In These Rooms. . .
May 1985
By:
L. B.
| San Francisco, California
We carry out our primary purpose in a wide variety of ways
A Beef From Australia
November 1983
By:
A. K.
A suggestion on how to treat a newly released inmate - From the July 1970 Grapevine
Downstairs at the Upstairs
June 1983
By:
K. S.
| Lansdale, Pennsylvania
A clergyman finds sobriety in church basements
Breaking Out
February 1983
By:
W. C.
| Carpinteria, California
The "easier, softer way" doesn't work for the chicken, either
Basics
December 1981
By:
K. O.
| Hermosa Beach, California
Those old-fashioned, simplistic adages" can save your life
Growing Up
April 1980
By:
J. B.
| Rochester, N.Y.
He spent seven minutes on the Steps the first time and twenty--three years the second. He's still working on them
A New Life
February 1980
By:
G. G.
| Penndel, Pennsylvania
There was quite a bit of laughter, and I never once thought it was directed at me.
Trains, Dogs & Drums
April 2021
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Chuck C.
| Austin, Texas
A nice marriage, a beautiful new three bedroom house and a good sober life. Why was he so annoyed?
Fired Once a Year
February 2021
| Sponsorship
By:
Bruce T.
| Highlands Ranch, Colo.
Patience, joy, expectations and hope. Four decades of sponsoring has been one hell of a journey.
My Oasıs
October 2020
| Money and Sobriety
By:
Marcy B.
| Bothell, Wash.
Except for an occasional scorpion or two, this wonderful desert meeting was her safe, sober home
A Fringe Player
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Anonymous
| Kingston, N.H.
All his life, he hung back a bit, observing from the sidelines. But the AA Fellowship would not let him stand alone
To Hell And Back
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Mark T.
| Chesterfield, Mich.
He spent a career putting out fires, but the flames of his alcoholism were the toughest to extinguish
Grandpa’s Journal
April 2020
| Home Group
By:
Kyle F.
| San Antonio, Texas
Tucked away under old dog tags and love letters was a worn-looking list of names. Could it be? Yep, it sure was
The Desperate Wife
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Bill W.
| Montreal, Quebec
I received a call that really brought me down to earth. It was a call from a wife on behalf of her husband, who was a serious drinker.
Someone's gotta do it
September 2019
| Young & Sober
By:
Jennifer M.
| Mobile, Alabama
Who pays the bills? Who opens the door? Who buys the coffee? A member shares a few things she knows about how some groups work
A Meeting in Greece
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
By:
John S.
| Harrisonburg, Va.
A sober trip to Greece brought him face to face with a younger, fresher Alcoholics Anonymous
Rescued in the big easy
April 2019
| Relapse
By:
Gale
| Alexandria, Virginia
An exhausted sober relief worker heads for an airport bar and the surprise of her life
Getting through the day
March 2019
| What’s On Your Mind?
By:
Frank F.
| Fort Wayne, Indiana
Sometimes remembering to not drink is about all newcomers can handle
Time to let go
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
By:
T.T.
| Alburquerque, New Mexico
His strong wish for a 90-minute meeting may not have lasted, but unity sure did
Like A Gem
September 2017
By:
Jeff P.
| San Jose, Calif.
After thirty years of self-destructive drinking nearly killed him, he discovered sobriety that he burnished into a precious jewel
Long overdue
September 2017
By:
Dave R.
| Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Sometimes when we clean house and pay people back, we get a wonderful surprise
One story at a time
August 2017
By:
Alan S.
| Rio Rancho, New Mexico
A former delegate challenges himself to write for Grapevine every month—service with a pen