Austin Citywide
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By:
Lisa W.
| Austin, Texas
A festival of “fun, food, fellowship and recovery” changes one AA’s life forever
From Collecting Cans to…Collecting Cans
May 2019
| Our Big Book–80 Wonderful Years
By:
David B.
| Menifee, Calif.
Redemption at the very end of a life on the streets
Dear Grapevine
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
Mad Man
October 2018
By:
Anonymous
| New York City, New York
A newcomer gets a job with a boozy ad agency, selling liquor. What could possibly go wrong?
No fly zone
September 2018
By:
Mike M.
| Soledad, California
A final drunken trip to “the hole” woke him up. Now he has hope and some to share
God, My Family and Myself
April 2018
By:
Rich G.
| Urbana, Ill.
Although he got sober far away from his family, AA and his Higher Power were there for him during his mother’s final illness
Piggly Wiggly
May 2017
By:
Charlie W.
| California
Even as a kid, this small-town alcoholic couldn’t stop once he started. Now he can’t get enough of AA
My Angel, Billy
February 2016
You never know who's going to give you hope and maybe even save your life
We Never Know What God Has Planned
October 2015
How a sober mom just kept showing up and somehow ended up with the keys to Intergroup
An Afternoon with Bill
July 2015
An old-timer remembers a surprise meeting he had with our co-founder in 1965
Cool Sand on My Feet
February 2014
By:
Laura C.
| Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
With AA, she has peace and knows where she stands
The Chop Shop
July 2013
By:
Michael W.
| Monroe, Washington
Welcome to the inmates' "meeting after the meeting," where sobriety comes first
Let the Ball Drop!
December 2012
By:
Bill D.
| Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania
How one sober alcoholic learned to have a blast on the final night of the year
Paul, the kind of AA
October 2012
By:
Richelle L.
| Export, Pennsylvania
Words and love from a tattooed biker changed this woman's life forever
Nap Time
September 2012
By:
Chuck M.
| Freehold, New Jersey
... and he said he was hanging in bars to make friends!
To Value You More
April 2021
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
S.J.
| The Woodlands, Texas
One day in her Step study group, an oldtimer discovers something brand-new about Step Four. Proof that the learning and growing never stops
Twisted Sisters
April 2021
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Denise R.
| Santa Cruz County, Calif.
We go on camping trips and service assemblies. When we go on vacation, everyone takes a “toenails in paradise” photo—a picture of where our feet are.
South Africa Or Bust!
March 2021
| Making Amends
By:
Gail V.
| Burlington, Ontario
Because of the virtual technology explosion during this pandemic, I’m now going to AA meetings all over the world. What a cool way to start the day, with a meeting in South Africa!
On the Front
February 2021
| Sponsorship
By:
Luis A.
| Bronx, N.Y.
An essential worker in New York City shares gratitude for being sober and explains why he needs AA more than ever
The Eye-Opener
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Mark. M.
| Casa Grande, Ariz.
A bright and early meeting where all comers are met with a message of hope—and a good cup of coffee
Through her letters
July 2019
| The Prison Issue
By:
Anonymous
| Pennsylvania
A woman with 20 years gets her gratitude back from a member who’s lost her freedom
Get the coffee brewing
July 2019
| The Prison Issue
By:
Dana W.
| Agana Heights
It’s Thursday noon, and someone on Guam needs a meeting. Stations everyone!
My plan to end it all
April 2019
| Relapse
By:
G.H.
| Kingston, New Hampshire
This newcomer’s pink cloud may not have lasted, but luckily AA did
AA News
March 2019
| What’s On Your Mind?
By:
Tom A.
| West Central Region
GSO’s new technology endeavor
Our connected energy
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
By:
Amy C.
| Cleveland, Ohio
The power in the rooms that helped her stop drinking also expanded her faith
Out of Fear, Into Service
December 2018
| Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
By:
Pat S.
| Gravenhurst, Ontario
From panic attacks to being a confident DCM: a story of love, service and sobriety
Two gifts From Zola
December 2018
| Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
By:
Clif G.
| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
I do what I can
December 2018
| Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
By:
Ryan T.
| Port Lucie, Florida
Savor the moment
November 2018
By:
Sue S.
| Bistol, Vermont
Today, she can be grateful for the smell of fruit at her nose and another day to read, learn and create