Eyes wide open
February 2022
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Leslie P.
| Angleton, Texas
She was sober now, so why was life so tough? Where was her amazing meadow full of butterflies?
The Only Requirement
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Robert M.
At his first meeting, Tradition Three spoke his name loud and clear
The Wisdom To Know The Difference
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Sharon T.
| Ft Lauderdale, Fla.
The Serenity Prayer guides her gently through her mother’s passing
Dear Grapevine
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
Dear Grapevine
July 2020
| AA Around The World
The Collective Protective
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Chris D.
| Austin, Texas
His Higher Power is a collective force of all those who have loved and watched over him
Jumpstart
May 2020
| Getting Into General Service
By:
Steve S.
| Manhasset, N.Y.
She came right up to me. “How many years do you have sober?” she asked. “Almost 17,” I replied. Without missing a beat, she said, “Well, how would you like to be our Intergroup Rep?”
Crash course
June 2019
| Letting Go of Resentments
By:
Sandy B.
| Aurora, Colorado
Furious with her ex, she headed out to toss a brick through his window. Luckily, she stopped to buy paint first
Being There
March 2019
| What’s On Your Mind?
By:
Denise M.
| Concord, Calif.
She was there for her husband during a near-fatal illness—and the program was there for her
Many steps to prayer
November 2018
By:
Anonymous
A longtime agnostic member shares about his wonderful journey with Step Eleven and how he meditates while walking with his dog
A prayer in the dark
April 2018
By:
L.D.
| Carbondale, Illionois
A heartbroken newcomer finds comfort one night with a few lifesaving words and some pineapple
Dear Grapevine
February 2018
| Title Goes Here
Oliver & me
January 2018
| Sponsorship
By:
James L.
| Pegram, Tennessee
A man in Tennesse shares about a sponsee he once had who struggled with mental illness
One woman’s journey
November 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
L. B.
| Atlanta, Georgia
She learned to get honest, take care of herself and to her surprise, have friendships with other women
Dying to be loved
November 2016
At age 20, liquor had done its job. It made her believe she had nothing to live for
The Eleventh Step - It's One of the Twelve
November 1984
By:
P. M.
When worked in combination with other Steps, Step Eleven can teach us to live by God's will - From the December 1973 Grapevine
The Great Equalizer
May 1980
By:
J. R., MD
| San Diego, California
Loners, leaders, priests, potentates, and just plain folk--alcoholism is
Personal Responsibility
March 1977
By:
B. L.
| Manhattan, New York
Maybe we don't like too much organization, but somebody has to get things done
I Remember Dr. Bob
February 1977
By:
B. M. B.
| Naples, Florida
As a student nurse, she worked with him and learned to love him long before she joined AA
A Tradition Born of Our Anonymity
November 1975
By:
Bill W.
AA's Traditions, Bill wrote, were "hammered out on the anvil of experience." Here, from an early Grapevine, Bill shares some of the experience that led to the adoption of our two anonymity Traditions - From the January 1946 Grapevine
Simple Truths in an Intellectual Age
June 1975
By:
H. M.
| Newhall, California
Basic AA can work on faith alone but there are those who analyze themselves into trouble
The Eleventh Step. . .It's One of the Twelve
December 1973
By:
Paul M.
| Riverside, Illinois
When worked in combination with the other Steps, Step Eleven can teach us to live by God's will
No Dues Or Fees, but. . .
October 1972
By:
F. F.
| Bethesda, Maryland
Just because we're sober, do we have to get tight?
Learning to Love
September 1972
By:
J. W.
| Key West, Florida
Love is a giving a sharing, and practice could make it perfect
Twelfth Tradition Checklist
September 1971
By:
B.L.
| Manhattan, New York
Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our Traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities.