Crayons, cookies & kisses
November 2019
| Grapevine Classics
By:
D.B.
| Carlsbad, California
With Steps, coffee and baskets of toys, some California mothers stay sober together
YPAA or bust
September 2019
| Young & Sober
By:
George S.
| Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
One day, he stumbled into a bunch of young AAs eager to hit the road. That’s when his sobriety went into high gear
Gettin' busy
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
By:
Tom C.
| La Salle, Illinois
A newcomer leaps back into life and becomes a much more interesting guy
Deep blue silent mystery
November 2018
By:
Mike J.
| Boise, Idaho
Like the flow of the river where he took his first drink, he followed his search, which led him to AA
Group Inventory: A Privilege and a Duty
September 2018
By:
Mel C.
| Toronto, Ontario
Bringing your group together on a regular basis for formal reflection and inventory taking helps your group—and AA as a whole
My own cup
March 2018
By:
Leslie Anne M.
| Antioch, California
More than 44 years ago, she walked in the door, picked up a mop and earned her place in the room
Lookin’ Good
December 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
Carol S.
| Knoxville, Tennessee
She kept up a good front as she drank down the liquor and ran from her emotional past
Piggly Wiggly
May 2017
By:
Charlie W.
| California
Even as a kid, this small-town alcoholic couldn’t stop once he started. Now he can’t get enough of AA
Back in My Heart
October 2015
She keeps her father's boyhood photo to remind her of how far her healing has come
The Pendant
June 2015
By:
Anonymous
After just one week sober, a newcomer treats herself—but little does she know she has already won the prize
Now I get it
February 2015
By:
Ricky D.
| Rochester, New York
Shaking and scared, a newcomer recalls his mom's early days in AA.
Connecticut, My Prison
November 2014
By:
Elizabeth E.
| Santa Fe, New Mexico
She went to the country for a fresh start. She didn't get very far
Good Things Come
September 2014
By:
Kathy B.
| Kaneohe, Hawaii
With AA, a member in Hawaii weathers some storms and cruises into calmer waters
Short Fuse
July 2014
By:
Jeremy B.
| Abilene, Texas
A drive for liquor made him do something he thought he’d never do
Where I Go, It Goes
June 2014
By:
Terry F.
| Lexington, Kentucky
On a plane or at the doctor's, she's never without her constant companion
My own cup
March 2018
By:
Leslie Anne M.
| Antioch, California
More than 44 years ago, she walked in the door, picked up a mop and earned her place in the room
Lookin’ Good
December 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
Carol S.
| Knoxville, Tennessee
She kept up a good front as she drank down the liquor and ran from her emotional past
Piggly Wiggly
May 2017
By:
Charlie W.
| California
Even as a kid, this small-town alcoholic couldn’t stop once he started. Now he can’t get enough of AA
Back in My Heart
October 2015
She keeps her father's boyhood photo to remind her of how far her healing has come
The Pendant
June 2015
By:
Anonymous
After just one week sober, a newcomer treats herself—but little does she know she has already won the prize
Now I get it
February 2015
By:
Ricky D.
| Rochester, New York
Shaking and scared, a newcomer recalls his mom's early days in AA.
Connecticut, My Prison
November 2014
By:
Elizabeth E.
| Santa Fe, New Mexico
She went to the country for a fresh start. She didn't get very far
Good Things Come
September 2014
By:
Kathy B.
| Kaneohe, Hawaii
With AA, a member in Hawaii weathers some storms and cruises into calmer waters
Short Fuse
July 2014
By:
Jeremy B.
| Abilene, Texas
A drive for liquor made him do something he thought he’d never do
Where I Go, It Goes
June 2014
By:
Terry F.
| Lexington, Kentucky
On a plane or at the doctor's, she's never without her constant companion
The intersection
March 2014
By:
Jo P.
| Pocatello, Idaho
Drink/no drink, God/no God—the light was turning and it was decision time
My Own Private Hell
February 2014
By:
Anonymous
He couldn't stop and he was drinking mouthwash, until AA gave him the key to get free
The Walls Will Come Down
July 2013
By:
Dave A.
| Moncton, New Brunswick
In trying to break through and carry the message to Jake, he was able to free himself
Dear Grapevine
June 2013
