Me and God
August 1974
By:
K. G.
| Potts Camp, Mississipi
Always life was up and down until she found that sharing made it balance
At ease
February 2023
| Making Amends
By:
Axel B.
| New York, N.Y.
Beneath the sound of thundering jets, thousands of miles from home, a newcomer has an experience he’ll never forget
Fork in the road
September 2022
| Young & Sober
By:
Gina C.
| Hamburg, N.J.
Young and confused, she identified in meetings, but couldn’t face a life without drinking. Would she stay?
It was decision time
It was decision time
Dear Grapevine
August 2014
70 Reasons I Love Grapevine
June 2014
By:
Jeff W.
| Maplewood, New Jersey
A member from New Jersey can’t get enough of our beloved meeting in print
The rise and fall of Mr. $
February 2011
By:
Kelly K.
| Newport Beach, California
All the money in Fort Knox couldn’t keep him sober
Web Exclusive: What's On Your Mind
December 2011
By:
Dan
| St. Louis, Missouri
A member discusses the Traditions and special interest groups
Love on the Rocks
August 2011
By:
Jay K.
| South Carolina
An AA relationship is put to the ultimate test when a wife's affair with his sponsee is revealed
Mini-miracles
October 1975
By:
Anonymous
| Charlottesville, Virginia
Little miracles in life add up to the big miracle of AA
The High-bottom Drunk
June 1971
By:
W. G.
| Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
Earth people usually equate 'alcoholic' with the skid-row bum, but we know there are many different types. Getting down to basics, Bill W. often opened a meeting with the simple greeting "Hi, drunks!
Messages of Love And Recovery
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Graham G.
| Isle of Wight
The beautiful, tragic stories that keep us sober
Lunch with the Ex
February 2017
By:
Michael M.
| Alexandria, Virginia
Though he was full of fear when she asked to meet him, he intuitively knew what to do
That’s not iced tea!
March 2016
The night a newcomer made a decision to leave her friends at the bar and go home with HP
The Mysterious Social Director
September 2015
That elegant woman who seemed to know everyone had caught her eye. It was a moment that would last for decades
Portrait in Blue
November 2014
By:
Chaula H.
| Pittsfield, Massachusetts
A member looks back on all the ways her sponsor helped her change her life
Back from Haiti
August 2012
By:
Susan J.
| Iowa City, Iowa
After 18 years, a disaster-relief nurse forgets her primary purpose
River's Edge
January 2012
By:
Mary L.
| Auburndale, Florida
A desperate day on the Potomac was this drunken mom's moment of truth
Drama Queen
November 2010
By:
MARY P.
| Madison, Wis.
Her struggle to live moment to moment continues
Michael's Story
September 2006
By:
Carol K.
| Sarasota, Florida
An AA gets the phone call that every parent dreads
Sparrow In the Snow
July 2003
By:
James V. A.
| Mankato, Minnesota
Creatures great and small survive the storm
Tell It to the Marines
February 2003
By:
Jay P.
| Oceanside, California
An AA follows in his father's footsteps
Here & Now
June 2022
| Stories by Longtimers!
By:
Maryellen O.
| San Rafael, Calif.
Through cancer and COVID, this longtimer finds joy in service and accepting life exactly where it is