. . .BE Ye doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves
October 1956
By:
J. F.
| Long Island, New York
New Groups
April 1948
Juneau, Alaska, Among New Groups
June 1947
The Good Diamond
March 1952
By:
Anonymous
| Scarsdale, New York
EVALUATING OUR SOBRIETY QUALITY-WISE AS WELL AS QUANTITY-WISE ON THE 24-HOUR PLAN
Holy Direction
june 2026
| Young & Sober
By:
P.M.
| Delhi, Ontario
Be careful confessing to a priest about your drinking. He may just tell you where to go
The Day Hope Arrived
June 2025
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Jeffrey W.
| Oliver, British Columbia
Locked up, sick and detoxing, he was looking for something to read to cheer him up. What he found was a new life
Getting Sober Together
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Bill F.
| Wilsall, Mont.
A few tips on long-term sobriety from someone who has been there
Making It Right
July 2024
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
John O.
| Salem, South Carolina
Drinking kept him from saying goodbye to his dad. But the Steps gave him peace and helped take the pain away
Fresh off the Farm
March 2024
| Spanish-Speaking AA Members
By:
Norberto A.
| Cartago, Valle
He learned to drink in Colombia, heard of AA in the U.S., then returned home to get sober and get involved
The Importance of Powerlessness
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Coleen F.
| Micanopy, Fla.
Hearing “How It Works” refreshes her sobriety anew each meeting she attends
With Fellow Travelers on the Earth
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Becca X.
| Palm Desert, Calif.
After tragedies, a hard-won faith in the universe and her fellow AAs
Letting mom in
December 2021
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Wendy G.
| New Cumberland, Pa.
Sometimes we make tough choices when we get sober. But there’s always a chance for forgiveness when we try
Now Is My Time
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Chandler L.
| Altus, Okla.
Sobriety was a long time coming—but now he wants to give back
Guilding light
October 2021
| Cooperation With Professionals (CPC)
By:
Ron B.
| Costa Mesa, Calif.
A member shares some powerful thoughts about AA’s patience, resilience and creativity during COVID-19
A Celebration of AA’s 85 Years
July 2020
| AA Around The World
By:
Michele Grinberg
| Chair of the General Service Board, West Virginia
The chair of the General Service Board shares her love for AA’s language of the heart
At Home in Bangalore
July 2020
| AA Around The World
By:
Baxter J.
| Gainesville, Texas
Far away in India for work, this Texan discovers a powerful new meaning of language of the heart
Gettin' busy
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
By:
Tom C.
| La Salle, Illinois
A newcomer leaps back into life and becomes a much more interesting guy