Window of Opportunity
December 2023
| Remote Communities and sober holidays
By:
T.R.
| Isleton, California
At six months sober, his view of the world was getting much better. Well...not this day
A Bountiful Higher Power
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Loren S.
| South Bend, Ind.
Restored to reality—rather than sanity—he finds his true path
Growing Stronger
July 2023
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Karen C.
| Oakland, California
A California sponsorship program is taking flight, helping more and more incarcerated members each day
Confessions of a Spreadsheet-Loving Nerd
March 2023
| Get Into Service
By:
Christina S.
| League City, Texas
She found the service she loves, and it keeps on giving back
Be Prepared For An Experience
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Patty M.
| Lakewood, Wash.
A misdirected phone call leads her to a more profound connection to AA
100 Beards
December 2022
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Jack H.
| Westminster, Md.
What sobriety lifeline does a Santa turn to when he can’t get to meetings? Grapevine, of course
Generations
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Robert M.
| Naples, FL
A chance encounter at an AA meeting brings closure to a decades-old tragedy
Finding His Marbles
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Robert S.
| Glendale Heights, Ill.
Coming to his senses in AA
Hope, After All
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
M.P.
Her losses mounted even after escaping an abusive marriage, but today she is sober and a “woman of valor”
A Prayer for The Ex
January 2022
| Beginners
By:
Lois L.
| Chandler, Ariz.
Oh great. She’s trying to get sober and her husband is suing her. And now they suggest she pray for him? Right!
We Never Give Up
February 2021
| Sponsorship
By:
Alex M.
| Louisville, Ky.
A man from Nepal reminds him that we don’t have the power to get people sober. We just hope and keep reaching out
Freshly Squeezed Sobriety
November 2020
| Our Twelve Traditions
By:
Corinne H.
| Raleigh, N.C.
Wearing orange juice cans and a wine-stained robe, she opened the door to AA. Because of Tradition Three, they opened the door to her
Marine, Mom and Alcoholic
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Janice M.
| Carlsbad, Calif.
To escape the hell she was living in, she put herself in “the middle of AA.” She’s still there
Sentenced: A Good Life
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
By:
Norm H.
| Cary, N.C.
An old-timer remembers the judge in the 1960s who sent him to Ed, who cracked open the gate to freedom
Love From Dusk til Dawn
July 2020
| AA Around The World
By:
Robert H.
| Baldwin, N.Y.,
Each day where they meet, a dedicated crew sees that AA happens. Luckily, tomorrow they get to do it all again
Are We Fulfilling Our Primary Purpose?
September 1986
By:
H. M.
| Bellaire, Texas
The following three articles were originally presentations at the 1986 General Service Conference
At War With the World
December 1984
By:
A. L.
| Gentry, Arkansas
In this "season to be jolly," three AAs remind us of a common character defect
Weeding Out the Crabgrass
August 1984
By:
A. B.
| San Diego, California
Step Four - It's an individual program, and on the pages that follow, four AAs describe their personal approaches to this vital Step and tell us how working it helped their sobriety
A Swinger Gets Sober
October 1982
By:
V. R.
| Fargo, North Dakota
And discovers that self-love is the most important thing
They Were Really Listening
December 1981
By:
T. B.
| Manhattan, New York
A reluctant speaker--an unexpected reward
Learning From Other
June 1981
By:
C. C.
| North Hollywood, California
Humility tells us "<emphasis type="underline">We</emphasis> can do what <emphasis type="underline">I</emphasis> can't
But I Was Still Not Drinking
October 1979
By:
G. P.
| Bemidji, Minnesota
When he quit going to meetings, even his dog (and cats) wouldn't come to him