About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research, and Treatment
July 1986
By:
Mark Worden
Is Anybody Listening?
Okay, I'm Sober--Now What?
October 1982
By:
Anonymous
| Albuquerque, New Mexico
Before I had any time to start yawning in boredom, something new was always placed in my path
A Sudden Sense of Peace
September 1982
By:
L. J.
| Washington, D.C.
After her first AA talk she felt
About Holding Hands
October 1978
By:
C. R.
| Falls Church, Virginia
Will newcomers be turned off by this common practice?
A Mischievous Suggestion
June 1976
Chairman of the Group
May 1974
By:
Anonymous
| Manhattan, New York
Before the meeting he worried. Afterward, he picked up butts and swept the floor. He learned a lot
What Does "Walk Humbly" Mean?
February 1963
By:
Rev. Thomas Simpson
Excerpts from a sermon by the Rector of Trinity Episcopal Church, Newark, Ohio--a good friend of AA
Dignity?
June 1960
Worrying about what other people think of you slows up the maturing process in AA, this famous writer thinks
AA Around the World
February 1958
By:
Harold H.
| Durban
MORE FROM ZULULAND<lbNews, comments and letters from about AA's worldwide outposts and centers--gleaned from letters to the Grapevine and General Service Headquarters, and from "AA Exchange Bulletin," published monthly by GSH
SCARED SOBER
June 2010
By:
PHILIP P.
| Sheffield, Mass.
Drinking to feel comfortable works—at least for a while
Letting go of the good life
June 2009
By:
Steve T.
| Weed, Calif.
After years in the fast lane, a musician settles down with AA
Is This All There Is?
November 2003
By:
David S.
| New York, New York
An AA checks his supply of spiritual oxygen --Step Eleven - Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God <emphasis type="underline">as we understood Him</emphasis>, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the po
A BOY. . .
September 1957
Hot diggity dog
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Annie H. South
| Yarmouth, Mass.
After COVID hit, she had to change her meeting. But boy did she relish the chance to make it work
Better than football & pie
November 2021
| Prayer and Meditation
By:
Definitely Steve
| Nashville, Tenn.
Who knew throwing on an apron and rolling up his sleeves would be the secret to a joyful Thanksgiving Day?
Ghosts of Meetings Past
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Bosco B.
| Midvale, Idaho
His program is peopled by those who are no longer with us, but live on in memory
Something much bigger
September 2020
| Living Sober Group
By:
Sarah Q.S.
| Bronx, N.Y.
They kept saying she was on a pink cloud. But she knew this thing she found was much better than that
Closer Than You Think
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Debbi S.Bellmore
| Bellmore, N.Y.
Service led her to online meetings, where she now gets to help others who can’t reach us
Saying Yes To Service
September 2018
By:
Judi D.
| Alpharetta, Ga.
Finding a need to fit everyone’s talent—reflections on the beauty of doing service
A priceless cut
December 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
Carol P.
| San Francisco, California
You never know when you might save a life between a shampoo and a blow-dry