Getting the Drunks In
April 1978
By:
C. B.
| Santa Maria, California
Our aim is to attract them--let's not worry about who sends them to us
Mail Call for All A. A.s at Home Or Abroad
March 1947
By:
Elsie J. W.
| Binghamton, New York
Helping Hands and Hearts
Carrying the Message
November 1969
By:
DON C.
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Young members and AA unity
Too Young?
June 1976
By:
E.S.
| Manhattan, New York
AA can work for anyone who has an open mind and a desire to stop drinking
Another Saturday night
December 2018
| Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
Mail Call for All A.A.s at Home Or Abroad
October 1946
By:
J.T.B.
| Detroit, Michigan
We're Not Original
New Man Out
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Charles D.
| Pacheco, Calif.
Three days sober and he didn’t know a soul. Until he raised his hand
Out of the woods
September 2017
By:
Christopher D.
| Harrison, New Jersey
It took him a while, but he finally found the fellowship he was craving under the trees
Meetings, dances and late night coffee
May 2015
By:
B.N.
| Spring Lake, New Jersey
A General Service trustee remembers how much Young Peoples’ Conferences helped him get sober
Driving a Car Isn't a Contact Sport--and Other Things I Discovered in Sobriety
May 1985
By:
M. H.
| Everett, Washington
“Don’t Get Too Far from the Boys in the Ward”
November 2025
| Early days of AA
By:
J. MCK
| Flin Flon, Manitoba
In 1958, a member from Canada shared his thoughts about oldtimers and passing it on
All is Well
February 2025
| Longtimers
By:
Joyce K.
| Coral Springs, Florida
Thanks to a sober doctor who showed her the way, she’s had a full, healthy life for decades now—and she’s only 83!
The Healing Island
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Vivian R.H.
| Queens, N.Y.
Recovering from the devastation of a hurricane, no AA is an island
The Opportunity to do Better
April 2024
| Happy Birthday Big Book!
By:
Carrie B.
| Bend, Oregon
She loved this Tuesday night meeting because the group let her bring her child. Problem was, it was listed as a closed meeting
Glad we took the steps
January 2022
| Beginners
By:
Duncan M.
| Poway, Calif.
I pointed to the AA sign and said, “Let’s go up there” My dad said, “Oh, no.”
When we got home, I told my mother about this and she remarked, “Oh yes, your father needs to go up there.”
When we got home, I told my mother about this and she remarked, “Oh yes, your father needs to go up there.”
