The "Cradle-to-compulsion" Story
May 1960
Activities and developments outside AA in the field of alcoholism. . .an international news report
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.
Not all is well
October 2021
| Cooperation With Professionals (CPC)
By:
Matt H.
| California
I was inside cooling down, and my wife came in from outside with a concerned look. “There’s a woman out front who fell,” she said. “I think she’s drunk.”
Locked Down & Plugged In
August 2021
| Seniors in AA
By:
Bob M.
| Los Angeles, Calif.
A longtime AA member and musician tunes in to stay focused and useful as the COVID-19 pandemic dims the lights on the performing world
The 73 - year-old Newcomer
August 2021
| Seniors in AA
By:
Rae C.
| Winnipeg, Manitoba
For someone who couldn’t believe you could stop drinking after 70, she’s sure loving life now
PRO•CRAS•TIN•A•TION
June 2021
| Dating & Relationships
By:
Nicholas L.
| Paris
When he does the Steps, character defects get lifted. But is today the day to be ready to look at this five-syllable word?
Just A Moment
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Steven F.
| Ellicott City, Md.
Sometimes a moment can last a lifetime
Doing Time on the Chain Gang
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Mike R.
| Tracys Landing, Md.
He’d never had a speeding ticket and now he was doing serious time. His first stop in prison was AA
The Secret List
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Linda R.
| Pleasanton, Calif.
She kept a mental list of “things I will have to drink over.” After her mom and dad’s deaths, she let go of it
A Meeting to Remember
April 2020
| Home Group
By:
Jenny L.
| St. Louis, Mo.
One day at her home group, a surprising thing happened that opened her eyes to Step Three
I Cried Almost Every Day
February 2020
| Tough Times
By:
Anonymous
| Victorville, Calif.
A mother wraps herself up in every AA tool she can after the tragic loss of her husband
Time to Redecorate
February 2020
| Tough Times
By:
H.B.
| Durham, N.C.
That picture needed to come down, but what could she do? Why, bring it to the group for a vote, of course!
Gifts of the Heart
November 2019
| Grapevine Classics
By:
Jennifer B.
| Daly City, Calif.
Service at a holiday alkathon brought her closer to the program and her family
He was our friend
April 2019
| Relapse
By:
Anonymous
| Georgia
A member recalls a man who could not stop drinking, until the very end of his life
Land of the giants
December 2018
| Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
By:
Bob W.
| Lafayette, Louisiana
They taught him who he was and how to live. They were the members who gave him his start
What’s On Your Mind: What Do We Stand For?
September 2018
By:
John D.
| Big Lake, Minn
One AA believes strongly that accountability begins in the home group and spreads outward