After the Crash
July 2011
By:
Sheila B.
| Taycheedah, Wisconsin
She confronted her disease head-on after a devastating collision
Kindred spirits
March 2009
By:
PAM P.
| San Pedro, California
In her search for recovery, a woman in pain turns to the Steps
JUST SAY YES
January 2009
By:
James H.
| Corpus Christi, Texas
Taking the Friday night commitment kept this newcomer out of the bars
Victor E (July 1995)
November 2004
By:
Anonymous
| New York, New York
For 42 years Victor E. has wanted to drink in almost every issue of the Grapevine--and every time has changed his mind. One AA offers this perspective on Victor's continuing dilemma.
Using Tradition Three within the AA Fellowship
March 2004
By:
Linda W.
| Libertyville, Illinois
Is it possible to help someone who doesn't have a problem with alcohol?
How I Took Step Two
November 2002
By:
Bruce P.
| Chicago, Illinois
A scientist gives up being right and a spiritual awakening follows
Next Time. . .
May 1998
By:
Jim N.
| West Springfield, Massachusetts
It took this AA member a long time to see what was right under his nose.
Dear Grapevine
July 2022
| The Annual Prison Issue
Greeter? What’s a Greeter?
June 2021
| Dating & Relationships
By:
Patti M.
| Ellicott, Md.
Setting up chairs? Putting out the books? She’s thrilled to be sober, but what’s everyone talking about?
My Buddy Valdez
December 2015
He lost his sight, but gained a great friend and a program that saved his life
Learning to Live
June 2015
By:
Ronnie B.
| Riverview, Florida
How AA helped one long-time inmate stay sober in prison and chart a new path
Lean Into It
March 2015
By:
Jenn H.
| Chicago, Illinois
A leap in the deep end and some AA tools helped her get past her lifelong fears
Dancing Again
October 2014
By:
C.K.
| Grain Valley, Missouri
At 30 years sober, a woman dives in and stops dragging her heels
Dear Grapevine
October 2014
A Father's Legacy
December 2013
Through the 12 Steps, she was able to forgive her father at the end of his life
Alley Cat
August 2012
By:
R.H.
| Nashville, Tennessee
He and his furry buddy went through early sobriety together
Dear Grapevine
September 2011
The rise and fall of Mr. $
February 2011
By:
Kelly K.
| Newport Beach, California
All the money in Fort Knox couldn’t keep him sober
King of excuses
January 2011
By:
Scott M.
| Bronx, New York
Biking to a service commitment was not his idea of how to spend a Sunday night
An editorial and graphic history
June 2009
ON THE SHORES OF THE AEGEAN
May 2009
By:
RODNEY N.
| Mountain Home, Idaho
A beacon of hope is lit in Turkey
The Second Step Challenge
November 2007
By:
Anonymous
Talking about the God stuff with skeptical beginners