The Next Guy Up to Bat
December 2014
By:
Jack M.
| Kingston, New York
A desperate call to AA after his son's birthday led to a moment he'll never forget
A Girl from the Midwest
November 2014
By:
—D.E.S.
| St. Louis, Missouri
An alcoholic gay woman finds sobriety and acceptance in AA
Magic Carpet Ride
June 2014
By:
James H.
| Corpus Christi, Texas
Being the area Grapevine chair took him places he never dreamed of
At the Candy Cane Ball
May 2014
By:
Julia G.
| Rockaway, New Jersey
From the beginning, it was clear that alcohol was going to be a problem
No Roads to Bethel
April 2014
By:
Jo B.
| Anchorage, Alaska
A GSR stays sober airlifting Big Books for a remote Alaska town
God's Little Breadcrumbs
April 2014
By:
Rick C.
| Bishop, California
An AA tells about the things he lost and found along the way
Why Me and Not My Brother?
March 2014
By:
Diane C.
| Guelph, Ontario
In an alcoholic family, a sister turns out to be one of the lucky ones
Unwrapped
December 2013
By:
Sam Marie E.
| Atlanta, Georgia
This year, her gifts did not come in a box
Me and You and AA
November 2013
After a relationship in the rooms ends, she had to strengthen her focus on her own sobriety
Dawn at the Rehab
February 2013
By:
Nancy S.
| Sweet Home, Oregon
She was angry and wanted nothing to do with God—until one frozen 5 a.m. smoke break
Rocky Mountain High
February 2013
By:
Andy L.
| Stevensville, Montana
He got his bike and his life back for an incredible 34 sober years on the road
Cracked Pipes
December 2012
By:
Anonymous
| Charlottesville, Virginia
A post-holiday emergency knocked her right off her pink cloud
Let's be frank
December 2012
By:
Dee C.,
| Muskegon, Michigan
Comforting words from a school principal helped this newcomer relax
Ed, We Think You Have a Problem
September 2012
By:
Ed P.
| Gloucester, Massachusetts
His wife was on his back, and now his boss? Time to take drastic action
Honeymoon
August 2012
By:
G.P.
| Elbert, Colorado
His love affair with early sobriety sent his wife screaming from the house
Web Exclusive: Lesson in the Wild
March 2011
By:
Danl L.
Scotch on a camping trip sent this boy down the wrong path.
Learning to fly
November 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
Sybil C.
| Los Angeles, California
An alcoholic woman in California recalls the very early pioneer days of Alcoholics Anonymous
December 20, 1957
April 1958
THE GOLDEN THREAD - Second and Final Installment <lbNews, comments and letters from and AA's worldwide outposts and centers--gleaned from letters to the Grapevine and General Service Headquarters, and from the "AA Exchange Bulletin," published monthly by
Dr. Bob - a Tribute to AA'S Beloved Co-founder
November 1975
By:
Bill W.
In an issue of the Grapevine dedicated to the memory of Dr. Bob, Bill writes of the beginnings and of an ending that was not an end - From the January 1951 Grapevine (now out of print)
Alcoholics Anonymous and Physicians
September 1974
By:
James D., MD
Writing in an important medical journal, this AA doctor tells his story for the benefit of his medical colleagues--and all of us
II
October 1947
Carrying the Message in China
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Paul S.
| Kunming, Yunnan
An expat describes the world of AA in China
It Might Have Been the Time
November 2025
| Early days of AA
By:
Lois W.
| New York, New York
In a 1950 Grapevine article, Lois, our cofounder’s wife, shared how she came to apply the program to her own life
Lighting Candles in Poland
July 2025
| AA Celebrates 90 Wonderful Years!
By:
Michał
| Podhale, Poland
A longtime member in Poland shares about the wonderful growth of AA in his country over the past 40 years
Everywhere He Goes
April 2025
| Making Amends
By:
Chuck H.
| Laguna Woods, Caifornia
His love for meetings and sober connection has taken this longtimer places he never dreamed of