Broad, Roomy, All Inclusive
May 2026
| How the steps changed my life
By:
Dave G.
| Murfreesboro, Tennessee
A member in Tennessee takes us on a spiritual journey with Step Eleven and shares what he’s discovered
The Search for a Personality Pattern
December 1971
By:
B. M.
| Saratoga, California
Is there a common denominator among alcoholics? Or are they just people?
Caught in Hateland
December 1966
By:
R. A. S.
| La Verne, California
An AA once trapped by resentments offers a guide to the way out
Actual Joy
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Rhiannon N.
| Kamloops, B.C.
She loved to party, but it took AA to show her real happiness
How I Stayed Sober Till New Year’s
December 2025
| Sober Holidays & Remote Communities
By:
Amber S.
| Mt. Clemens, Michigan
At a few months sober, she was dreading the upcoming holidays. Luckily, her sponsor had a festive solution
So far yet so close
December 2023
| Remote Communities and sober holidays
By:
Peter K.
| Kincolith, British Columbia
A remote teacher at a First Nations community two hours from the nearest grocery store shares how he stays sober and connected
The Prodigal Relapser
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Benny P.
| San Antonio, Texas
His message? Love the repeated relapser until he can love himself
Educating Pamela
February 2018
| Title Goes Here
By:
Pamela H.
| Canandaigua, New York
Once drunk in a pile of ungraded papers, a teacher gets schooled on how to stay sober and get her joy back
Short Snorts
July 1960
DREAM BIG
August 2009
By:
HAILI H.
| Austin, Texas
She was going nowhere fast until her soul cried out for help
Overheard at an AA Meeting
June 1969
Humor
October 1962
Going Places
July 2024
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Jim H.
| Dupont, Washington
An Air Force vet shares tales of early sobriety, going to conventions and the love of his group back home
The big “Lie”
April 2023
| AA & Families
By:
Barbara M.
| Sequim, Wash.
Her interest in service was met with what some might call a little fib. But it sure changed her life