(A Sober) St. Patrick’s Day
March 2026
| AA & the Family
By:
Liz N.
| West Bloomfield, Michigan
She used to pass out by 4 P.M. Now it’s become a day of corned beef, cabbage, fellowship and fun
Never Organized, Huh?
September 2025
| Stories of Gratitude
By:
Harold I.
| Marietta, Georgia
In AA, who really runs the show? You do. We do. A member helps explain
Blind Spots
April 2025
| Making Amends
By:
Barnes B.
| White River Junction, Vermont
A member shares about the importance of checking with one another to help see the truth about ourselves
Smooth Moves
February 2025
| Longtimers
By:
George H.
| Kingston, New Hampshire
A business meeting is a perfect place, he says, to round the edges, get along and get the job done
Big Shot
November 2024
| The Gift Of Gratitude
By:
Chad P.
| St. Louis, Missouri
Need for recognition drove his drinking, but in AA he found anonymity was a way to become right-sized
How Things Get Done
August 2024
| Dating & Relationships
By:
Chad P.
| St. Louis, Missouri
Amazingly, much of AA happens through willing volunteers, but some workers we need to pay for
AA News
August 2023
| AA in the Military
Reaching People Who Need Us
Grapevine talks with Class A trustee Molly (Anderson) Oliver
Grapevine talks with Class A trustee Molly (Anderson) Oliver
Doing The Footwork
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Anonymous
| Portland, Ore.
He thought he was only “sort of” an alcoholic—until he took the Steps necessary to admit he was powerless
In the right place
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Peter A.
| Medford, Ore.
Why should he put the cart back where it belongs? It’s raining and no one will notice
Learning, Not Running
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
L.R.
| Santa Rosa, Calif.
Acceptance and gratitude are the keys to her sobriety
My Hope
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Charity D.
| Cumberland, R.I.
She could barely open the old door, but once she did she found a new way of life
The heart has is reason
July 2021
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Charley K.
| Olympia, Wash.
From a secular childhood in Kansas to a sober life of spiritual awareness was not as far as it seemed
Facing Our Fears
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Roger W.
| Honolulu,, Hawaii
His group was supporting an outside event.
Who would speak up?
Would he?
Who would speak up?
Would he?
Restraint of Face
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Anonymous
| Milledgeville, Ga.
Eye-rolling, sighing, sideways glances and head tilts...sometimes the defects we hold onto aren’t so verbal