Women
September 1951
Got a Pain in Your Feelings?
March 1950
By:
J.F.
| Elmhurst, L.I., New York
man is his own worst enemy
Mail Call for All A.A.s at Home Or Abroad
November 1945
By:
M. L.
| Rochester, New York
Answer from Genesee
Coming Home
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Denise P.
| West Milford, N.J.
She became one of the “old friends” she saw at her home group when she first arrived
Just Like Dad
March 2026
| AA & the Family
By:
Geoff C.
| Vancouver, British Columbia
As a kid, he and his sober father were buddies. But once he started drinking everything changed
A Life I Didn’t Know I Wanted
February 2025
| Longtimers
By:
Martin D.
| Bend, Oregon
Because of a gravel-voiced detox nurse in 1975, he gets to explore this wide wonderful world sober, with joy
South of the border
September 2010
By:
ANDERS P.
| Stockholm
A swedish businessman sobers up and gets active in the early days of AA in Mexico City
MY TURNING POINT
January 2010
By:
RICK S.
| Indian Wells, Calif.
Declaring his alcoholism at a meeting, a solitary, blackout drinker begins a new life
Rare and elusive
January 2010
By:
JOE H.
| Tucson, Ariz.
Until he takes the First Step, a collector misses the real value of the Big Book
A Kid like me
March 2009
By:
PINKY G.
| Skaneateles, New York
A troubled teen and a 40-something sponsor have more in common than they think
Tradition 12: A Spiritual Attitude
December 2008
By:
Ross D.
| Tulsa, Oklahoma
An AA strives to put principles before his personality
Stumbling Into The Fourth Dimension
January 2007
By:
Tim B.
| Scottdale, Georgia
Sobriety brings a drunk to his knees
Michael's Story
September 2006
By:
Carol K.
| Sarasota, Florida
An AA gets the phone call that every parent dreads
Some Serious Good
September 2006
By:
Chris K.
| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
An AA contemplates the magic of recovery
Remembering When
May 2005
By:
Bob K.
| Concord, California
A lost cause gets a second chance during the holiday season
My Spiritual Toolkit
August 2004
By:
Frank C.
| Hawthorne, California
Pick it up and even the damage of alcoholism and racial resentment can be repaired