The Home Group of My Heart
April 2004
By:
H. John R.
| New Martinsville, West Virginia
The light still shines at the Midnight Meeting
Self-forgiveness
December 1973
By:
F. M.
| New Canaan, Connecticut
Look back and see how far you've come. You may be better than you think you are
You Can't Record Them All
November 1963
By:
M. E.
| Dayton, Ohio
I wanted an envious collection of taped talks, to be admired by other members
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
Enthusiasm Rampant
September 1951
Crash landing
April 2018
By:
Eric P.
| Monroe, Wisconsin
For this beer-drinking Wisconsin man, the journey to AA was definitely no smooth ride
Six-pack and Back
October 2011
By:
Daniel T.
| Davenport, Iowa
After 34 years in and out, a man finally finds his HP and gets sober
Crisis in Mexico
October 1969
By:
M. H.
| Oaxaca
There was no AA in the Mexican state where she had gone. . .and her sobriety was saved only when she acted out her responsibility to others
That Almighty First Year
March 1969
By:
E. M. K.
| South Pasadena, California
A two-coast story of profound despair and a new life
Through the Starting Gate
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
S.S.
| Bushkill, Pa.
She discovers gratitude—and strength in numbers—in the program
The Message in Far-off Places
August 1962
By:
T. D.
| Massachusetts
In Singapore, Hong Kong, New Delhi, and Ceylon, this traveller found AA at work
It Works!
May 1990
By:
Leonard Blumenthal
| Edmonton, Alberta
Many AA members would not be sober without the help of nonalcoholics. In this issue, we have invited six friends of the Fellowship who work with suffering alcoholics to share their experience, strength, and hope with Grapevine readers.
The Drive to Nowhere
September 1987
By:
M. H.
| Virginia Beach, Virginia
Fresh out of rehab--and all alone