One Long Crazy Ride
june 2026
| Young & Sober
By:
Allie A.
| Woodland, California
Four years of hell convinced her she wasn’t going to make it to 20. Luckily, AA changed all that
Hitting Bottom
January 2026
| Stories for Day Counters
Drunk in a lonely hotel room in 1967, he had a miraculous moment he hopes to never forget
Let there Be Light
November 2025
| Early days of AA
By:
Elsie T.
| Cincinnati, Ohio
An Ohio member expresses her love of our braille literature in a 1957 Grapevine article
To Be Trusted
June 2025
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Mark S.
| Agassiz, British Columbia
Thanks to AA and outside volunteers, a “lifer” stays sober and gets to share hope with his fellows inside
Before I Speak or Act
December 2024
| Remote Communities and Sober Holidays
By:
Jimmy C.
| Peculiar, Missouri
Tradition Twelve reminds him how important anonymity and humility are in all his sober activities
How I Made It Through the Holidays
December 2024
| Remote Communities and Sober Holidays
By:
Lisa C.
| Bozeman, Montana
With less than two weeks sober and liquor everywhere in sight, how on earth was she going to not drink?
Lost & Found
June 2024
| Happy Birthday Grapevine!
By:
Anonymous
| Oshkosh, Wisconsin
She thought she’d find a guy in the coffee shop. Instead, she found something even better
Mustard Seed
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Anonymous
| Williamsport, Pa.
Arriving at a famous New York meeting, three AA adventurers find their faith rewarded
Age 16—But Never Too Young
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Kent P.
| Sparta, N.C.
The “fog of drunkenness” dissipated early for him
When Darkness Comes
June 2023
| Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
By:
Steve M.
| Raleigh, North Carolina
A member lovingly shares his thoughts after a sponsee takes his own life
Valuable insights
June 2023
| Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
By:
Anonymous
| New York, New York
How Bill’s writing in the “Twelve and Twelve” helped him through a challenging time in his sobriety
Tugboat Willy
July 2022
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Willy J.
| Charleston, S.C.
Dry on sea, but very wet on land. Time to cruise over to Captain Andy!
Tale of 2 deserts
April 2022
| What's On Your Mind?
By:
Dan K.
| Alexandria, Va.
With danger on both sides of the globe, the thing he could see most clearly was his need and love for AA
Teacher of the year
October 2021
| Cooperation With Professionals (CPC)
By:
Rhonda B.
| North East, Md.
Once fearful, unreliable and smelling of alcohol, she now suits up, shows up and can’t believe the life she’s got
Grabbing the Gold
April 2021
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Curt W.
| Lake Stevens, Wash.
He always dreamed of having his own boat and crabbing all day in the sun. In sobriety his dream came true and more
Get Busy!
Without the AA program, she would not have been able to handle some of the lessons life has handed down to her.
Dear Editors:
June 1968
By:
P. H. G.
| Montclair, New Jersey
. . .depart so far from the spirit of AA that it is ridiculous. . .
How'm I Doing
January 1968
By:
J. C.
| Wyandotte, Michigan
A member reviews the signs of progress he finds along the way
The Stranger
August 1965
By:
Anon.
| California
She was not a newcomer--but a warm welcome would have helped
We're Not an Employment Agency!
March 1961
By:
J. S.
| Bedford Hills, New York
Tough words for the new man desperately in need of a job. But they point the way to something even more important--his self-respect