Up in Smoke
July 2024
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Garry and Renee J.
| Surprise, Arizona
Members out west find a fun and sometimes chilly way to gather in fellowship and embrace Step Seven
Indeed Miraculous
February 2024
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Thomas S.
| Arlington Heights, Illinois
Through AA, he found a new, more powerful relationship with a Higher Power that was with him his whole life
Love
November 2023
| Gratitude
By:
C.C.
| North Hollywood, California
The longer he stays sober, the more he learns the value of passing on that inner glow
Lucky in Peru
August 2023
| AA in the Military
By:
Lucky M. (Suerte M.)
| Brooklyn, New York
A trans AA member celebrates her two year anniversary in a beautiful place where the language of the heart is spoken
Speaking of Trauma
March 2023
| Get Into Service
By:
Anonymous
| Mo.
A longtime member shares his journey of buried wounds and the importance of getting outside help
This beautiful truth
January 2023
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
Anonymous
| Cleveland miss, Mo.
A member raised in the Muslim faith shares her eye-opening journey with the Second and Third Steps
The Day I Unmuted
October 2022
| Relapse
By:
Tracy L.
| Ottawa, Ontario
Every day she kept logging in—often drunk. Then finally she spoke up and said those magic words
Making things possible
May 2022
| 60th Anniversary of the Concepts
By:
Chad P.
| St. Louis, Mo
Learning about the Concepts opened his eyes and helped him stay connected during the COVID pandemic
“Do You Really Have to ‘Wanna’?”
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Paul H.
| Chicopee, Mass.
When “wanting” it is not enough, sobriety can be an undeserved, but treasured, gift
Somehow We Did It
July 2020
| AA Around The World
By:
Cosmas S.
| Moldova and Calif.
An AA member in Moldova shares his journey to nurture local groups despite language barriers
Sobriety Lessons I Learned From A Chicken
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Sheila A.
| Fort Worth, Texas
Wit and wisdom from an AA chicken who knows her scratch!
Tonopah Terry
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By:
Terry R.
| Las Vegas, Nevada
Fresh out of rehab, a veteran surprisingly encounters 238 sober friends who give him a brand-new nickname
Coming Together
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By:
Cara A.
| St. Peter’s, Mo.
Sometimes the imperfectability of human beings is a wonderful thing
Step right up
November 2018
By:
Keith S.
| Kingman, Arizona
A member shares his thoughts about anonymity, attraction, promotion and setting up an AA booth at the county fair
The Gift of Receiving
March 2018
By:
Yogi T.
| Incline Village, Nev
Faced with serious surgery and its aftermath, an AA learns that one must be willing to receive as well as to give
From the Grass Roots
September 1957
By:
Harriet L.
| La Habra, California
CALLING ALL HAPPY HERETICS