Return to El Salvador
May 2023
| Home Group
By:
Santos F.
| Corona, Calif.
Civil war didn’t end his life, but alcohol almost did. Now he gets to bring AA to help people back home
Finally made it!
January 2023
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
Lewis T.
| Los Angeles, Calif.
Nearly 40 years ago, this Hollywood director was lost and drunk on a barstool. Now he gets to film a happy ending
Planting Seeds in Kenya
December 2022
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Andrew K.
| Hamilton, N.J.
Sobriety reignited his love of farming, but a prayer led him on a journey that enhanced his sense of service forever
Growing Up in AA
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Nellie W.
| Acworth, Ga.
She came to A.A. young, lost and angry, but found her true life and calling
Eyes wide open
February 2022
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Leslie P.
| Angleton, Texas
She was sober now, so why was life so tough? Where was her amazing meadow full of butterflies?
Dear Grapevine
December 2021
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
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
Flag-wavers Anonymous?
October 1994
By:
W. H.
| New York, New York
Tradition 10 - Alcoholics Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the AA name ought never be drawn into public controversy.
Doing What We Do Best
June 1994
By:
Bill H.
| New York, New York
TRADITION 6 - An AA group ought never endorse, finance, or lend the AA name to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property, and prestige divert us from our primary purpose