Too Smart
December 2025
| Sober Holidays & Remote Communities
By:
Esther N.
| Bremerton, Washington
She was a social worker with a master’s degree in human behaviour. Why would she need AA?
Parked in the Right Spot
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Angel A.
| Thermopolis, Wyo.
Sometimes, a fender-bender will make you see the light
Planting My Feet Where They Need To Be
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Hannah R.
| Rocky Mount, N.C.
She found her path through her sponsor, the Steps and her Higher Power
Katie And My Story
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Renee W.
| Star Lake, NY
Helping a friend take her first steps toward AA sometimes means “doing what we can do and then turning it over”
Our Special Wrenches
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
T.R.
| Queensbury, N.Y.
Just coming into AA, she found friends who accepted her without judgement
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
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Dave R.
| Gulfport, Fla.
One person touches another who touches another—it’s the AA ripple effect
Toronto or Bust!
April 1984
By:
C. M.
| Chicago, Illinois
Did he want a vacation or a geographical cure?
