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
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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
24-Hour Delivery
February 2014
By:
Alex M.
| Louisville, Kentucky
Doing service with Meetings on Wheels gives this guy the ride of his life
I Hate My Job
February 2014
By:
Kurt S.
| Farmington, Connecticut
Even after 40 years, we can always use a little attitude adjustment
Nine Lives Dina
September 2013
By:
Dina F.
| Hesperia, California
After years of drunk driving, she finally got off on the exit to AA
The Hiding Place
September 2012
By:
—Bill L., Roselle, N.J.
| Roselle, New Jersey
Who knew AA service work would be so rewarding?
AA News
August 2012
After the Crash
July 2011
By:
Sheila B.
| Taycheedah, Wisconsin
She confronted her disease head-on after a devastating collision
Our Relations With the Public
October 1954
By:
Marian, formerly public Relations S
Third in a series by staff members at AA General Service Headquarters, reviewing the work done during 1953. These reports were presented at the 4th General Service Conference in April.
I Was a Sissy-drinker
September 1952
By:
M. M.
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
What'll you have? Beer or Sneaky Pete? <lbIt's all the same if YOU admit it!
Bottoms Up!
February 1948
Dear Grapevine
July 2026
| Annual Prison Issue
What Happens Here
December 2024
| Remote Communities and Sober Holidays
By:
Billy G.
| New York, New York
A Small Window of Grace
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Garth W.
| New York, N.Y.
He had a brief moment, lying in the hospital room, when he was able to face the truth about his drinking. That was the beginning
Dear Grapevine
August 2022
| Sober Travel
Dear Grapevine
July 2022
| The Annual Prison Issue