Dr. Jekyll, Mr. Hyde
July 2013
By:
Robert N.
| Puerto Vallarta
A correctional officer who attended meetings for work, one day returns for himself
Material Girl
April 2013
By:
Betsy G.
| Houston, Texas
All the fancy things could not fix her insides
Staying for the Miracle
April 2012
By:
Charlene E.
| San Diego, California
An old timer looks back upon her drinking life as she celebrates 34 years
Sign Language
December 2011
By:
David S.
| New York, New York
Public information begins at home for this alcoholic
Downhill Slide
August 2011
By:
Anonymous
She went into her first beer joint at the age of four and life was never the same
Texas Soak’em
March 2011
By:
Jane H.
| Hampstead, Maryland
The road to sponsorship isn’t always easy. But all you have to do is take the Steps.
Web Exclusive: A Never-Ending Adventure
March 2011
By:
Tom K.
| Millard, Nebraska
One man’s story of how important emotional balance becomes as the desire to drink fades.
Little Miss Mayhem
February 2011
By:
Tanya S.
| Mamaroneck, New York
Life was unraveling faster than she could lower her standards
Out of bounds
January 2011
By:
Eric M.-E
Imprisoned for a violent crime, a tirade on a handball court changes his life
Half a day at a time
December 2009
By:
COLIN Q.
| Fort Collins, Colo.
Counting sobriety in hours and minutes, a newcomer realizes he'll be all right
Laughing in the face of death
September 2009
By:
BELLE M.
| Ocean Springs, Miss.
A 70-year-old accepts her health problems as part of the plan
One Last Meeting
February 2009
By:
Keith T.
| Las Vegas, Nevada
In a strange city far from his home group, an AA shares his story
TAX RETURNS
September 2008
It's not easy making amends to the government, but the payoff can be huge
Dear Grapevine
September 2023
| Young & Sober
Dear Grapevine
April 2023
| AA & Families
Dear Grapevine
March 2023
| Get Into Service
Dear Grapevine
January 2023
| Spiritual Awakenings
Dear Grapevine
December 2022
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
The Fruit of the Spirit
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Anne H.
| Cammack Village, Ark
She tilled her garden as carefully as her sobriety—and both have come to fruition
51 years of peeling the onion
June 2022
| Stories by Longtimers!
By:
Dick J.
| Riverside, Calif.
One day in 1971 he listened to that still small voice and made a decision. What an adventure it’s been
Saying yes
April 2022
| What's On Your Mind?
By:
Kenneth K.
| Brooklyn, N.Y.
A sponsee he’ll never forget taught him something he’ll always remember
Keeping It Real
July 2021
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Kevin M.
| Connell,, Wash.
After COVID shuts down all meetings, he stays sober in prison, writing his sponsor, praying and helping others as best he can
Dear Grapevine
November 2020
| Our Twelve Traditions
Dear Grapevine
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
Dear Grapevine
July 2020
| AA Around The World
Jumpstart
May 2020
| Getting Into General Service
By:
Steve S.
| Manhasset, N.Y.
She came right up to me. “How many years do you have sober?” she asked. “Almost 17,” I replied. Without missing a beat, she said, “Well, how would you like to be our Intergroup Rep?”
With lots of love
April 2020
| Home Group
By:
Jerry A.
| Gloucester, Va.
When a member loses his sight,
what does his home group do?
Why, give him a job, of course!
what does his home group do?
Why, give him a job, of course!
A wind of spirit
November 2019
| Grapevine Classics
By:
Anonymous
| Wyoming
A Wyoming man’s relapse on Thanksgiving day leads him back to the Steps and a spiritual journey