Evaluation by Experienced Officials:
June 1967
By:
Judge Edward D. O'Cleary, Municipal
| Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
AA's General Service Office has issued this paper on cooperation of AAs with court-managed programs for alcoholics revolving in and out of local jails
Hope in a Long Line
January 2018
| Sponsorship
By:
Margie M.
| Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
After years of abuse and drunken marriages, she followed her mom and daughter to a better life
The Intersection Of Grace And Willingness
August 2007
By:
B.E.
| Wildomar, California
He came to quit drinking, and found peace of mind
The Mongolian Adventure
March 2005
An interview with an attendee of the first AA Convention in Mongolia
The Twelve Steps Revisited/Step 9
August 1962
By:
J. E.
| Guilford, Connecticut
Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
I Didn't Think You Could Do Him Much Good
December 1957
CHRISTMAS 1944 IN THE GRAPEVINE - The fifth in a series of highlights
The Rules Were OK for Others
September 1953
By:
Z.W.
| Clayton, Missouri
The story of a woman who thought: "I knew all the pitfalls and would be able to avoid them.
Finding My Place
March 2025
| Sober and Out
By:
P.K.
| Kansas City, Missouri
With help from a friend, a lesbian in Missouri makes it to AA and to a group she calls home
Full Speed Sober
November 2023
| Gratitude
By:
Jeremy S.
| Baltimore, Maryland
With a little too much energy, a newcomer hits the road to avoid his Ninth Step. Boy, was he in for an adventure!
Crayons, cookies & kisses
November 2019
| Grapevine Classics
By:
D.B.
| Carlsbad, California
With Steps, coffee and baskets of toys, some California mothers stay sober together
Group Inventory: A Privilege and a Duty
September 2018
By:
Mel C.
| Toronto, Ontario
Bringing your group together on a regular basis for formal reflection and inventory taking helps your group—and AA as a whole
Connecticut, My Prison
November 2014
By:
Elizabeth E.
| Santa Fe, New Mexico
She went to the country for a fresh start. She didn't get very far
No Escape Necessary
June 2006
By:
Anonymous
| High Prairie, Alberta
When an AA discovers his own freedom
The Most Important Person
May 1982
By:
R. P.
| Charlotte, North Carolina
New or old, we need meetings - First-meeting jitters and a warm welcome
How It Was. . .
June 1979
By:
Anonymous
| Manhattan, New York
Grapevine's 35th Anniversary - A visit with Bill's "little sister
Celebrity & Sobriety
October 2001
Acceptance--one Day at a Time
July 2004
By:
Ruthie L
| Nain, Newfoundland and Labrador
She gained some insight, self-esteem, self-respect, and self-confidence