A Glimpse of History
November 1993
A Friend of the Fellowship
July 1990
Psst! Hey, Buddy!
October 1985
By:
N. A.
| Wenonah, New Jersey
Traditions" isn't really a dirty word
Park Bench
May 2023
| Home Group
By:
Michael J.
| Ossining, NY.
Falling down drunk was his thing. But this time in Central Park, it was grace
Roaring Good Time
February 2023
| Making Amends
By:
Definitely Steve
| Nashville, Tenn.
I was again going to a concert, only this time I was with my two of my granddaughters. Oh, and I was sober. It was one of the greatest nights of my life.
Danced all night
September 2022
| Young & Sober
By:
Heidi E.
| Portsmouth, N.H.
Just when she thought she’d never have fun again, they turned the music up!
YPAA Till We DIEPAA
September 2022
| Young & Sober
By:
Don S.
| Burlington, Conn.
When you grow up in young people’s AA, the commitment to serve never leaves you
Old Friends & Good Times
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Dave R.
| Lawrence, Kan.
I’ve had a subscription to Grapevine since the early 1980s. The magazine sits on my end table and every morning I read one story.
Here lies a Hampshire Grenadier
January 2022
| Beginners
By:
Elaine B.
| Greenfield, Mass.
On a worldwide sober trip, a member spends a cherished moment in the footsteps of our cofounder
Touching Lives
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Dave R.
| Gulfport, Fla.
One person touches another who touches another—it’s the AA ripple effect
Meeting on the yard
July 2021
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Andi F.
| Goodyear, Ariz.
When outside volunteers can’t make it in, these women know just what to do
Cowboy Boots and Sobriety
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Tom A.
| Portland, Ore.
What’s a drunken cowboy without his boots? Perhaps a sober alcoholic
Mother’s Little Helper
October 2020
| Money and Sobriety
By:
Becca A.
| Gatineau, Quebec
I still have difficult parenting moments and I still want to cry most days about things that happen. But now I don’t immediately turn to alcohol for help. I face my feelings.
AA News
March 2019
| What’s On Your Mind?
By:
Tom A.
| West Central Region
GSO’s new technology endeavor
Practice practice practice
February 2019
| Stories by Our Longtime Members
By:
Art H.
| Mount Prospect, Illinois
Our connected energy
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
By:
Amy C.
| Cleveland, Ohio
The power in the rooms that helped her stop drinking also expanded her faith
Tank buddies
December 2018
| Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
By:
Anonymous
| Philomath, Oregon
Far from home and in the field for weeks, these soldiers have a second mission—stay sober
