Soon I'll Be Sixteen
January 1972
By:
D. B.
| Liberal, Kansas
She knows she is an alcoholic--and that's what counts
Fun With the World Directory
May 1963
By:
Anonymous
| New York City
What's in a name? Spend an hour with the new directory and have some fun finding out!
Stockholm Connection
July 2014
By:
Anonymous
Meetings, dancing and great memories of dad—boy did he get on the right train
Are AA Members Extraterrestrials?
March 2012
By:
Leslie M.
| Pottstown, Pennsylvania
If not, why do we sometimes refer to non-AAs as "earthlings"?
The Math in my Head
September 2024
| Young and Sober
By:
Matt M.
| Oak Park, Illinois
After a decade of sobriety, a guy with 10 years wonders whether or not he’s now cured of alcoholism
Alcoholism at large
June 2018
Golden Days--Jours D'or--dÃÂÂÂas De Oro
December 1984
Area Convention: A Beginner’s View
August 2017
By:
Anissa S.
| Marlboro, N.J.
For this newcomer, going to her area convention was like attending a big party where all the guests were happy, friendly and sober
One Night on a Church Playground
July 2014
By:
Danna F.
| Warren, Rhode Island
A teenager shares how, with an old-timer's help, she learned to walk through the pain and love Step Seven
Reflections on the Third Tradition
October 2011
By:
Jason P.
| Fishers, Indiana
A member describes the importance of the Third Tradition in his sobriety
Born to Raise Hell
January 2012
By:
Mary B.
| Menominee, Michigan
A drunken mom lost her kids—and herself—until a chance encounter with an old high school chum
Letter from the Editor
January 2014
A Way to Serve
December 2025
| Sober Holidays & Remote Communities
By:
J.M.
| Waldport, Oregon
The member who told his lawyer about AA probably saved his life, he says. Now he gets to return the favor
Falling into Sobriety
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Sean W.
| Bandon, Co. Cork, Ireland
Falling off a barstool is literally a cliché of alcoholism—yet it brought him tumbling into sobriety
The night shift
September 2019
| Young & Sober
By:
Lauren C.
| Draper, Utah
Scared and battered, she landed in a place where she got more than good care. She was prescribed a new life
Simple rules
February 2019
| Stories by Our Longtime Members
By:
Faye B.
| Lakeland, Florida
She came to believe in AA. Now, at 88, she passes it on and keeps it uncomplicated
Lucky in Lima
April 2000
By:
Edith D.
| Manhattan, New York
This travelling AA finally found the familiar circle and triangle logo
My Beautiful Tragedy
September 2016
A liquor-filled drive to a bonfire changes a young girl’s life forever
Watch What You Pray For!
June 1978
By:
T. McG.
| Lincoln Park, Michigan
There was one thing he wanted more than anything else