Mail Call for A.A.s at Home and Abroad
June 1948
By:
P.A.C.
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
In Reverse?
Mail Call for All A.A.s at Home Or Abroad
December 1947
By:
Connie M.
| Vincennes, Indiana
Grateful for Serenity
Quote February 26, 2015
“I’m free to be the person I’ve always wanted to be, but never before had the courage to become.”
Temple, TX, October 1990“The Man I’ve Always Wanted to Be,”AA Grapevine
Grapevine Daily Quote February 26, 2018
“I’m free to be the person I’ve always wanted to be, but never before had the courage to become.”
Temple, TX, October 1990 “The Man I’ve Always Wanted to Be,” AA Grapevine
The Low-bottom Drunk
June 1971
By:
J. W.
| Manhattan, New York
A vignette of life on skid row that tells it like it is when AA tries to carry the message
The True Confessions of a Man on a Pink Cloud
August 1952
By:
Anonymous
| New York, New York
Wherein a man retakes his inventory
The Man at the Pier
January 2025
| Spirituality and Prayer
By:
Tara C.
| New Orleans, Louisiana
On a gloomy, stormy day in 2002, something mysterious and incredible happened that changed her life forever
Fabulous & the Rockstar
April 2024
| Happy Birthday Big Book!
By:
Tim B.
| Hayward, California
He had no intention of doing Step Four, that is until a beer took him down and a guy with a funny name showed up
Why Would You Do This, God?
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
She thought her “spiritual light” had burned out, but sobriety found it rekindled
Easy Does It Doing It
February 2019
| Stories by Our Longtime Members
By:
Jack P.
| Holiday, Fla.
After years of going out and coming back in, he discovered that everything happened for a reason
Vigilance
December 2018
| Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
By:
Kevin S,
| Gastonia, North Carolina
At every port, the booze once flowed freely. But now that he’s sober, he’s on full alert
Lonely Refuge
November 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
Henri C.
| Tacoma, Washington
An African-American member recalls rough times growing up and how AA saved him from a long desperate road
The Idea of Co-sponsorship
October 1962
By:
W. L. G.
| New Rochelle, New York
Are some things so intimate we can't discuss them with our regular sponsor?
Down Under
October 1961
By:
G. R.
| Sydney
The members gather about the tea table instead of the coffee urn, but the shared experience, strength and hope is the same
The Vagrant, The Professor, and The Laureate of Bohemia
February 1955
By:
Anonymous
| Scarsdale, New York
Some Thoughts on the First Step
Accepting Who You Are
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
M.C.
| Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Alcohol closed the door to self-realization. Acceptance became the key that opened it
OMG We’re Broke!
July 2025
| AA Celebrates 90 Wonderful Years!
By:
Clyde M.
| Dallas, Texas
He had just gotten elected to be his group’s new treasurer when the terrible news came in. No money? How would they ever pay the rent?
Scene of the Crime
April 2025
| Making Amends
By:
Louis P.
| Meford, Oregon
Somewhere in a lava field in Idaho, a bottle of whiskey was calling his name
An Evolving Desire
March 2025
| Sober and Out
By:
Jimmy C.
| Peculiar, Missouri
He wasn’t ready to stop drinking at first, but as he hung around and listened, things changed
Let the games begin!
July 2022
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Daniel V.
| Garden City, N.Y.
Wondering how to keep a positive outlook in sobriety each day? Here’s how one member rolls
Solidarity
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Mark M.
| Grand Rapids, Mich.
When the COVID pandemic hit, he was about to celebrate one year sober. His home group came together to make that happen
How To Belong To A Home Group
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Julie J.
| West Hartford, Conn.
To belong to a home group is to discover that we are each imperfect—and each deserving of love
A Thousand wishes
November 2021
| Prayer and Meditation
By:
Anonymous
A man fresh out of rehab surprisingly discovers that a childhood rhyme leads him to prayer
My New Best friend
August 2013
By:
Megan G.
| Prospect, Ohio
A recovery counselor learns to set healthy boundaries
GIMME SHELTER
March 2010
By:
JENNIFER P.
| Christchurch, New Zealand
In her search for a home for her family, a member finds serenity