Carrying The Message
December 2016
For a man who has done time himself, bringing a meeting to a prison on a regular basis turns out to be the best way possible to carry the message
I'm New to This Too
January 2016
By:
TB-D.
| Houston, Texas
A newcomer gives an even newer guy his number, but who knew he’d actually call?
Creativity in Sobriety
June 2015
He thought that alcohol was enhancing his work, in fact it was blocking it
Not Afraid to Be Judged
May 2015
By:
Patrick M.
| Minneapolis, Minnesota
How a sober lawyer walked through his fear to reach out and do more service
Tomorrow Never Comes
February 2015
By:
Daryl R.
| Oregon
He had promised himself many times to quit but it was never the right day
"I Like the Effect"
November 2014
An old timer looks back on life before and after she came to AA as a young woman
A Good Look
October 2014
By:
Don B.
| Berlin, Maryland
A newcomer discovers that it's never too early to start looking at Step 10
The Day It Ended
March 2014
By:
Wayne M
| Brigantine, New Jersey
He reached his bottom while sitting in a psychiatrist's office with his wife and son
One Hot Texas Summer
February 2014
By:
Anonymous
Controversies may come and go, but hopefully not the members
You Let Me In
January 2014
By:
Terryl A.
| Waco, exas
A member reflects on how important the Third Tradition was in the beginning
Scared to be seen
December 2013
By:
Anonymous
A newcomer gets assured right away about anonymity in AA
Letter from Finland
November 2013
After a childhood corroded by alcohol, she turned to it as an adult to dull the misery
My Big Weekend
November 2013
By:
R.B.
| Winnipeg, Manitoba
After 40 years, little disappointments don’t get in his way
Aunt Vida
September 2013
By:
Dani A.
| Fort Lauderdale, Florida
A beloved relative becomes her hero—for the second time
We keep in touch
January 2021
| Oldtimers!
By:
Nancy S.
| Renton, Wash.
From pay phones to cassette tapes to virtual meetings, she’s still happily doing whatever it takes
Watching my mouth
November 2020
| Our Twelve Traditions
By:
Gordon B.
| Edwardsville, Ill.
A member shares his thoughts about cussing in meetings and why he says things he doesn’t want to say
Safe landing
October 2020
| Money and Sobriety
By:
Jeremy S.
| Baltimore, Md.
If ever there was a time for that pink parachute those AAs kept talking about to open, it was right now
$8 an hour
October 2020
| Money and Sobriety
By:
Bruno W.
| Colinton, Alberta
After liquor destroyed his career, he had to start all over again. With a leap of faith, he took his sponsor’s suggestion
A Journey Toward Responsibility
September 2020
| Living Sober Group
By:
Annemarie M. Excerpt from Grapevine article, September 1998
| Raynham, Mass.
How Tradition Nine put her on the path to discover the wonderful world of AA beyond the group, and a host of spiritual principles
Edinburgh Love
July 2020
| AA Around The World
By:
Paul M.
| Galveston, Texas
A dream trip through the U.K. took a tragic turn, but the local AAs knew how to take care of their own
Assemble Carefully
March 2020
| Puzzled
By:
Pamela N.
| Port Richey, Fla.
A newcomer’s quest to usher in her new life goes much easier when she follows directions
Oops, Wrong Bar!
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Cory R.
| Los Angeles, Calif.
The day after Christmas, two new guys stroll into his AA meeting. It’s a toss-up on who was more surprised
Bored with meetings
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By:
Irving M.
| Washington, D.C.
A rocky encounter with an old friend got one member thinking about the importance of making meetings
Hairy moment
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Backy G.
| Langhorne, Pennsylvania
A mom trims back a knotty shortcoming by putting down the scissors and picking up the phone
Moment of Clarity, Act of Providence
April 2019
| Relapse
By:
Joe C.
| South Philly
He wanted to die because nothing could be worse than the life he was living. But the cop who arrested him had other ideas
Plugging in
July 2018
By:
Leon A.
| Doylestown, Pennsylvania
When AAs get together, something powerful happens, he says. It’s up to us to join in
Have kit will travel
June 2018
By:
Alex M.
| Louisville, Kentucky
You never know when you’ll need a little help staying sober on the road
Peace on the inside
February 2018
| Title Goes Here
By:
Travis K.
| Madison, Wisconsin
As the hospital helps him with his mental illness, the AA meetings give him hope until one day he can get out
Coming Home
October 2017
By:
Kurt S.
| Farmington, Conn.
The death of a fellow veteran reminds one member of how AA helps combat his loneliness