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
Back to School
September 2013
By:
Mark E.
| Rocky Hill, New Jersey
Booze breath and bloodshot eyes? Not this year. Dad gets a passing grade
Dating Rampage
August 2013
By:
Patrick M.
| Brooklyn, New York
Three coffee dates in one afternoon? A member tells how he survived
Just a beginning
June 2013
By:
—Hal W.
| Berwyn., Pennsylvania
Pouring the bottle down the drain was great, but only the first step
The Need to Go Deeper
August 2012
By:
Richard D.
| Shreveport, Louisiana
Uncovering all the harm he caused in his drinking days restored his compassion for others
My Child Heart
March 2012
By:
Snow P.
| Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
A failure to find the "right God" eventually led her to her best friend
Rebuilding a Life
March 2012
By:
Tom F.
| Oceanside, California
In sobriety, he was able to put the pieces of his life back together again
Web Exclusive: Sober For a Second Time
January 2012
By:
Dick C.
| Anaheim, California
He had to reach a new level of surrender in order to truly get sober
A Mother's Reprieve
January 2012
By:
Lori Y.
| Augusta, Michigan
After nearly losing custody of her only child, she was able to come back to AA and get sober again
Red Sea Challenges
January 2012
By:
Wayne G.
| Augusta, Georgia
A family tragedy brought this man into sobriety and a new life
Changing the Scenery
January 2012
By:
Michelle B.
| Florida
A newcomer learns that sobriety is an internal journey
It Was All About Me
December 2011
By:
Don Mc.
| Standish, Maine
AA taught him not to take himself so seriously
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
Lives We Change
March 2017
By:
Beth S
| Hillsboro, Ohio
In a small-town church, a man arrives to thank his daughter’s home group for the love they gave her
Special delivery
February 2017
By:
Michael
| Dallas, Texas
He was ready to make amends to the mail carrier his dog attacked. But how would he ever find him?
What I Do Owe
September 2016
By:
Leon A.,
| Doylestown, Pa.
Abandoned by a skid row father, a son struggles to make amends to him
Why We Do It
May 2016
Service beyond the group ensures that AA will be here for the alcoholic not yet in the door
Believe It or Not
March 2016
By:
I.K.,
| New York,, N.Y.
Tradition Three makes it clear. We don't have to conform to belong
Keeping Pace with HP
January 2016
To maintain his spiritual connection, he laces up his shoes and takes off on a morning run
Praying for Coworkers
October 2015
He couldn’t stand those guys at the office, but he kept working on it—one prayer at a time
Circus Tricks
April 2015
By:
Gus O.
Whether working as a magician or a professor of mathematics, there was always one constant in his life
Boston Girl
May 2014
By:
Doris C.
| Leesburg, Florida
She had her first drink celebrating a new ship in the harbor. It was also her first drunk
