On the right road
March 2023
| Get Into Service
By:
Terry F.
| Menomonee, Wis.
Sandy’s class got him on the highway to AA. Once he passed the test, he got to return the favor
Still A Little Crazy
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Anonymous
| York, Maine
A little crazy meets a lot sober. Guess who wins?
I got my life back
January 2022
| Beginners
By:
Becca A.
| Gatineau, Quebec
It's not easy swimming through a drinking world when you're newly sober, but keep going. It gets so much better
Harley Mike, Angry Mike & young Andy
December 2021
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Bill W.
| Everett, Wash
The more he did it, the more he learned that reaching out was the deal. Soon a wonderful band of AA “misfits” appeared
Clear signal
November 2021
| Prayer and Meditation
By:
Ed
| Lexena, Kan.
When times get hard and we’re hit by a storm, we can always make an adjustment to improve the connection
Truth works
February 2021
| Sponsorship
By:
Joe S.
| Oakland, Calif.
Unsure of sponsoring a member inside San Quentin, he decided that honesty would be the way to go
Somebody Might See Me
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Bob K.
| San Diego, Calif.
A newcomer’s story reminds this old-timer of his fear that someone might “catch” him at an AA meeting
From three and a Half Feet
February 2020
| Tough Times
By:
Anonymous
| Sarasota, Fla.
With a little help and love from her AA friends, she heads off to the bus for her 7 a.m. meeting
Coming to Believe
January 2020
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
Fred M.
| Hamilton, N.J.
After 29 years of sobriety, a member gets a completely new understanding of Step Two
A warm welcome
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By:
Timothy S.
Members dealing with deafness face a world of challenges in AA. There are many ways to help
The big winner
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Mike K.
| Ventura, California
He missed the game, but not that last pint of Scotch. Now he has a life with all bases loaded
Life's little lessons
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By:
Susanne B.
| Georgetown, Texas
More and more each day, her pre-kindergarten students remind her of the wonder of sobriety
More being revealed
June 2019
| Letting Go of Resentments
By:
Morgan J.
| Annapolis, Maryland
As the summer leaves fall, a member reflects on the change that comes with sunshine
Bill's wife remembers...
November 2018
By:
Lois W.
| Bedford Hills, New York
Desperate attempts to quit liquor, fistfights in the house and flying shoes. Early AA had it all
Mad Man
October 2018
By:
Anonymous
| New York City, New York
A newcomer gets a job with a boozy ad agency, selling liquor. What could possibly go wrong?
I Laughed, He Laughed
May 2020
| Getting Into General Service
By:
Tom L.
| Albany, Ga.
He took him to events, got him into service and even helped him take out the “garbage.” That was Delmar’s way
Rusted Servant
May 2020
| Getting Into General Service
By:
Dave A.
| Moncton, New Brunswick
Although he recently earned a new title, this past delegate in Canada hasn’t slowed down one bit
Backyard Bowery
June 2019
| Letting Go of Resentments
By:
Steve S.
| Manhasset, New York
As a boy, he’d seen men drunk on the street and wondered how they got there. Well, he found out
A Late Bloomer in AA
May 2019
| Our Big Book–80 Wonderful Years
By:
Rick
| W. Plains, Mont.
His drinking career stretched around the globe. Oddly, he was stuck in one place
Spotless pots
June 2017
By:
Davis M.
| Rio Rico, Arizona
So why was making coffee the most important job? This newcomer was about to find out
Once an Orphan
May 2016
How a priest, a woman, an upholsterer and AA helped a young man live a long, wonderful life
Hiding Empties
April 2016
By:
Vicki M.
| Fairhope, Ala.
The guy she was dating didn’t down beers like she did, so what else was she to do?
Out of the foxhole
April 2015
By:
Patrick D.
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
After his pink cloud went away challenges hit, and isolation led him down a tunnel of white-knuckling pain
Weekend in jail
January 2015
By:
Melissa W.
| Granbury, Texas
With lice shampoo and a stiff orange suit, she was now alone with HP and Step One
The Scoop: Reporter Gets Sober
November 2013
By:
D.F.
| Woodinville, Washington
Finally, he got the story of a lifetime
The Dreaded Job of Making Coffee
May 2013
By:
Les L.
| Medicine Hat, Alberta
An old-timer remembers how washing cups taught him to laugh again
I Dream of Jeannie's Bottle
April 2012
By:
Stacey F.
| Staten Island, New York
As a child, she wanted to magically hide, but as an adult, she found escape in booze
Dear Grapevine
December 2011
Joanie's God
August 2009
By:
JEANNE R.
| Monaca, Penn.
A newcomer borrows her sponsor's Higher Power
The Measure of Success
September 2008
By:
Gretchen P.
| Toledo, Ohio
It's not what you accomplish, but what you overcome