101,012,886 Cups
April 2015
By:
A.P.
| Palm Coast, Florida
Should we change the way we drink our coffee? One member thinks so
I Kissed My Baby Goodbye
October 2014
By:
Amber M.
| Roseville, California
A mother goes to jail at nine months sober, yet finds a beautiful way to get through it
The Double Life of Paola
August 2014
By:
Paola M.
| Atlanta, Georgia
She was excited to be in the U.S., but her drinking took off, and she had to keep it a secret
Oldtimers and Slogans
July 2014
By:
Clyde B.
Clyde B., sober since 1963, shares his experience, strength and hope in an interview with a fellow member in 2013
Best Deviled Eggs in Memphis
May 2013
By:
Clark K.
| Memphis, Tennessee
As his sobriety improved, so did his recipe!
Going Bananas?
April 2013
By:
Anonymous
| Georgia
Seven questions that helped him stop monkeying around with denial
Hey, Why the Dress Code?
March 2012
By:
Patrick M.
| Cleveland Heights, Ohio
A member expresses his opinion about "rules" in AA, while holding fast to the Third Tradition
Going Against the Crowd
March 2012
By:
Paul M.
| Oak Lawn, Illinois
An AA questions the pressure to conform to certain widespread meeting practices
If the World Falls Apart
December 2011
By:
Suzanne
| New York, New York
Sober colleagues help each other stay away from a drink in the midst of calamity
Legal Aid
April 2011
By:
Rick B.
| Phoenix, Arizona
A high-priced attorney’s biggest battle is with the bottle
Holidays, Shmolidays
November 2010
By:
MATT S.
| Buffalo Grove, Ill.
A grump learns that every day sober is a holiday
Keeping it green
August 2010
By:
SUE E.
| Hammond, Ind.
Life is again worth living, a hopeful newcomer finds
Dear Grapevine
January 2021
| Oldtimers!
Relieved of Command
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Jay W.
| San Diego, Calif.
He commanded a powerful Navy vessel, but he was powerless over his alcoholism
A More Likable Me
April 2020
| Home Group
By:
Anonymous
| New Britain, Conn.
After years of anger and self-pity fueled by liquor, he used the tools of AA to become a kind, loving dad
I Cried as Much as He Did
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Rick T.
| Queen Creek, Ariz.
He didn’t like hospitals—not the smells nor the food. But this day, he discov-ered something really special that made him want to come back
My Name is Gerald and I’m...
May 2018
By:
Gerald B.
| Danbury, Conn.
Scarred by multiple traumas, he turned to AA and found hope—for a new beginning, for life without fear, for happiness
Dear Grapevine
December 2017
| Issue Title Here
Learning to Live
June 2015
By:
Ronnie B.
| Riverview, Florida
How AA helped one long-time inmate stay sober in prison and chart a new path
Thank You, Casper
January 2015
By:
Anonymous,
| Boston, Massachusetts
Hurt, frightened, confused, she found help through her Higher Power, whom she chose to call Casper
Off the Merry-Go-Round
January 2014
By:
Jeanette S.
| Washington D.C., Washington D.C.
After a series of interventions she agreed to go to detox
Meeting in Montgomery
December 2012
By:
Tom A.
| Trumbull, Connecticut
He went to the bus stop to right a wrong and left with a beautiful new friend
Out of bounds
January 2011
By:
Eric M.-E
Imprisoned for a violent crime, a tirade on a handball court changes his life
A Pragmatic Power
June 1987
By:
P. B.
| Burnsville, Minnesota
He came to believe because he saw it work for others