Buy the Band a Drink
June 1960
The hard-drinking music maker has no excuse for riding the alcoholic bandwagon, this working composer and musician believes
Three Generations of Love
March 2026
| AA & the Family
By:
J.C.
| Rossville, Tennessee
A sober grandson shares the beautiful story of how AA has healed his family for nearly eight decades
One of the Lucky Few
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Tammy N.
| Jefferson, Ore.
Whenever anyone, anywhere, reaches out for help, she intends to be there
The Other Brother
November 2014
By:
Nick K.
| Joppa, Maryland
Some of us get lucky and make it to AA—some of us don't
Flood Relief
October 2008
By:
Marie S.
| Indiana
Indiana committee carries the message to AA evacuees
A Death in the Family
February 2004
By:
Nick K.
| Joppa, Maryland
He went to a meeting; his brother went to a bar
They Were Really Listening
December 1981
By:
T. B.
| Manhattan, New York
A reluctant speaker--an unexpected reward
“I’m An Alcoholic!”
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Tom R.
| Red Bank, NJ
If she could be an alcoholic—then why not him?
Making Things Right
September 2024
| Young and Sober
By:
Tom L.
| Albany, Georgia
A dad cleans up the past with his family, starting with a nerve-racking but wonderful trip to the Ozarks with his boys
No Regrets: It Took What It Took
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
By:
David M.
| The Villages, Fla.
Personal pain, two DUI’s, time in jail—he doesn’t regret the past, but he’s not shutting the door on it, either
Secret stash
September 2017
By:
Roxane R.
| Valley Center, California
She kept the answer to her school fears hidden in her locker—a jar of 90-proof liquid courage
Long Days Past
July 2011
By:
Rusty R.
| Abilene, Texas
Confined to a prison without meetings, an inmate recalls when he, too, used to be “too busy”
Artist Interrupted
February 2011
By:
Paul W.
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A promising career is snuffed out by alcoholism
The AA Mitten
July 2008
By:
Harry U.
| Cornville, Arizona
A fable about finding a shelter from the storm
My Anonymity Slipped
November 1969
By:
Anonymous
| California
With all the goodwill in the world, a lack of understanding can have unhappy results
Gossip Can Kill
November 1962
By:
V. B.
| Falls Church, Virginia
The importance of being a "trusted friend" who can really be trusted
Sharing my truth
June 2023
| Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
By:
Pam
| Anaheim, California
Being honest about her mental illness in sobriety gives others hope and lets them know they’re not alone
Best Hamburger Ever
July 2021
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Chuck S.
| Saranac Lake, N.Y.
How a much needed meal served up the ingredients for repeated acts of kindness