On a Mıssıon
October 2022
| Relapse
By:
Bill B.
| Tahlequah, Okla.
How did he end up drunk on a road to his brother’s house with a gun? He should have listened to his sponsor
The Patron Saint of AA
September 2022
| Young & Sober
By:
Charles M.
| Columbia, Tenn.
A once bleeding deacon learns to recognize that service to the Fellowship ought to come from a place of love
Essential Worker
July 2022
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Sean B.
| Connell, Wash.
After the COVID prison shutdown, he got to work in the factory, but still had no AA. Then one day a little cart came by
Getting back out
April 2022
| What's On Your Mind?
By:
Jack N.
| New Canaan, Conn.
After two years of COVID, a member wonders what the new normal will look like and what challenges lie ahead
Tough Love
April 2022
| What's On Your Mind?
By:
Pat K.
| Sunland, Calif.
A member shares her thoughts about applauding when people come back from multiple relapses
In need of care
November 2021
| Prayer and Meditation
By:
Dottie C.
| San Diego, Calif.
Helping others all day was this nurse’s job. Now it was her turn to ask for help
Sounds of Silence
November 2021
| Prayer and Meditation
By:
Jean C.
| Eugene, Ore.
No need to wait for the “right” time or place. There are many ways to pause for quiet
I’ll Quit Tomorrow
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Jennifer P.
| Clarksville, Tenn.
Once she found sobriety, she discovered the God of her childhood waiting for her
Trains, Dogs & Drums
April 2021
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Chuck C.
| Austin, Texas
A nice marriage, a beautiful new three bedroom house and a good sober life. Why was he so annoyed?
Fired Once a Year
February 2021
| Sponsorship
By:
Bruce T.
| Highlands Ranch, Colo.
Patience, joy, expectations and hope. Four decades of sponsoring has been one hell of a journey.
A Fringe Player
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Anonymous
| Kingston, N.H.
All his life, he hung back a bit, observing from the sidelines. But the AA Fellowship would not let him stand alone
To Hell And Back
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Mark T.
| Chesterfield, Mich.
He spent a career putting out fires, but the flames of his alcoholism were the toughest to extinguish
Staying Alive
March 2020
| Puzzled
By:
Chuck M.
| Freehold, N.J.
After 44 years of sobriety, he’s convinced this serenity business isn’t half bad
The Desperate Wife
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Bill W.
| Montreal, Quebec
I received a call that really brought me down to earth. It was a call from a wife on behalf of her husband, who was a serious drinker.
DCM Responsibilities Come With Benefits
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By:
Peggy Rose L.
| San Diego, Calif.
General service gives her the chance to prove that meeting makers really do make it
Jackpot
May 2006
By:
Michael G.
| North York, Ontario
There was one thing this drunk could count on; every time he drank, he got drunk
A Glimpse of the Mountain
April 2005
By:
Michael W.
| Mill Creek, Washington
When the view suddenly becomes unobscured
The Great Expanse
April 2004
By:
R. W.
| Bishop, California
It's the long stretch of freedom on the other side of fear
The Fire Has Gone Out
September 1997
By:
Jamie C.
| West Henrietta, New York
Step 9 - Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
Just Give Me Something to Stop the Pain
May 1995
By:
Pattie B.
| Lake Oswego, Oregon
This "pure" alcoholic found herself drinking cough syrup and hooked on pills
Ready, Set, Let Go!
June 1989
By:
Anonymous
| Spokane, Washington
Step 6 - Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
How Autonomous Can You Be?
November 1988
By:
J. P. L.
| Paterson, New Jersey
From the August 1960 Grapevine
Let's Not Flaunt It!
September 1982
By:
W. H.
| Manhattan, New York
Tradition 12 - Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities
Why Can't We Join AA, Too?
November 1980
By:
Bill W.
Two articles by Bill W.--one written before and one after the establishment of the General Service Conference - From the October 1947 Grapevine