“Would a friend of Bill W. please pick up a white courtesy phone.”
june 2026
| Young & Sober
By:
Cameron D.
| Las Vegas, Nevada
A super busy flight attendant has an important meeting he definitely hadn’t expected
I Should Have Known
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Jenn D.
| Houston, Texas
Fighting to become the person her Higher Power wanted her to be
Two Lives, One Lifetime
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Susan K.
| Great Meadows., N.J.
One of the great benefits of sobriety? Being able to look yourself in the eye
Journey To Recovery
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By:
Nicki C.
| Kansas City, Mo.
She called the AA hotline one desperate night, praying for someone to pick up
Dear Grapevine
February 2026
| Getting Through Tough Times
That Wonderful Sense of Belonging
April 2025
| Making Amends
By:
Scotty K.
| New Orleans, Louisiana
A motorcycle trip was what he loved most in life. But why could he not enjoy it? Ninth Step to the rescue
Dear Grapevine
December 2024
| Remote Communities and Sober Holidays
Talking to Air
September 2024
| Young and Sober
By:
Jay M.
| Carlsba, California
Grief, resentment and liquor soured him with God, but a new perspective on prayer changed his mind
A Mother’s Day Wish
May 2024
| How the Steps Changed My Life
By:
Mary Ann G.
| Dundalk, Maryland
After years of heartache and regret, she found the son her drinking took away
Leap of Faith
May 2024
| How the Steps Changed My Life
By:
T.R.
| Roseville, California
A frightening race to get down the mountain took every Step he had in him. Turns out he wasn’t alone
Suddenly Sober
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By:
Jamie G.
Alcohol literally stopped her heart—but she came back with it beating strong
A Grapevine Follow-Up
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By:
Gabriela R.
| Lynnwood, Wash.
Whatever happens to the authors of past Grapevine articles? Here, one returns to tell her story
All she ever wanted
February 2023
| Making Amends
By:
Catherine M.
| Ames, Iowa
Thanks to AA and her Higher Power, a daughter finds another way to honor her mother’s wish
The Last Three Things
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By:
Pat L.
| Eatonville, Wash.
For this alcoholic, the Promises came true off the page, in real life
My Name Is Frank. . .
October 1975
By:
Frank B.
| Norwood, Massachusetts
And today I am an alcoholic
Choose the Nobler Belief
October 1966
By:
Robert K. Greenleaf
Six finite choices depend on our relationship with the infinite - Seven choices for mature living: The final article in a series of six
Make Friends with Your Conscience
February 1963
By:
O. Hobart Mowrer
Does alcohol release your "real" personality? "Tommy rot," says a voice from the other side of the swinging doors. And the too severe conscience is largely myth.
Emotional Involvement
January 1962
By:
F. C.
| New York City, New York
Sometimes Cupid's darts hit the wrong mark
AA for Two
December 1960
By:
Anonymous
How one couple put themselves into the hands of their Higher Power
Hour Serenity
August 1960
By:
E. S.
| Hartsdale, New York
One of a series of "Beginners' Meetings"--to run from time to time--for newcomers to AA sobriety.
Sneak Previewing A.A. for the Actor
June 1960
An eminently successful movie and TV star discloses the activities of the "Garage Group" he founded in Hollywood
Professing Alcoholism
June 1960
Why a member of our diplomatic corps found it desirable to break his anonymity abroad--and what happened after that
Day-tight Compartments
March 1959
The fifth of a series of "Beginners' Meetings"--to run from time to time--for newcomers to AA sobriety.
A Year Later. . .
June 1958
By:
Bud S.
| San Diego, California
An outgoing ('56-'57) Conference Delegate wrote the letter below to the incoming "freshman" ('58-'59) team at our request, back in January. Although its view is of the '57 Conference, its spirit and meaning are of the kind which never become "dated.