Centered in AA
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Susan W.
| Bristol, Tenn.
During her drinking day, she tossed around like a leaf blowing in the wind. No longer.
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
What Goes Around Comes Around
July 2019
| The Prison Issue
By:
Anonymous
| Missouri
It took more than 20 years—and all Three Legacies—for him to become the AA member and man he’d envisioned
Leaning Into The Wind
February 2019
| Stories by Our Longtime Members
By:
Pat B.
| Napa, Calif.
With a DUI-related jail term and a loved one dying, he decided to confront the ill wind blowing through his life head-on
Vigilance
December 2018
| Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
By:
Kevin S,
| Gastonia, North Carolina
At every port, the booze once flowed freely. But now that he’s sober, he’s on full alert
Dear Grapevine
May 2018
Bloodshot Eyes
January 2018
| Sponsorship
By:
Mark T.
| Santa Fe, New Mexico
Shaking and nauseous, he puts on a dirty shirt to go out. He has to. He’s all out of liquor
Of All The Clubs I Thought I Would Join
October 2017
By:
Kathy F.
| Cranberry Twp., Pa.
She was one of those people who could do everything and still drink, until, one day, she wound up in the ER with a wounded heart and a broken soul
Unwanted visitor
May 2017
By:
Corey B.
| Soledad, California
From his prison cell, a member writes about the harrowing drunken night he still can’t recall
I know, I’ve been There
December 2016
By:
Doug T.
| Wichita, Kansas
On a 12th Step call at a remote Kansas farm, three men learn that the language of the heart can come through a pen
Pray for land!
December 2016
By:
Jim B.
| Richardson, Texas
Stuck on a crazy boat for 10 days with no money and a dangerous captain—and no meetings in sight
“Give Me What I Need, Not What I Want!”
November 2016
Jobless and facing a Federal prison term, a sober man offers up a prayer to God—and is visited by an unlikely angel named Keith.
Listening for 50 years
September 2016
In 1965, an old-timer heard the bartender say last call. Five decades later, he’s still using his ears
Lightening the load
June 2016
With her sponsor showing the way, she unexpectedly becomes a caregiver and learns to take care of herself
Live Easy but Think First
March 2015
By:
Scott W.
| Kearney, Nebraska
When he wonders why his life is so much better now, all he has to do is look up at his meeting wall
