Finding My People
june 2026
| Young & Sober
By:
Sasha P.
| Edmonds, Washington
At first she couldn’t identify. But once she found young people’s meetings everything changed
The Wisdom To Know The Difference
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Sharon T.
| Ft Lauderdale, Fla.
The Serenity Prayer guides her gently through her mother’s passing
The stranger
October 2018
By:
Gerry R.
| Clancy, Montana
On a quiet road, an alcoholic encounters a man who gives him the faith to sing at the top of his lungs
Dear Grapevine
October 2012
Mini-miracles
October 1975
By:
Anonymous
| Charlottesville, Virginia
Little miracles in life add up to the big miracle of AA
1st Step
January 1970
By:
B. L.
| Manhattan, New York
We admitted we were powerless over alcohol. . .that our lives had become unmanageable.
Embracing Change and Tradition Five
A member applies her sense of this tradition to various AA customs
From the Vintage Years
July 1958
A Sampling of the First Anniversary Issue: <emphasis type="italic">July 1945</emphasis>
A Big Difference
February 1981
By:
R. F.
| Lake Worth, Florida
This AA found that by following the guidelines of the program she was assured of a better life
Pill Problem
March 1976
By:
Anonymous
| Plainfield, New Jersey
There are many devils who would lead us into temptation
Putting Families Back Together
June 1966
By:
Jimmy M.
| Auckland
How an AA member found a long-lost relative who lives half-way around the world