The Poor Me's
May 1979
By:
S. M.
| Lompoc, California
Fear of his daughter's disapproval led him straight to
The Up-and-down Ego
August 1978
By:
H. P.
| Florida
A good laugh at herself helped restore her perspective
Suddenly Something Happened
April 1976
By:
A. S. R.
| Barcelona
One of those magic moments that rekindle the divine spark of brotherhood
The Best Group
July 1970
By:
W. B.
| Lexington, Kentucky
With AA groups, as with everything else, home is where the heart is
Wenni, Weedi, Weeki! by Gordonius
September 1969
By:
Gordon C.
| White Plains, New York
Being a boozy bit of early Roman history that was somehow overlooked by your high-school Caesar class
The Wonder of It
March 1963
By:
D. G. M.
| Montreal, Quebec
His medicine to cure his own drinking problems was sugar-coated clear through. . .'til he became an MD who found AA
Bess Died Sober
September 1956
By:
H. T. B.
| Dallas, Texas
I was a pall-bearer Friday. Buried Bess.
Counting AA Noses
August 1956
By:
J.E.B.
| Pennsylvania
Yours in the May Grapevine Editor's Desk as to membership and contributions is quite interesting.
Long Crawl to the First Step
February 1974
By:
T. H. M.
| Oakland, California
Surrender is terribly difficult but reaching that point is even harder
Problems with the Alcoholic Executive
June 1960
By:
Ivan Underwood
Here is the "Half-Man" in business, the individual who does not get too drunk to function at all but who can operate only at half-speed with his morning hangover and four-martini lunch
Think, Think, Think!
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Jim C.
| Cumming, Ga.
The sign was upside-down—but so was his thinking!
Bright Lights of Fun
November 2022
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Snow P.
| Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
When getting sober, we redefine fun. For her, it’s joy, contentment and authentic belly laughs
Bright Lights of Fun
January 2013
By:
Snow P.
| Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
How a young AA learned to re-define “fun,” and find a colorful new world
Too Chinese Too Jewish Too Young
October 2012
By:
Anonymous
She felt AA was not for her—but she kept coming
After Thirty Days
March 1978
By:
M. C.
| Bellingham, Washington
He's learned more than a little about himself and the AA program
Getting Along with Yourself and Others
May 1970
By:
M. D. B.
| Jackson, Michigan
You can make yourself miserable stewing over real or fancied wrongs--but there's a better way
A Reader's Response
March 2014
By:
Kevin M.
| Colchester, Connecticut
An article on cross talk in the November 2013 Grapevine got this AA thinking