Back from the Darkness
May 2026
| How the steps changed my life
By:
Will J.
| Waco, Texas
Although his drinking took him to the very bottom and far away from everyone, his sobriety got some people’s attention
Running out the clock
April 2019
| Relapse
By:
Caren S.
| Kansas City, Missouri
One night in LA, many years ago, a desire to drink took her on a ride she’ll never forget
Cake packs a punch
August 2009
By:
TOMMY O.
| Anchorage, Alaska
A member gets a real taste of the power of alcoholism
Christmas Joy Comes Home Again
December 1971
By:
N. G.
| Alvin, Texas
But she had to give in order to receive
8th Step
January 1971
By:
F. M.
| New Canaan, Connecticut
Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all. - This series on the Twelve Steps is written by twelve members of A A, each interpreting one of the Steps as he sees it.
Silent Partners
August 1958
By:
Marian M.
| Springfield, Illinois
The story of one of the pioneer "wives' groups"--now part of the Al-Anon Family Group Set-up--is here chronicled by one of its founders.
Finding the More in Service
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Charlie C.
| Bear, Del.
Upon retiring he faced a choice—general service or gym rat? He let his Higher Power lead the way
Step 12: Standing in the Gap
April 2019
| Relapse
By:
Anonymous Travelers Rest.
| S.C.
“Having had a spiritual awakening,” she tries to bridge the gap between current and future AA members
Prison and Welfare Magazines Carry Articles on A.A.
February 1947
Ham on Wry
September 1987
Lost--One Anonymity
July 1961
By:
F C.
| New York City, New York
The Post Office was communications center in this little seaside resort, and the good folks there really carried the message
An Easier Softer Cake
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Gloria C.
| Mesa, Ariz.
With just the right ingredients, one member’s recipe for sobriety cooked up a life-saving meal
At Wit's End
December 2018
| Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
Alcoholism At Large
May 2014
Letter from the Editor
January 2014
Letter from the Editor
November 2012
Editor's Letter
December 2011