Back in the Game
January 2025
| Spirituality and Prayer
By:
Carl S.
| Littleton, Colorado
His bottom literally began halfway up a mountain. With the love of AA and his family, he made it to the top
AA News
September 2024
| Young and Sober
The 74th General Service Conference
“Connecting with Love, Unity and Service”
“Connecting with Love, Unity and Service”
164 Pages of Hope
July 2024
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Melissa G.
| Ypsilanti, Michigan
For three years, all she had was a Big Book and a willing cellmate. Then one day, when the pandemic ended, she heard a call for meetings
The Best Medicine
April 2024
| Happy Birthday Big Book!
By:
Robert P.
| Amity, Oregon
His sponsor said if he read the book he probably wouldn’t drink. He was right. Now he studies it!
Hidden bottles everywhere
August 2023
| AA in the Military
By:
Lance S.
| La Center, Washington
A trip to Dr. Bob’s house was a real treat, but the things that surprised him most made clinking noises
With Pen & Hope
July 2023
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Anonymous
With letters and calls, she walked her through the Steps and on the way to a new life
As Sick As My Secrets
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Anonymous
| Galway, Ireland
The AA welcome is always waiting
A Much Better View
April 2023
| AA & Families
By:
Donna G.
| San Diego, Calif.
With a little action and meditation, she can see the love, the hope, the gratitude and the trees
A Grateful And Blessed Alcoholic
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Debra U.
| Kansas City, MO
A family crisis leads to a lasting miracle
One Foot in Front of the Other
June 2021
| Dating & Relationships
By:
Bridget M.
| East Moriches, N.Y.
After months of isolation, members in Long Island band together to stay connected during COVID-19
See? I’m not an Alcoholic!
June 2021
| Dating & Relationships
By:
David R.
| Fillmore, Utah
He wasn’t about to stop drinking. Then one day a sober Navy buddy put him to the test
Get out of your head
March 2021
| Making Amends
By:
Lisa J.
| New Hope, Pa.
Anger and sadness sent this newcomer mom right toward the liquor store.
Luckily, she knew what to do
Luckily, she knew what to do
Ready to Handle it
March 2021
| Making Amends
By:
Philip C.
| Louisville, Ky.
Though he’d made amends to his wife the best he could, one day while cleaning, he lifted a lid and found forgiveness and truth
260 Breakfasts
March 2021
| Making Amends
By:
Anonymous
| Lafayette, Colo.
A trip to an old boss to make things right led to a long, wonderful friendship he never expected
They Held Me Accountable
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Ian H.
| Louisville, KY
Grapevine kept him coming back to his first home group—and showed him how much others appreciated their “meeting in print”
Dangers in Linking AA to Other Projects
October 1957
By:
Bill W.
Reprinted from The Grapevine, October 1944
A Search in Personal Data for Key to "Slips
February 1946
Uncomfortably numb
May 2011
By:
Margie S.
| Columbus, Georgia
She had to drink to keep running—only AA stopped her.
Nice Jewish Girls Don't Go to Prison
July 2002
By:
Sherri B.
| Houston, Texas
Unless they find out, as this woman did, that they are also alcoholics who've gotten into trouble
Freedom Under God: The Choice Is Ours
June 1976
By:
Bill W.
The first aspect of the Twelve Traditions is protection; the second aspect is progress." - From the November 1960 Grapevine
Let Go and Let God
November 1974
By:
M. D. B.
The anxieties that come with problems other than drinking often respond to the AA way of life - From the November 1964 Grapevine
Let Go and Let God
November 1964
By:
M. D. B.
| Jackson, Michigan
The anxieties that accompany many problems besides drinking often respond to handling the AA way
A Bright Future
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Laura S.
| Bradenton, Fla.
She never would have guessed that happiness was right there waiting for her
Let there Be Light
November 2025
| Early days of AA
By:
Elsie T.
| Cincinnati, Ohio
An Ohio member expresses her love of our braille literature in a 1957 Grapevine article
Do We Really Want A Spiritual Awakening?
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Anonymous
| Seattle, Wash.
The importance of letting go of thinking too hard
