When to Tell Others
December 2020
| Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
By:
Laura C.
| Deland, Fla.
A member shares her struggle about when to stay anonymous
Grapevines in the Twilight Zone
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Christopher L.
| Alexandria, Va.
You’re traveling through another dimension. A dimension not only of sight and sound, but of mind. Your next stop: the Grapevine
A Better Fit
March 2020
| Puzzled
By:
Don S.
| Mountain City, Texas
How 10 aching toes became a powerful lesson about the dangers of being right
A Desire to Stop Drinking
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Linda Jo St.
| Hendersonville, N.C.
Although she couldn’t say the words at first, she knew she was an alcoholic in every fiber of her being
Big Smile, Bigger Heart
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Tom Georgia
| Albany, Ga.
He and the coach could not have been more different, but they made it work. Just ask Miss Myrna
Sponsor shopping
September 2019
| Young & Sober
By:
Definitely Steve
| Nashville, Tennessee
After an exhausting trip down every aisle, a newcomer finds the right guy
My place in the world
February 2019
| Stories by Our Longtime Members
By:
Jim F.
| Devonport
No longer in the center of the universe, a longtime member in Tasmania is content to deal with things as they come along
A Day of Love, Service and Turkey
November 2018
By:
Kevin D.
| Brockton, Mass.
A group anniversary is an opportunity to celebrate Thanksgiving early—and to give thanks to AA through service
A Pioneer in Paris
November 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
Manuel of ParisBarcelona
| Barcelona
Now in his 90s, an old-timer in Europe recalls the early days of AA in France
Hello Mr. Blue
August 2017
By:
Mark H.
| Lincoln, Michigan
After a personal loss, a member near Lake Huron made a four-legged friend who helped open his heart
One s’more at a time
August 2017
By:
Ellen D.
| Auburn, Maine
After a beautiful day on the Saco River, members trade shares and laughs by the fire. How’s that for adventure?
About to blow
July 2017
By:
Becky G.
| Greater Levittown, Pennsylvania
A newcomer learns to keep the lid on and share to release her crazy thoughts
Here I Am
July 2017
By:
Ann W.
| Lusby, Md.
Broken, lost and scared, she found herself in the back of a police car—which, strangely, was the answer to her prayers
Hope is the Thing With Feathers
July 2016
Newly sober and feeling like she couldn’t go on anymore, she found an isolated cabin, a beautiful lake, and a gift of hope from the sky
Closed Meeting
July 1955
Let It Be Now
December 1953
By:
G. W.
| Bronx, New York
She held her breath and felt her heart quicken. . .
Kites and Planes Rise Against the Wind. . .
April 1953
By:
Anonymous
| Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Our defect--alcoholism--can be transformed into our greatest asset
Johnny Still Comes Out the Winner
January 1953
By:
B. J.
| Waco, Texas
His second mind gave him a second chance
When I Reach 30, I'll Change!
January 1952
By:
R. H.
| Los Angeles, California
THAT'S WHAT THE MAN SAID
