenton, New Jersey
Two AAs illuminate the relationship between success and spiritual growth
Only a Glass of Champagne
November 1983
By:
W. K.
Anyway, no one would ever know - From the September 1973 Grapevine