Three Answers to the Article "Fools Rush In" (October, 1953 Grapevine)
January 1954
By:
Sandy M.
| Oakwood, Toronto
We're Responsible
Tulip
May 1952
Heard over NBC
March 1946
The Children Say What A.A. Means to Them
December 1944
By:
Felicia G.'s 17-year-old daughter,
I Hate to Think Where Mother Would Be. . .
Interview With Bob S., Jr.
September 2001
Dear Grapevine
june 2026
| Young & Sober
Silver Lining
May 2025
| Young and Sober
By:
Andrew M.
| Delmar, New York
A tragedy when he was 19 set in motion a series of events that helped land him and others in his family into recovery
Life on Life’s Terms
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Sherry H.
| Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
Life is both beautiful and fragile, she discovers. So is recovery
Dear Grapevine
March 2023
| Get Into Service
When Sharing Matters
September 2024
| Young and Sober
By:
Charles H.
| Laguna Woods, California
An oldtimer recalls three powerful stories about the unexpected ways what he said or did changed lives
Hanging with my Gang
September 2024
| Young and Sober
By:
Clyde M.
| Dallas, Texas
Boy was he glad when a posse of young people showed up at his meeting.
Together they learned how to have fun without drinking
Together they learned how to have fun without drinking
A Gift That Led to A Journey
August 2024
| Dating & Relationships
By:
Cameron M.
| Madison, Wisconsin
She made her Higher Power her AA group, but now she was moving away. Luckily a fellow member had an idea that she could hold on to
Sober in Boston
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Janet S.
| Needham, Mass.
Being gay and an alcoholic, she wasn’t sure she would find her people in AA
Always Hope
July 2023
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Jim in Tasmania
An oldtimer shares some things he’s learned to keep his head above water on the long, sober swim
Here’s what we do
March 2023
| Get Into Service
By:
Tony S.
| Philladelphia, Pa.
He was once drunk and living in his car. Now he’s sober and helps show future health-care professionals what AA is and isn’t
It Can Happen To Any One Of Us
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Derek R.
| Ottawa, Ontario
The important thing is to let everyone know they are no longer alone
Not Quite Bulletproof
June 2022
| Stories by Longtimers!
By:
Jim
| Devonport, Tasmania
Sober since 1974, a member shares about getting older, staying sane and yes, never letting his guard down
Bouncing around
September 2021
| Young & Sober!
By:
Karen P.
| Franklin, N.H.
In high school, her drunken stagger earned her the nickname “Pinball.” But once she got to AA she won the game
Step Two
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Paul W.
| Rochester, N.Y.
One man’s spiritual awakening in the AA rooms
Faith in the Time of COVID
September 2020
| Living Sober Group
By:
Louise M.
| Long Island, N.Y.
Could she maintain emotional sobriety with the COVID bully at her door? She and her Higher Power had a plan
All Things Are Possible
February 2020
| Tough Times
By:
Pam C.
| Vail, Ariz.
After a mother loses her son, she finds that listening and sharing are beautiful gifts she can give others
Refusing to Pray
January 2020
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
Nancy C.
| Cincinnati, Ohio
At 27 years, she hit a rough patch with her Higher Power, but picked up a pen and found a way to keep talking
Traveling With the Soft-Covered Portable Edition
April 2019
| Relapse
By:
Barbara C.
| Lyndeborough, N.H.
There she was a blizzard going on and stranded travelers drank cheerfully in the airport bar. Yet there was, locked in a bathroom, weeping…
