AA Around the World
July 1958
By:
Helene C.
| Brussels, Belgium
BRUSSELS IS READY - News, comments and letters from and about AA's worldwide outposts and centers--gleaned from letters to the Grapevine and the General Service Office, and from the "AA Exchange Bulletin," published monthly by GSO
A New Year's Message From P.O. Box 459
January 1955
At Wit’s End
September 2023
| Young & Sober
Memories of Crying
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Ronny H.
| Macon, Ga.
Sometimes you have to protect your sobriety even from those who love you
Something wonderful overhead
September 2018
By:
Mindy S.
| Villa Grove, Colorado
A frightening encounter on a lonely desert road helped her find a little faith
The Next Guy Up to Bat
December 2014
By:
Jack M.
| Kingston, New York
A desperate call to AA after his son's birthday led to a moment he'll never forget
Portrait in Blue
November 2014
By:
Chaula H.
| Pittsfield, Massachusetts
A member looks back on all the ways her sponsor helped her change her life
Michael's Story
September 2006
By:
Carol K.
| Sarasota, Florida
An AA gets the phone call that every parent dreads
Letting the Shadows Lift
June 1994
By:
Sue F.
| Seymour, Indiana
Step 9 - Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others
Pacific Provinces. . .
May 1951
No Such Thing As a Bad Meeting!
February 1950
By:
M.T.G.
| Baltimore, Maryland
arriving by leaps at a considered opinion
Dear Grapevine
June 2018
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
February 1975
By:
George Vecsey
Informal Facilities
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
April 1974
Training Future Clergymen
Around AA - Items of AA Information and Experience
December 1967
By:
Anonymous
If you're in Lima. . .
To Be Trusted
June 2025
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Mark S.
| Agassiz, British Columbia
Thanks to AA and outside volunteers, a “lifer” stays sober and gets to share hope with his fellows inside
The Big Easy Does It
May 2025
| Young and Sober
By:
Phoebe M.
| New Orleans, Louisiana
Getting sober young in a city known for intense drinking can be challenging. But she’s getting out there and doing it
Confessions of a cookie longtimer
February 2022
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Sandy A.
| San Diego, Calif.
Out of all the service positions in which she got to serve, this one was by far the sweetest
Any Lengths in Ghana
July 2015
A member gets a firsthand look at the early days of Alcoholics Anonymous in a city in Africa
Fitting In
She realized that she wasn't that different from everyone else and that she was at home in any AA meeting
The Stranger
August 1965
By:
Anon.
| California
She was not a newcomer--but a warm welcome would have helped