Active Appreciation
December 1959
By:
N. E. Ohio General Service Committe
The last of five short talks used in carrying the General Service message in northeastern Ohio.
Back from the Darkness
May 2026
| How the steps changed my life
By:
Will J.
| Waco, Texas
Although his drinking took him to the very bottom and far away from everyone, his sobriety got some people’s attention
Saved in Honduras
June 2024
| Happy Birthday Grapevine!
By:
Jen G-P.
| Durham, North Carolina
Far away in the mountains, a sober nursing student finds herself in tequila hell. Grapevine to the rescue!
Becoming An Atheist Renewed my Faith in AA
February 2019
| Stories by Our Longtime Members
By:
Kirk J.
| Ypsilanti, Mich.
He stopped believing in God—and started believing in the life AA had given him
The Room
January 2017
By:
Jerry L.
| Davis, California
For years, he felt sorry for those people behind that door. Then one day, he asked to go in
The worst meeting ever
February 2011
By:
Anonymous
| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
There was a reason he was stuck in this room full of odor and noise
The Rigorous Honesty Group
June 1996
By:
Dave D.
| Palmer, Massachusetts
They met in a trailer on a U.S. Army base
LIFE IS FULLER
August 1947
A Thousand Angels
January 2014
By:
Kathleen D.
| Shirley, New York
Her journey to learn about Tradition One opened her heart to hope
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research, and Treatment
January 1987
By:
The New York Times
Drunken Pedestrians
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
March 1980
By:
Richard Haitch
100 Proof Imagination
When It’s Time
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Lori W.
| Smithers, BC
Coming to AA after four “dry” years not drinking, she discovered the joy of fellowship
Happy Hour
May 2023
| Home Group
By:
Ann B.
| Sunset Beach Calif., USA
Who would have guessed she’d find a home group she loves in a former beach town bar?
We are one
January 2022
| Beginners
By:
Michael A.
| Seattle, Wash.
Once too unique for AA, he now sees how much we’re the same and how much we need each other
Just released—what now?
April 2017
By:
Pat B.
| Reno, Nevada
When it’s time to leave the facility and there’s booze on every corner, Bridging the Gap can help
Recovery Begins at the End of the Road
March 2000
By:
Brad C.
| Homer, Alaska
A new opportunity beckoned