Our Own Opinions
April 1951
By:
Paul P.
| Anaheim, California
expressions of AA thought from everywhere. . .
Bottoms Up!
May 1948
Mail Call for All A.A.s at Home Or Abroad
July 1946
By:
George M.
| Oakland, California
Material for Discussion
The Pleasures of Reading
November 1944
Up in Smoke
July 2024
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Garry and Renee J.
| Surprise, Arizona
Members out west find a fun and sometimes chilly way to gather in fellowship and embrace Step Seven
So How Did I Get Here?
May 2024
| How the Steps Changed My Life
By:
Patrick J.
| Albuquerque, New Mexico
What made him say yes to that kind AA man more than four decades ago? Ask his Higher Power
Tuesdays
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Tanya D.
| Englewood, CO
What a difference a day makes….
The best gift of all
December 2021
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Sean O.
| Santa Monica, Calif.
Depressed and desperate, he signed up to chair the 7 A.M. Christmas morning meeting. It probably saved his life
All The Way There
November 2019
| Grapevine Classics
By:
Karen H.
| Hershey, Pa.
She stopped halfway at everything but getting sober
Rest in Peace
December 2018
| Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
By:
John O’
| Martinsville, Ind.
A dying man spreads the message of AA in an Ontario snowstorm—and the person who receives it continues the cycle of love and service
One step at a time
September 2021
| Young & Sober!
By:
Anonymous
| New Britain, Conn.
A member shares about his journey into sobriety and the challenges of living with cerebral palsy
Simply surrender
May 2017
By:
Gwyneth N.
| Saco, Maine
The spiritual connection she desperately sought for years appeared when she found AA
Dear Grapevine
January 2013
Pancake king
October 2010
By:
NORM H.
| Cary, N.C.
He guarded his griddle like it was made of gold . . . then his ego got the better of him
Web Exclusive: I Wanted What the People in the Meetings Had
March 2011
By:
Rena
She attended meetings with solution in her eyes until she finally heard what she needed to hear.
The Role of a Lifetime
January 2026
| Stories for Day Counters
By:
Monica C.
| New City, New York
Becoming a movie star was her dream come true, but it turned out the script called for something much bigger
Picture Perfect
August 2024
| Dating & Relationships
By:
Kathleen L.
| Concord, California
A mysterious trip to the DMV drove her right into the hands of AA
Heaven on Earth
April 2024
| Happy Birthday Big Book!
By:
Dea R-G
| Isleton, California
With a wife, a dog, a garden, a woodshop and a great sponsor, this oldtimer says life’s a grand gift
The ring
December 2023
| Remote Communities and sober holidays
By:
Roman W.
| Los Angeles, California
This jeweler drank to forget the past. Then one day a customer came in with a request he’ll forever remember
A Life And Death Organization
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Stephen H.
| Kuna, Idaho
How sobriety and spirituality meet in AA
A Common Desire
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Anonymous
| Essex
Young, old, gay, straight, trans, Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, atheist, angry, happy, sad... if we don’t want to drink, we’re welcome
Doin’ it
August 2021
| Seniors in AA
By:
Beverly D.
| Lummi Island, Wash.
After years of alcoholism and trauma, she’s done the work and living the good life. And she’s only 90!
A Feeling of Serenity
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Anonymous
| Pittsburgh, PA
Working her program one day at a time, she found her way back to the career she had lost
Not Just Another Bender
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Diana G.
| Woodland Hills, Calif.
After a painful drinking career, she discovered an “ordinary, yet extraordinary” life in AA