Dear Grapevine
April 2024
| Happy Birthday Big Book!
Sinking ship
August 2023
| AA in the Military
By:
Steve C.
| Palm Coast, Florida
In the Coast Guard, he couldn’t keep his head above water. But once he dropped anchor in AA, his life got back on course
Getting in the cloud
November 2021
| Prayer and Meditation
By:
Patrick M.
| College Park, Md.
During COVID-19 a newcomer gets busy and opens himself and his group up to a new sober world
The Officer
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Vanessa D.
| Milwaukee, Wis.
When she went missing a police officer saw her as a sick person, not a bad one. It set her on the road to grateful sobriety
A New Light In Zhengzhou
July 2020
| AA Around The World
By:
Terry M.
| Gilbert, Ariz.
Stirring souls and touching hearts, a powerful weekend in China brings hope to millions of alcoholics
Unity is the Gift
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Mykel P.
| Tiburon, Calif.
A secular AA member shares about his struggles, how service heals and how good it is to tear down borders that divide us
Not My Finest Hour
February 2020
| Tough Times
By:
Brian R.
| Brentwood, Calif.
A member says it’s OK to share that we’re not always grateful and that we’re not having a wonderful day
A True Partnership?
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By:
Anonymous
| Cocoa Beach, FL.
Finding out that getting sober can mean finally forming real relationships
Worn out
April 2019
| Relapse
By:
R.A.
| Columbia, Missouri
Ripped and stained, it’s a precious memory of his last drunk. It’s not just any shirt
Sink Or Swim
December 2016
Exercising the spiritual muscles known as “prayer” and “meditation,” this athlete swims daily towards sobriety
Dear Grapevine
October 2016
On to the Next Town
July 2016
No matter what city you find yourself in, wonderful service awaits you
So We Danced
December 2015
After years of dryness he couldn’t listen—until he got in step with the right guy
At the Garage Bar
February 2015
By:
Rick G.
| Temecula, Californiai
Things were going fine except that he spent most evenings mixing and drinking cocktails from the trunk of his car
Train to Nowhere
January 2013
By:
P.E.
| Merrillville, Indiana
Chugging along drunk for years, a switchman finally hits the end of the line
From the Streets to the Rooms
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Jennifer M.
| Mobile, Ala
Homeless and at her first AA meeting, she was hoping to get kicked out—until she read the Steps on the wall…
Mended Hearts
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
By:
Mark E.
| Chesapeake, Ohio
Sometimes “willing to make amends” can take a long time. But he kept praying and trying and the healing came
Lucky fingers
February 2019
| Stories by Our Longtime Members
By:
Hyla G.
| St. Petersburg, Florida
In her darkest hour, she walked a digital path until she found a woman named Debbie
Family tree
June 2018
By:
Tony C.
| Estacada, Oregon
A member goes on a quest to find her real dad and returns with some wonderful surprises
Never too late
May 2018
By:
Linda W.
| Westland, Michigan
It took a little time, but she learned to love her mom, thanks to the wonder of Step Nine
Here to help
April 2018
By:
Matthew L.
| Meadow Vista, California
When he got out of jail, he went straight to AA. Now he helps build a bridge for others
Faith or a Donut Hole
April 2018
By:
Anonymous
One alcoholic contemplates the miracle of sobriety and the mystery of belief in a Higher Power
How I “Got” A Sponsor
February 2018
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By:
Dawn S.
| Phoenix, Ariz.
Her recipe for finding the right sponsor? Go to a meeting, find someone who looks like she really wants to be there—and just ask
AA And Me
November 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
Carla V.
| Moultrie, Ga.
She was an empty nester, a grandmother and a full-blown drunk who vowed she would never become one of “those people” in AA. But, just her luck, she did...
The New Guy In The Room
June 2017
By:
B.G.
| Minneapolis
Things he heard when he first came around stuck with him forever; now, he never forgets what it’s like to be the new guy in the room
My Story
May 2017
By:
Ellen V.
Whenever she has a bad day, she tells herself the story of her spiritual awakening, late one night, after everything seemed lost
The Permanent Visitor Comes Home
March 2017
Coming up on a year, a traveling newcomer arrives back to his home group to find an unexpected gift
A Planted Seed
May 2015
By:
Ross D.
| Tulsa, Oklahoma
Fifty years ago, a member in Kansas delivered a message to a nursing class that later saved a life
A Letter Every Week
December 2014
By:
Robyn W.
| Cincinnati, Ohio
A writing assignment from her sponsor healed years and years of anger