Street Tough
June 2023
| Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
By:
Lonnie D.
| Washington, D.C.
Growing up in D.C., he learned to drink and fight, but in AA he learned to surrender
“Ed the dead” sings songs of gratitude
April 2011
By:
Ed L.
| Wrightwood, California
This musical jam-master hasn’t bitten anyone’s butt in 25 years!
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
More Than a Meeting in Print
September 1995
Carrying the message through the Grapevine representative network.
Recurring Depressions
June 1978
By:
F. M.
| New Canaan, Connecticut
With sobriety and hard work it's possible to cope
Alcoholics and Suicide
October 1964
By:
B. L.
| New York City
The scope of the problem reviewed, with the suggestion that we all can help
A Better Side of Me
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
J.F.
| Newcastle
Being of service to others introduced him to his better half—himself
At Wit's End
January 2012
How others can help
September 2010