Broadening the Gateway
June 2019
| Letting Go of Resentments
By:
Andrew S.
| Snowmass, Colo.
Making sure that our prayers encompass the faith of all alcoholics
Recalulating
February 2015
By:
J.B.
| Leicester, North Carolina
In the mountains, a woman faces big changes after a breakup and a move.
A Mother and Her Son
July 2011
By:
Connie S.
| Colorado Springs, Colorado
After getting sober herself, she learnt that she was powerless over the alcoholism of others
Learning to Grow in Self-esteem
February 1975
By:
M. D. B.
| Toledo, Ohio
A low opinion of self drove us into many of our difficulties
Window of Opportunity
December 2001
This young alcoholic stepped out a second-story window and into AA.
An Anniversary to Remember
February 2026
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Jack B.
| Coral Springs,, Florida
When he hit bottom, he only knew one person in AA—his mom. Turns out she only knew one person too
Just Be Myself
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
By:
Joel C.
| San Diego, Calif.
A long-time member and past trustee shares about his journey serving beyond the group as a gay man
Walkin’ Funny
April 2020
| Home Group
By:
Gary K.
| Hoover, Ala.
Stranger things have happened at an AA home group, but this Sunday morning’s was pretty good
When the kids are sleeping
November 2018
By:
Anonymous
| Salida, Colorado
Once they were tucked in bed, she could drink the way she wanted. She just couldn’t stop
Back in My Heart
October 2015
She keeps her father's boyhood photo to remind her of how far her healing has come
For Grown-ups Only
May 1957
Taking a moral inventory is usually a vital part of our AA lives. How to do it--what to look for--varies from person to person. Dr. William C. Menninger in an article in "This Week" magazine, answered the question, "How does one go about becoming mature?"
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
March 1980
By:
Margaret M. Byrne, M.S.W., consulta
What's a 'Co-Alcoholic'?
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
November 1974
Alcohol-Drug Merger?
Just Like Mom
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Ashley J.
| Winthrop Harbor, Ill.
Her mother was the sober example she didn’t know she needed
The War Within
February 2026
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Terry M.
| Wheaton, Illinois
After an emotional, gut-wrenching tour in Vietnam, he came home with a Bronze Star—and a drinking problem
Keeping it Green
December 2024
| Remote Communities and Sober Holidays
By:
Tina W.
| Hobe Sound, Florida
Maybe I Can Help You?
January 2018
| Sponsorship
By:
Annie E.
| Cleveland, Ohio
What to say when a newcomer asks for your advice? One woman discovers that sobriety has given her the ability to find just the right healing words
Letting Women Into Her Life
February 2017
When she put finally put down the drink, she was able to pick up something she had always longed for—genuine relationships with other women
April 25
March 2014
By:
Kris S.
| Boulder, Colorado
A son shares something very special with the dad he did not want to call
The happiest boy in the world
June 2013
By:
J.S.
| Grand Marais, Michigan
It wasn't the baseball glove that gave him joy, it was his dad's first anniversary
Muskrat, Muskrat
December 2011
By:
Doreen H.
| Three Hills, Alberta
An AA group has an unusual visitor