Goodbye to All That
October 2011
By:
Julianne
| New York, New York
A newcomer shares her experiences of giving up a drinking life
Reflections on the Third Tradition
October 2011
By:
Jason P.
| Fishers, Indiana
A member describes the importance of the Third Tradition in his sobriety
On a Rocket Ship to Hell
July 2011
By:
Robin W.
| Schaumburg, Illinois
She came to understand that alcoholism was at the root of the wreckage in her life and came to AA to rebuild
Web Exclusive: Bartender, Hand Me the Phone!
March 2011
By:
Ellis B.
| Rusk, Texas
Multiple jail visits weren’t enough. A call from a bar was his moment of hope.
A LETTER FROM MY UNCLE
August 2010
By:
JENNA H.
| Austin, Texas
A beloved relative carries the AA message to a young alcoholic
Too bright for my own good
September 2009
By:
KARIN H.
| Volcano, Calif.
Service came before Steps with mixed results
HOME FOR THE Holidays
November 2008
By:
David A.
| Clifton, Texas
HOW ONE AA SURVIVES FAMILY PARTIES
An Ex-Monk Picks Up the Pieces
October 2008
By:
L.H.
| Reno, Nevada
Alcoholism destroyed everything he believed in; the program gave it back
The AA Mitten
July 2008
By:
Harry U.
| Cornville, Arizona
A fable about finding a shelter from the storm
PRIME Dating Material?
February 2008
By:
Dan H.
| Oceanside, California
Lame pick-up lines and help from the Fourth Step
The Receiving End
June 2007
By:
Cindy B.
| Haverhill, Massachusetts
Getting to meetings appeared to be a problem until a friend made a phone call
Living Large
March 2006
By:
Kevin P.
| Schaumburg, Illinois
The longer he's sober, the better it gets
Operation cooperation
October 2021
| Cooperation With Professionals (CPC)
By:
Judge Christine Carpenter / Nancy McCarthy
| Class A Trustees
Grapevine Interview: Two Class A trustees share some thoughts on CPC service
No Need to Fear
May 2021
| Our Twelve Steps
By:
T.S.
| Ripon, Calif.
Alcohol convinced him he was all alone, unable to live life. The Steps brought him back into the light
The Spiritual Life Is Not A Theory
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Matt M.
| San Antonio, Texas
AA reconnected him “to the world, the infinite and to other people”
What my brother taught me
July 2019
| The Prison Issue
By:
Nancy McCarthy
| St. Louis, Missouri
A probation and parole officer learns to love AA from the man whose calls she dreaded most
Coincidence—Or Something Else?
July 2019
| The Prison Issue
By:
Phil D.
| Monroeville, Pa.
Wednesdays, at 7pm, hold a very special significance for him
She made the shot
March 2019
| What’s On Your Mind?
By:
Judy M.
| Royersford, Pennsylvania
She left basketball behind for the drinking game—but eventually scored a win
Dear Grapevine
June 2018
You Too Can Stay Sober
May 2018
By:
Michael S.
| Aurora, Colo.
“Staying sober through adversity” is almost too mild a description for what one alcoholic has survived
Dying to be loved
November 2016
At age 20, liquor had done its job. It made her believe she had nothing to live for
The Man from AA
May 2016
We show up, we help out, we comfort the suffering alcoholic—because that’s what we do
Dear Grapevine
April 2016
The Last Time I Saw My Daughter
February 2016
Getting sober with her child wasn't easy, but what happened after Mother's Day was almost more than she could bear
A Moment in the Dark
September 2015
In a sea of empty beer cans, he had made his home a prison. What would it take to break free?
In Black and White
March 2013
By:
Erin S.
| Olathe, Kansas
Just when her life was falling apart, a mom reads good news in the Sunday paper