What Love Means
January 2026
| Stories for Day Counters
By:
Peggy C.
| Bayside, New York
Through good times and bad, an AA friendship turns into a lifelong bond
The Steps Changed My Life
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
R.P.
| Montreal, Quebec
Step by Step, his life is a work in progress
A Job Well Done
October 2023
| Mid-Sobriety Challenges
By:
Matt L.
| Denver, Colorado
A determined newcomer shares his amusing journey of getting sober through service
When truth stares at you
February 2021
| Sponsorship
By:
Peter B.
| Petaluma, Calif.
It was the look that changed his life, from someone whose words he’ll never forge
It All Began at a Meeting
April 2019
| Relapse
By:
Gina
| Florida
No matter where she goes in her far-flung travels, AA—that is, you—is always with her
Ride share
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
By:
Eliza D.
| West Hollywood, California
How an uncomfortable trip across L.A. became a wonderful chance to reach out
Kid u not
October 2017
By:
Deb A.
| Santa Cruz, Calif.
Coffee on, toys out, literature open. How a child-friendly meeting grew up
Waking up
September 2017
By:
Nellis F.
| Drumheller, Alberta
Broken and angry, he was confused about God. Luckily, Ebby’s words to Bill helped him find his way
Swimming with Mom
February 2017
By:
Romee D.
| New York, New York
Drenched in memories, she dove into the past to make amends to the woman who never gave up on her
The visitor
September 2016
Newly sober and well into his sixties, a man recalls the mysterious stranger who would come to family dinners, but refuse to touch a drop of alcohol.
Women of Kiev
July 2015
Determined to stay sober and work the program, some women in Ukraine make their way
What! another meeting?
March 2014
By:
Anonymous
With his marriage on the rocks, a newcomer tries to help his family understand this AA thing
Web Exclusive: I Was On My Way
August 2011
A doctor at a detox gave him what he needed to get sober: hope
Sober Transplant
August 2011
By:
Lisa R.
| Laurel, Montana
Kidney surgery took her 500 miles from home, but brought her closer to the Fellowship
Mail Call for A.A.s at Home and Abroad
July 1948
By:
A.R.
| Vallejo., California
A Step in Time Saves Nine
My Authentic Self
February 2020
| Tough Times
By:
K.J.
| Los Angeles, Calif.
Filled with rage and punk rock, her teen years were rough. But since coming to AA, she has reinvented her life
Drunk in Okinawa
November 2025
| Early days of AA
By:
Dennis M.
| Suffolk, Virginia
A Marine officer returns to the island of his hard-drinking days.
But this time he’s joined the winning side
But this time he’s joined the winning side
One Evening At Rehab
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
B.M.
| Punta Gorda, Fla.
Her program of recovery evolved from a simple yet profound question
A Life And Death Organization
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Stephen H.
| Kuna, Idaho
How sobriety and spirituality meet in AA
Doin’ it
August 2021
| Seniors in AA
By:
Beverly D.
| Lummi Island, Wash.
After years of alcoholism and trauma, she’s done the work and living the good life. And she’s only 90!
AA Brings Hope
July 2019
| The Prison Issue
By:
Glenn P.
An AA brings the message, and a “vision of hope,” to inmates in a county jail
The Practice of a Grateful Heart
October 2014
By:
Denis F.
| Colchester, Connecticut
An AA with over 36 years in the program shares his experience in cultivating gratitude
A Clear Signal
July 2013
By:
Anonymous
After taking a man's life, her need to get sober became as transparent as a prison TV
The Motion Fails
January 2013
By:
Linda H.
| Cutler, Ontario
With the guidance of the group conscience, this member gets some well-earned experience on unity
Sunset on the Ferris Wheel
April 2012
By:
Bill K.
| Acworth, Georgia
The ups and downs of the drinking life finally came to an end
To Text ... Or Not to Text
November 2011
By:
Snow P.
| Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Could it be a question of anonymity?