The light of the stars
October 2016
Standing there waiting for his ride to work, a beginner looks up at the dawn sky—and discovers in the morning stars a gift of light, awareness, and self-knowledge.
Reflections On The Daily Reflections
September 2016
Are the Steps really “suggestions?” One brave AA takes a careful stroll through the minefield of “whose program is this, anyway?”
No Experts Required
May 2016
6 Magic Years
December 2015
A Different Shade
March 2015
By:
Melissa R.
| Houston, Texas
Once her sponsor showed her how to put down the broad brush, things brightened up
Sober in Kokomo
November 2014
By:
Russ P.
| Kokomo, Indiana
A relapse during his retirement in Florida brought him home
On a Wing and Prayer
February 2014
By:
Russ S.
| Manitowac, Wisconsin
Seeing a trapped bird freed reminded him of his own journey into sobriety
Amber Light
January 2014
By:
Aaron H.
| San Francisco, California
With no TV, no radio, and no cell phone, he turned the power on
My group got sick
June 2013
By:
Richard
| New York
A member searches for a cure when he stops liking his meeting
Why So Rigid?
January 2013
By:
Robert F.
| Sequim, Washington
Are we hearing too many “musts” in AA? One member thinks we might be
Lady Love
April 2012
By:
Candy A.
| Morgantown, West Virginia
In sobriety, she learned to respect herself and how to build relationships
Web Exclusive: Dark Groups
December 2011
By:
Anonymous
| Eugene, Oregon
A member discusses the phenomenon of groups who don't participate in area service
Web Exclusive: God at the Picnic Table
July 2011
By:
Kathy R.
| Tucson, Arizona
A group of AAs turns it over to God and pulls together a Traditions workshop
Web Exclusive: Going to Yellowstone this summer? Check out a meeting!
May 2011
By:
Paul W.
| Yellowstone
A member looks to start a meeting in Yellowstone National Park
It’s About Time
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Dana G.
| Longmont, Colo.
At last even the clocks agreed—it as time to get sober.
It’s Just What We Do
Web Exclusives
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By:
C.M.
| Cascade Locks, Ore.
Her home group gave this faltering newcomer a “precious gift” that set her on the path to sobriety
Who Would Ever Have Imagined?
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Lori L.
| Indianapolis, Ind.
She thought she had it all, but without sobriety it meant nothing
One Beautiful Sunny Day
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Patricia K.
| Tujunga, Calif.
After a traumatic accident, the spirit of the Fellowship keeps her going
How To Belong To A Home Group
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Julie J.
| West Hartford, Conn.
To belong to a home group is to discover that we are each imperfect—and each deserving of love
Talking to students
October 2021
| Cooperation With Professionals (CPC)
By:
Ann O.
| Needham, Mass.
A member in Boston shares what it’s like to serve on a CPC committee that reaches out to future professionals in college
A Smooth Finish
April 2021
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Brian S.
| Alexandria, Va.
With a saw, a sander, some two-byfours and a gallon of finish, a newly sober man builds a busy life
Coffee Queen
May 2020
| Getting Into General Service
By:
Carol K.
| Sarasota, Fla.
Every Sunday, she takes in the love and tries not to spill, doing the best ever service job in all of AA
My old drinking buddies
April 2019
| Relapse
By:
Tom S.
| Arlington Heights, Illinois
Learning to navigate longtime friends without much of a struggle
Full sprectrum
May 2017
By:
Terry Bedient, Fache
| Albany, New York
A recent chair of the General Service Board shares his thoughts about diversity
86ed
April 2017
By:
Debra S.
| Fort Worth, Texas
She completely changed the menu. The liquor had to go
Guiding Light
December 2016
By:
Dora S.
| Sailing Vessel “Chillmore”
Staying sober on a rum-filled ship can be rough. But with her sponsor as her lighthouse, she’s doing it
Wild Geese
April 2015
By:
Joseph C.
| Rock Hill, South Carolina
He wandered from job to job and from home to home until he got sober
Light and Joy
February 2015
By:
Jamie G.
| East Haven, Connecticut
Her life wasn't such a dark place anymore after she found AA
Dear HP
November 2014
By:
Jeff H.
| Sturgeon, Missouri
Neither rain nor snow could keep him from giving this prayer thing a shot