2:00 AM at the Alkathon
December 2025
| Sober Holidays & Remote Communities
By:
L.R.
| Lake Worth Beach, Florida
Alone and panic-stricken on her first sober Christmas, she didn’t care what time it was. She went to find her people
Taking a Chance
September 2025
| Stories of Gratitude
By:
John L.
| Hernando, Florida
Little by little, outside help, Steps and faith are helping him overcome his fear of intimacy
Honest. Open-Minded. Willing
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Sue M. Oshawa,
| Ontario
She had 24 years sober. One day, the thought of a drink almost overwhelmed her
Walking Together, Not Alone
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Bill B.
| Broken Arrow, Okla.
His home group carried him through the hardest time of his life
We are Brothers
July 2024
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Kyle C.
| Florence, Arizona
Through the loneliness and fear, there’s a group of men here bonding, sponsoring and sharing the love
Fifth Anniversary Story
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
S.W.
| Greenfield, Mass.
Blessed with life and happiness after five years in AA
Once a Zombie
January 2024
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Ann H.
| Lincoln Park, New Jersey
A grandmother who “floated” into AA in the 60s a frightful sight recalls how lucky she was that she stayed
Just say "God"
August 2023
| AA in the Military
By:
Don P.
| Vergennes, Vermont
His newcomer buddy Ben once got a tip for stage fright that’s worked like a charm for years
Service saved me
June 2023
| Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
By:
Chris C.
| Oregon, Ohio
Right when his personal life was falling apart, the friends he made in general service lifted him up
Tick tick tick
January 2023
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
Anna H.
| South Yarmouth, Mass.
She knew AA was a cult because they all had tattoos. Now she just needed the password!
I Knew I Was Done
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
C.G.
| Toledo, Ohio
When even joy made him angry, he knew it was time to find AA
200 Days & Nights
April 2021
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Sandi R.
| Whitestone, N.Y
She’s never seen an in-person meeting. A newcomer mom stays sober with her computer every single day
Where my life began
September 2019
| Young & Sober
By:
Chad P.
| Mt. Vernon, Indiana
Young and terrified, he left his rough, drunken world and walked through a door that said “Welcome Home”
My Journey in General Service
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
By:
Vikki R.
| Yuba City, Calif.
A lot changed in her life when she got sober, but there was one constant: general service
Living proof
November 2018
By:
Ames S.
| New York City, New York
No expert advice required. Seeing others live a sober life does this member a world of good
The Road Home
The AA promises, hanging on a wall across from his Al-anon meeting, led him to the program
This May Not Pass
He learned to accept his physical condition and used AA to help him manage it each day
Of Cakes and Ale
December 1968
By:
M. M.
| Millburn, New Jersey
She thought it was time to get drunk, but she couldn't. She had to bake a cake.
That Happy, Happy First Meeting
June 1968
By:
D. C.
| Los Angeles, California
She looked it up in the directory and took a bus, alone, not knowing what to expect
Sober for Thirty Years
May 1968
By:
J. B.
| San Diego, California
One of the earliest members of the first New York AA group, he was also its first "self-proclaimed atheist" <lbBig Book Series
It's Great to Be New
July 1964
By:
D. W.
| Van Nuys, California
A quick refresher on the wonders of finding yourself sober
Counting AA Noses
August 1956
By:
J.E.B.
| Pennsylvania
Yours in the May Grapevine Editor's Desk as to membership and contributions is quite interesting.