Please Take One!
January 2026
| Stories for Day Counters
By:
Scott S.
| Mooresville, North Carolina
He had no idea that coming across a well-placed pamphlet rack one day would change his life so much
It Keeps Getting Better
September 2025
| Stories of Gratitude
By:
Paul K.
| Burlington, Ontario
This husband and dad had lots of questions. Good thing his sponsor Dave had lots of suggestions
Service of a Lifetime
September 2024
| Young and Sober
By:
Anonymous
| Mesa, Arizona
At four months sober he dove into general service and with lots of help and love, he’s never looked back
A Gift That Led to A Journey
August 2024
| Dating & Relationships
By:
Cameron M.
| Madison, Wisconsin
She made her Higher Power her AA group, but now she was moving away. Luckily a fellow member had an idea that she could hold on to
Sober in Boston
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Janet S.
| Needham, Mass.
Being gay and an alcoholic, she wasn’t sure she would find her people in AA
Always Hope
July 2023
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Jim in Tasmania
An oldtimer shares some things he’s learned to keep his head above water on the long, sober swim
It Can Happen To Any One Of Us
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Derek R.
| Ottawa, Ontario
The important thing is to let everyone know they are no longer alone
Not Quite Bulletproof
June 2022
| Stories by Longtimers!
By:
Jim
| Devonport, Tasmania
Sober since 1974, a member shares about getting older, staying sane and yes, never letting his guard down
Step Two
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Paul W.
| Rochester, N.Y.
One man’s spiritual awakening in the AA rooms
Faith in the Time of COVID
September 2020
| Living Sober Group
By:
Louise M.
| Long Island, N.Y.
Could she maintain emotional sobriety with the COVID bully at her door? She and her Higher Power had a plan
Traveling With the Soft-Covered Portable Edition
April 2019
| Relapse
By:
Barbara C.
| Lyndeborough, N.H.
There she was a blizzard going on and stranded travelers drank cheerfully in the airport bar. Yet there was, locked in a bathroom, weeping…
Connected
March 2017
By:
Mark H.
| Lincoln, Michigan
Living in a new town, a member finds a unique way to stay close to his beloved long-time group
Early diagnosis
March 2017
By:
Robert P.
| Amity, Oregon
A doctor gave him a prescription for his shakes. Turned out there was no need for a second opinion
Do We Make a Farce Out of Anonymity at the Private Level?
November 1977
By:
P. G.
From the September 1968 Grapevine
Can Sobriety Scuttle the National Economy?
October 1974
By:
J. G. T.
| Negaunee, Michigan
Our unqualified expert dabbles in business and finance
Beyond Step One
June 1974
By:
Sally H.
| Bellevue, Washington
Are we missing a great and thrilling adventure because we cannot honestly say, "Here are the steps we took"?
I Had Hoped That You Could Help. . .
January 1973
By:
B. F. P.
| Manhattan, New York
Dare we tell others that how we recovered is strictly our own business?
Did Anonymity Help Kill Jim
February 1972
By:
E. S.
| Brooklyn, New York
Two whole years of chances slipped away, and suddenly it was too late
Are Those Meetings Really Dull?
September 1971
By:
F. M.
| New Canaan, Connecticut
This veteran of a thousand meetings finds she always takes away something of value
No Time for Self-pity
August 1971
By:
M. D. S.
| Santa Monica, California
<emphasis type="italic">A really busy person never knows how much he weighs</emphasis> Edgar Watson Howe
The Illusion of Immunity
January 1970
By:
W. O.
| Monroeville, Pennsylvania
Face to face with reality, we often refuse to accept the fact that it could happen to us
The Fellowship in Eastern Europe
A member is grateful for the plenitude of meetings at home after a trip abroad
Hic--sot--whiff
February 1969
By:
R. Z.
| San Diego, California
The bedazzling rise of fragmented research may make problem drinkers indirect benefactors of a thousand research buffs, <emphasis type="underline">or</emphasis>, has anyone heard of AA lately?
Around AA - Items of AA Information and Experience
December 1968
Report on Survey of AA Membership Study Is First Ever Made by Alcoholics Anonymous