Son of Tall Man
February 1976
By:
Maynard B.
| Fairfield, Connecticut
An American Indian shares his strength, hope, and experience
Cinderella Has a Ball!
April 1970
By:
E. P.
| Hamburg, New York
But like so many of us, she hated herself in the morning
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.
Good ol’ gals
January 2018
| Sponsorship
By:
Leah R.
| Colorado Springs, Colorado
Her sponsor wasted no time getting her started in service. But who knew it would involve some lights, camera and action?
The Tough Girl
November 2013
By:
Cindy B.
| Harwich, Massachusetts
Part Marilyn Monroe,part Albert Einstein— and part Superwoman
A long, strange trip
March 2011
By:
Greg F.
| Laguna Hills, California
A dusty red convertible picked up this hitchhiking hippie and showed him the future
Everything I Have
September 2004
By:
Butch P.
| Lombard, Illinois
He had to get in the program not just on the program
Super Meeting
October 1980
By:
J. G.
| Manhattan, N.Y.
Forty-Fifth Anniversary AA International Convention
It takes love
June 2021
| Dating & Relationships
By:
Dennis
| New York, N.Y.
With acceptance, willingness and lots of help, a sober guy heals his way into a true partnership
Jet-propelled
March 2006
Ralph B., who got sober on September 1, 1956, in Seattle, Washington, talks about the early days of AA
Turning Points
February 2016
By:
Carol K.
| Sarasota, Fla.
A sober mom recalls how her most painful experience turned into a source of hope for others
Carving Out Faith
October 2015
She finally found a connection with her Higher Power that couldn’t be smashed
My Son, My Guardian Angel
May 2012
By:
Dave P.
| Buffalo, New York
After the death of his son, he experienced the power of prayer
Getting It All Back
August 1976
By:
G. P.
| Elbert, Colorado
A writer on a lost weekend is twelfth-stepped by his agent
Oscar the Oracle
March 1956
By:
J. B.
| St. John, N.B.
A modern fable wherein the reader makes up his own ending
How To Survive Your First Year of Sobriety
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Hope A.
| Mooresville, N.C.
Some say the first year is the toughest. It doesn’t have to be
A New Adventure
December 2015
One letter at a time, she gets to explore sobriety with AAs all over the world
Lucky Turns
October 2015
By:
Bruce M.
| Indiana, PA
Just when a sober trucker decides to switch gears, his HP sends him on a most unexpected route
On the road again
September 2009
By:
TIM P.
| St.Paul, Minn.
Newly sober, a member who travels for business tries to find a meeting in every port of call
Spiritus Contra Spiritum
May 1982
By:
B. H.
| Staten Island, New York
A clergyman's conflict between his faith and the desire to drink
Detox, DT’s, Despair—And Sobriety
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
J.S.
| Whitehall, Pa.
A journey from hospital and rehab to a new life in AA
Out of Insanity - up to Love
February 1966
By:
Dick W.
| Van Nuys
An AA, now five years old, takes a hard look at the violent brat he was for forty-five years
A Talk With One Of AA'S Longest Long-timers
September 2006
Why Did We Stop with the Two-step?
March 1975
By:
S. P.
| Rogers City, Minnesota
Others had something to teach us but we just couldn't be bothered to learn
Los Angeles
January 1952
STRAIGHT OUT OF THE "BIG BOOK" AND OPEN MINDED AS A BARN DOOR--THAT'S L.A.'s AA
My Love Affair With Booze
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Bill C.
| Okeechobee, Fla.
It was his first love, but not his last, thanks to AA