The Empties in the Closet
February 2016
She was hiding her alcoholism from everyone, including herself
Home But Not Alone
December 2015
Can someone get sober without a home group, a coffee commitment or a 90 in 90? Two alcoholics in Kentucky find out
AA News
August 2015
Part of something big
April 2015
By:
Allison D.
| Glenside, Pennsylvania
How her dream to have a meaningful life became something to really cheer about
Rallying Cry
October 2014
By:
Steve A.
| San José, California
For more than 41 years, a California teacher has found the slogans to be some of his most powerful allies
New Meetings, New Friends
September 2014
By:
Monica L.
| Wichita, Kansas
By finding a new group, she was able to have the kind of sobriety she wanted
Fourth and Vine
January 2014
By:
David W.
He had spent 20 years of his life at the bar on the corner until one winter day
The Little Group on Hapalmach Street
April 2012
By:
Charley W.
| Jerusalem
In Jerusalem, an old meeting room disappears, but not the years of love
Pause Before You Send
March 2012
By:
Joanna W.
| Denver, Colorado
She found that her computer was not the best place to do a Ninth Step
Radiant Child
December 2011
By:
Kizzie P.
| Frankfort, Kentucky
Her son's despair over her alcoholism became the cornerstone of her sobriety
The Apple Falls from the Tree
November 2011
By:
Brenda P.
| Orlando, Florida
The science of gravity helped this newcomer believe in a power greater than herself
Web Exclusive: On the Rat Wheel
October 2011
By:
Molly H.
| Fresno, California
Obsessive thinking nearly led her to a drink until she turned it over to a Higher Power
A Back Porch Prayer
September 2011
By:
Vernon J.
| Frankfort, Kentucky
With his wife still missing, a young African-American vows to make things right
In Our Own Words: Stories of Young AAs in Recovery
September 2011
By:
John L.
| Howell, New Jersey
From Section 1, What We Used To Be Like
P. O. Box 459 Is International Hub
April 1948
The End of the Nightmare
January 2001
By:
Karen C.
| Albuquerque, New Mexico
Step 1 - We admitted we were powerless over alcohol--that our lives had become unmanageable.
THE LONG VIEW
August 1994
AA's General Service Office helps to carry the AA message to alcoholics, to AA groups, and to the public at large.
How It Was. . .
June 1979
By:
Anonymous
| Manhattan, New York
Grapevine's 35th Anniversary - A visit with Bill's "little sister
An Anniversary to Remember
February 2026
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Jack B.
| Coral Springs,, Florida
When he hit bottom, he only knew one person in AA—his mom. Turns out she only knew one person too
Hotel Serenity
February 2025
| Longtimers
By:
Laura B.
| Grants Pass, Oregon
The clinking glasses and the mini-bar were telling her to check out. Luckily she found a reason to hang on
Shower Not Required
March 2024
| Spanish-Speaking AA Members
By:
Kevin S.
| Hingham, Massachusetts
Only one thing is asked of him to become a member, he learned, and it’s not whether he has clean socks
Huge Amounts of Love
May 2023
| Home Group
By:
Jim R.
| Nebraska.
The gifts of kindness and patience that go into sponsoring come back in ways we can’t imagine
Can’t Take This Away
January 2023
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
Paul M.
| Delhi, Ontario
He came to put down the liquor, but the love and shares of the heart made him stay
Green Pastures
January 2022
| Beginners
By:
Mark D.
| Eagan, Minn.
A farm boy shares how he took the seed someone planted and got five decades of a meaningful sober life
Keeping busy
October 2021
| Cooperation With Professionals (CPC)
By:
V.T.
| Vista, Calif.
As Twelfth Step calls got more difficult during COVID-19, she just kept thinking outside the box. It was a perfect recipe to cure isolation