Beautiful Ripples
March 2016
The longer he stayed sober, the more he saw how AA changed lives around him
Game changer
December 2010
By:
SUSAN B.
| Alexandria, Va.
A hard-drinking father finds spirituality in the bottom of the ninth
End of the road
April 2010
By:
CHRIS M.
| Buffalo, N.Y.
When his wife threatens to walk out, he goes to his first AA meeting
Sentenced to Loneliness
May 2008
By:
Anonymous
He wanted to be the first in all his life's activities, but he was last to acknowledge the harm alcohol did in his life.
It Works For Me
September 2007
By:
Paul M.
| Riverside, Illinois
Sober sixty years, a member reflects on AA's principles
How About A Group Inventory?
October 2006
By:
Anonymous
| Scarsdale, New York
From the August 1956 Grapevine
Questions about the 2005 Convention?
December 2004
Looking forward to coffee, ice cream, and the 2005 International Convention
Some Thoughts Regarding Our Relationship to Alcoholics Anonymous
April 1999
By:
Narcotics Anonymous World Service B
A Firm Foundation
June 1993
By:
Ed K.
| Victoria, British Columbia
One of the five AAs who were present at Newfoundland's first meeting, at the Glynmill Inn in Cornerbrook, October 1949, shares memories of early AA in that province.
Anonymity: Giver of Life
November 1990
By:
B. P.
| Contoocook, New Hampshire
Eleventh Tradition - Our public relations policy is based on the attraction rather than promotion; we need always maintain personal anonymity at the level of press, radio, and films.
Something Kept Me Sober
November 1989
By:
Anonymous
| New York, New York
From the November 1958 Grapevine
Words of Love
November 2015
The August Issue of Grapevine Is Here
August 2015
This month's special section features stories about sober travel
Make It Happen
June 2015
By:
Julie C.
| Telluride, Colorado
With her HP and a little action, a woman in a prison without many meetings finds a pretty good solution
A Different Shade
March 2015
By:
Melissa R.
| Houston, Texas
Once her sponsor showed her how to put down the broad brush, things brightened up
The November Issue of Grapevine Is Here
November 2014
This month's special section features stories from LGBT AA members
Staying out of the Swamp
June 2014
By:
Anonymous
A member learns to not let money, property or prestige bog us down from our primary purpose
The June Issue of Grapevine Is Here!
June 2014
This month's special section celebrates seven decades of Grapevine
Amber Light
January 2014
By:
Aaron H.
| San Francisco, California
With no TV, no radio, and no cell phone, he turned the power on
Web Exclusive: Dark Groups
December 2011
By:
Anonymous
| Eugene, Oregon
A member discusses the phenomenon of groups who don't participate in area service
Knees in the Grass
December 2011
By:
Don H.
| Gibsons, British Columbia
How a reliance on prayer took this man to the grave
Wreckage of the Past
March 2011
By:
Carolyn A.
| Welland, Ontario
Beautiful things happen when a newcomer gets honest on her one-year anniversary