Beginners Meeting: Clean White Sneakers
November 2005
By:
Paul B.
| Jersey City, New Jersey
Hope from the ground up
AA in Israel Turns Thirty
July 2005
By:
Charley W.
| Jerusalem
It's small, so when someone's missing, people really notice
The Body Knows
August 2004
By:
Marilie L.
| Bristol, Tennessee
Even when the mind is gone, the disease lives on
It's a Privilege
December 2003
By:
Anonymous
She lost the bargain with alcohol and won a new view of life
Imagine Such a Disease. . .
November 2003
By:
Dr. Ruth Fox
Reprinted from The Roundabout in the October 1968 AA Grapevine
Some Do Not Make It
June 1973
By:
J. K.
| Los Angeles, California
An ex-prizefighter loses his biggest fight in the final round
Romancing The Holiday Drink
December 2007
By:
Valerie C.
| Oviedo, Florida
Among the beautiful people
The Smart Set and Survival
July 1972
By:
F. M.
| New Canaan, Connecticut
Harry M. Tiebout, psychiatrist and great friend of AA, said, "Hitting bottom must produce a result, and this result is surrender," In the following articles, three AAs share their thoughts on the surrender experience
A Real Lifeline
July 2026
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Scott T.
| Gaithersburg, Maryland
He and his sponsee have written more than 200 letters, and they get to share the love with their groups
What Works for Me
May 2026
| How the steps changed my life
By:
Chad P.
| St. Louis, Missouri
A member takes a keener look at how he helps alcoholics and what our primary purpose actually is
A Way to Serve
December 2025
| Sober Holidays & Remote Communities
By:
J.M.
| Waldport, Oregon
The member who told his lawyer about AA probably saved his life, he says. Now he gets to return the favor
Keeping It Green
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
M.K.
| Eugene, Ore.
A former party girl find sobriety in an unusual way
The One Percent
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
B.C.
| Los Angeles, Calif.
With little drama, but lots of pain, he stopped “just in time”
Best Holiday Ever
December 2024
| Remote Communities and Sober Holidays
By:
Gary D.
| Edgewater, Florida
Things are a little quieter and tough this year, but his mission is clear. Show love the best he can