Dear Grapevine
July 2024
| Annual Prison Issue
Forgiven
October 2013
By:
Eavan J.
| Landing, New Jersey
What she got one drunken night on the highway was much more powerful than booze
No Time for Self-pity
March 1974
By:
E. H.
| Eugene, Oregon
Turning her emotional problems over to Other Hands, she gets on with the job of living
It Took a Movie to Do It
December 1967
By:
V. C.
| Tucson, Arizona
How "Days of Wine and Roses" brought an end to his days of border-town Rum Runs
Cold Sober--AA in Alaska
August 1997
In September, AA in Alaska will celebrate fifty years. This article is based on material sent to the Grapevine by Cynthia S., of Anchorage, Alaska.
Dear Grapevine
October 2012
I LIKED THE MEDICINE
March 1953
By:
D. A. S.
| Frederickton, New Brunswick
You have to live it, feel it, suffer it before you know it. . .and you have to admit it before you can recover.
Growing Stronger
July 2023
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Karen C.
| Oakland, California
A California sponsorship program is taking flight, helping more and more incarcerated members each day
I Found My God in Perryville Prison
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Kirsten M.
She found “the possibility of a God I could trust” in the unlikeliest of places
Free to explore
November 2019
| Grapevine Classics
By:
John M.
| Laguna Niguel, California
A lifelong spiritual seeker gets sober and continues his search for a Higher Power
Out of the Doghouse
April 2012
By:
Brenda N.
| Lakemont, Georgia
After years of hiding booze and driving drunk, she made a phone call to save her life
AA Takes Root in Khon Kaen
February 2009
By:
Johnny R.
| Khon Kaen
A member moves to a remote part of Thailand and helps get meetings started
Family Storm
March 2026
| AA & the Family
By:
Philip B.
| Camarillo, California
When they all got to drinking, the house became a roaring tornado. Luckily, heading for the cellar meant AA
Breathe In Faith, Breathe Out Fear
September 2007
By:
Helen C.
| Rockwood, Tennessee
A family comes together
Stepping Up & Reaching Out
October 2024
| CPC: Cooperation with the Professional Community
By:
Chris Anne H.
| Pahrump, Nevada
Working with local communities, PI committees and the military Area 42 is helping to carry the message of AA in Nevada
Taking Calls for AA
September 2019
| Young & Sober
By:
John S.
| Kansas City, Mo.
Being on “the firing line” of service—and loving every minute of it
A Far Cry From Home
December 2006
By:
Jim M.
| West Park, New York
On his own in China, a member finds AA
Hitting the Road
May 2025
| Young and Sober
By:
Dave H.
| Lincoln, Nebraska
Don’t need beer for this! Dave and Pat are having a blast checking off their bucket list. Next stop: GSO in New York City!
Dreams of My Mother
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Carl A.
| Minneapolis, Minn.
His mother’s appearance in his dreams was no coincidence
Triumph of the heart
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Tom B.
| Patchogue, N.Y.
Two alcoholics share an unexpected powerful moment one night in the local jail
Alone with my ex
September 2010
By:
DOUGLAS M.
| Covington, Ky.
During a coerced meeting with a bitter ex-wife, a Ninth Step emerges