I just said yes
March 2023
| Get Into Service
By:
Cynthia S.
| Seattle, Wash.
I hit bottom during my kids’ teenage years. Going into juvenile detention centers has been a way of giving back and showing up for teenagers.
3000 Sober Sisters
January 2023
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
Jen R.
| Chicago, Ill.
She used to drink at women. Now she’s trading numbers, doing service and making lifelong friends
Stranded in North Dakota
January 2023
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
Jerry M.
| Thompson Falls, Mont.
I was feeling pretty jumpy. Excusing myself, I set out across the abandoned Interstate through the howling wind and snow toward the lights of the truck stop.
Getting the service bug
August 2022
| Sober Travel
By:
Irving M.
| Washington, D.C.
Land ho! If you stick around in the service pool long enough, your willingness to serve will be noticed
Shame of the Rocks
July 2022
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
E.M.
| Amarillo, Texas
Have a hard time not romanticizing the drink? Here’s one way this guy remembers
It’s A Wonderful Life
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Snow P.
| Boca Raton, Fla.
More than four decades of sobriety—and life just keeps on getting better
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
Mail Call for All A. A.s at Home Or Abroad
April 1947
By:
J.F.H.
| Linda Vista, California
There Are No Graduates
Mail Call for All A. A.s at Home Or Abroad
April 1947
By:
K.C.
| Prescott, Arizona
Prescott's Growing Pains
How It Feels to Make One's First Beginnings in A. A.
November 1944
By:
Elliot B.
The First Time. . .at 60
Dear Grapevine
May 2026
| How the steps changed my life
Sober Parenting
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Sarah M.
| Zürich
A “stunning swell of love” for her children—and for AA
