Batter Up!
January 2024
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Jenna W.
| Kansas, Missouri
It took a while to warm up to the team, but thanks to the Fellowship, she stepped up to the plate
Never Too Far
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Joy P.
| Los Angeles, Calif.
Moving in early sobriety, she found she could take her home group with her
80 Years & Counting!
May 2023
| Home Group
By:
Jean P.
| Clifton, N.J.
Since 1942, this home group in New Jersey is still going strong, keeping the doors open for all who need them
Safe to belong
March 2023
| Get Into Service
By:
John C.
| Berlin, Wis.
He expresses his gratitude for Tradition Three and how it helped hin claim his chair
A reach across the globe
December 2022
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Nancy K.
| Galt, Calif.
Quick action and love for service helped a newcomer across the world get connected
A Matter of Prayer
November 2022
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Terry R.
| Melbourne, Fla.
How did these men and women get it? Did it fall from the sky? Did they learn it in Sunday school? Did they find it in the self-help section at a bookstore?
I don’t think so.
I don’t think so.
We Can Do This
August 2022
| Sober Travel
By:
Brian M.
| Redmond, Ore.
It takes time and work, but a deaf member shows how to make AA meetings more accessible to all
We can get through anything
February 2022
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Bill K.
| Amarillo, Texas
He’s gotten through moves, loved one’s deaths, viral meningitis and age issues, and he hasn’t had a drink since 1970
My one wish
December 2021
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Alison G.
| Salinas, Calif.
I thought, But for the grace of God I get to be here. When I left the jail, I sat in my car and cried tears of joy and thanked God that I had been given a heart that could love like this.
Fear not
October 2021
| Cooperation With Professionals (CPC)
By:
C.P.
| Mount Vernon, Ind.
It's hard for me to recognize fear right when it arises, but I have a loving God who reminds me that even dumping a bunch of fears in inventory form is progress.
At Long Last
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Ray D.
| China, Mich.
Despite certain knowledge that he was an alcoholic, he kept drinking for 30 years. AA freed him
The 3 R’s of Recovery
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Tracey M.
| Albany, Ohio
Regain. Remember. Rediscover
Who Gets What
April 2021
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Irving M.
| Washington, D.C
Miffed that his financial advice wasn’t followed, a member learns to let go.
According to Tradition Four, a group can do as they see fit
According to Tradition Four, a group can do as they see fit
A Good Sign
March 2021
| Making Amends
By:
Helen E.
| Juneau, Alaska
Sullen and defiant, she sat in the cheery room and sulked. But something on the wall kept her there until the AA message could sink in
AA Around the World
March 1959
By:
Jim T.
| Lockyer, Albany
A LOVELY BUNCH - 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.
From the Grass Roots
December 1957
Ed. note--In the October issue a non-alcoholic M.D. called for discussion of whether or not prospective employers of alcoholics should be told the truth about the existence of an alcoholics problem; in particular, what alcoholics felt the doctor in the ease should say when asked to recommend.
Check the Ammo!
August 1955
By:
P. J. R.
| Miami, Florida
Sometimes, it all begins innocently enough. . .