Mid-Sobriety Challenges
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Jeannie L
| Wilsonville, Ore.
As an AA “teenager,” she found herself at a crossroads
On Top of the World
May 2026
| How the steps changed my life
By:
Bill W.
| Everett, Washington
Drunk and celebrating on the ruins of a Mayan temple, he had no idea his life was crumbling too
Dreams Come True
September 2025
| Stories of Gratitude
By:
Snow P.
| Boca Raton, Florida
Every plan she once had was ruined by alcohol. Now she lives a life she didn’t know was possible
The 78-Year-Old Newcomer
August 2025
| Atheist & Agnostic Members
By:
Bob I.
| Moriches, New York
It’s never too late! After 60 years of heavy drinking, he put down the bottle and changed his life
Never Too Young
September 2024
| Young and Sober
By:
Annette C.
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Once she was introduced to the world of Young People’s AA events, she never looked back!
Minority Heard
May 2022
| 60th Anniversary of the Concepts
By:
Beth D.
| Coral Springs, Fla.
One night at her business meeting there was a unanimous vote...oh wait...there’s one more hand
We did It
February 2022
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
K.S.B.
| Seattle, Wash.
When COVID hit, everything went haywire—kids, stress, technology—you name it. AA to the rescue!
Maybe someday I’ll ask Joe
April 2021
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Ken J.
| San Francisco, Calif.
When a longtime AA friend takes his own life, the people left behind struggle to make sense of it all
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
Coming in on the Beam at Kennedy
October 1976
By:
R. S.
| Queens, New York
When there was need, a way was found
The Lost Pup
September 1970
By:
Dean S.
| Santa Monica, California
An act of no special significance turns out to have a very special meaning
The Only Day I Have
August 1970
By:
J. C.
| Topeka, Kansas
Yesterday is gone, and tomorrow will soon be today
I Was a Compulsive Sufferer
March 1970
By:
M. R.
| Virginia
<emphasis type="italic">This couple's comeback started when the non-AA wife took the First Step</emphasis> - Al-Anon
Around AA - Items of AA Information and Experience
January 1970
World Service Delegates Widen AA Unity
The Long Voyage Home. . .to Finland
October 1969
By:
Sailor
| Jakobstad
Tempest-tossed on a sea of alcohol, this sailor finally found a peaceful harbor in AA - This Is AA Around the World. . .
Are We Carrying the Message. . .to the Public at Large?
April 1962
By:
B. L.
| Greenwich Village, New York
(45 per cent of the nation still thinks of alcoholism as a "moral weakness")
AA Around the World
September 1959
By:
G. R. M.
| Edmonton, Alberta
FROM THE "POLAR MEMBER" - News, comments and letters from and about AA's worldwide outposts and centers--gleaned from letters to the Grapevine and the General Service Office, and from the "AA Exchange Bulletin," published by the General Service Office.