Literature Carries the Message
January 2000
--<emphasis type="italic">an Interview with Vinnie M.</emphasis>
Meetings, Meetings Everywhere
April 2026
| Getting into General Service
By:
Anthony R.
| Brooklyn, New York
A Brooklyn member shares the love he found on his adventure visiting online meetings all across the U.S.
Just Like Dad
March 2026
| AA & the Family
By:
Geoff C.
| Vancouver, British Columbia
As a kid, he and his sober father were buddies. But once he started drinking everything changed
Dear Grapevine
November 2023
| Gratitude
The Good Life
September 2023
| Young & Sober
By:
Mike B.
| Carbondale, Colorado
Once a college dropout, now he bikes around the world and sponsors guys across the Rocky Mountains
Liquid gratitude
February 2022
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Anonymous
Sometimes we don’t need to understand or explain our belief in a Higher Power—we just feel it
A Long Recovery After A Long Relapse
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Daniel P.
| Vancouver, Wash.
Twenty years of drinking left him literally scarred, but active recovery brought him to peaceful sobriety and a chance to journey around the world
The Gift of Acceptance
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Sean L.
| Waukegan, Ill.
In his darkest moments, he reached out to God and AA. Both answered
Lily, Our Friend
February 2021
| Sponsorship
By:
Andy A.
| St. Peters, Mo.
As Andy and his buddy share love with a struggling home group member, her story keeps it mighty real
Maximum picnic
July 2018
By:
Ruth L.
| Beaconsfield, Quebec
Doing service in prison not only feeds her soul, but sometimes even her stomach
Quite an impression
May 2017
By:
Moira B.
| Pearl River, New York
Many of us have a shameful family event we never want to remember—or forget. This one roared
What hope looks like
September 2016
By:
Kathe P.,
| Louisville, Colo.
How a woman’s tragic accident became a beautiful asset
A Sweet Sign
June 2016
On a beautiful country drive to visit his sisters, something was trying to get his attention
A Warm Room on an Icy Day
July 2015
By:
Ray G.
| Knysna
On a January morning in Amsterdam, a man tries to sober up in a place he least expected
Liquid gratitude
February 2022
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Anonymous
Sometimes we don’t need to understand or explain our belief in a Higher Power—we just feel it
A Long Recovery After A Long Relapse
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Daniel P.
| Vancouver, Wash.
Twenty years of drinking left him literally scarred, but active recovery brought him to peaceful sobriety and a chance to journey around the world
The Gift of Acceptance
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Sean L.
| Waukegan, Ill.
In his darkest moments, he reached out to God and AA. Both answered
Lily, Our Friend
February 2021
| Sponsorship
By:
Andy A.
| St. Peters, Mo.
As Andy and his buddy share love with a struggling home group member, her story keeps it mighty real
Maximum picnic
July 2018
By:
Ruth L.
| Beaconsfield, Quebec
Doing service in prison not only feeds her soul, but sometimes even her stomach
Quite an impression
May 2017
By:
Moira B.
| Pearl River, New York
Many of us have a shameful family event we never want to remember—or forget. This one roared
What hope looks like
September 2016
By:
Kathe P.,
| Louisville, Colo.
How a woman’s tragic accident became a beautiful asset
A Sweet Sign
June 2016
On a beautiful country drive to visit his sisters, something was trying to get his attention
A Warm Room on an Icy Day
July 2015
By:
Ray G.
| Knysna
On a January morning in Amsterdam, a man tries to sober up in a place he least expected
Last Chances
May 2015
By:
Kathy F.
| Cranberry Twp., Pennsylvania
Landing in the emergency room with heart troubles was her bottom
Hit the road
January 2015
By:
Mike G.
| Delray Beach, Florida
Three young sober guys cross the U.S. in 50 days—with lots of AA coffee
A Cabin in the Woods
December 2014
By:
Diane S.
| Benson, Arizona
A newly sober wife escapes into the mountains to hike and fish—but that’s not all she does
Good as Gold
September 2011
By:
Elliot T.
| Indianapolis, Indiana
A sober connection far more valuable than money and riches
Momma Bear
June 2011
By:
Nancy S.
| Renton, Washington
Through divorce and a decade-long custody battle, this member stays sober with the help of AA
