The Zip Line
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Barbara D.
| Enola, Pa.
At the mountain recovery retreat, the zip line was almost more than she bargained for. But not quite...
We Agnostics
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By:
Scott M.
| Farmers Branch, Texas
A Grapevine reader examines AA approaches to finding a God of our understanding
To Any Lengths
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Suzie V.
| Loxahatchee, FL.
Sometimes a geographic is a good thing—if it means staying sober
Finding His Marbles
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By:
Robert S.
| Glendale Heights, Ill.
Coming to his senses in AA
It Will Never Happen To Me
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Jennifer J.
| Lone Oak, Texas
Growing up with an alcoholic parent, she thought she knew all the pitfalls
A Spiritual Awakening in Jail
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Claudia B.
| Pacific Palisades, Calif.
She finds spiritual awakening and a deep sense of gratitude helping other alcoholics behind bars
Keep On Keepin’ On
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Martin W.
| Rio Rancho, N.M.
He astonished the old-timers by boiling it all down to a simple phrase. That can’t be right, they thought. But it worked for him
Her turn
September 2021
| Young & Sober!
By:
Meaghan B.
| Bonita Springs ., Fla.
Her dad wanted her to get sober too, so he led by example—well, and maybe a few hints around the house
Something Better
June 2021
| Dating & Relationships
By:
Vicki E.
| Deltona, Fla.
Through years of love and loss, some things she knows for sure—good things come and go, we learn from our hindsight and we don’t drink
We Never Give Up
February 2021
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By:
Alex M.
| Louisville, Ky.
A man from Nepal reminds him that we don’t have the power to get people sober. We just hope and keep reaching out
Somewhere in the Catskills
January 2021
| Oldtimers!
By:
R.W.
| New York, N.Y.
Sobriety can take us on some interesting adventures when we remember to keep reaching out
Time to Up My Game
October 2020
| Money and Sobriety
By:
Anonymous
| Corpus Christi, Texas
The first 11 Steps had transformed his life. Now it was time for Step Twelve
A New View
September 2020
| Living Sober Group
By:
D.J.B.
| Wyckoff, N.J.
The beauty of making amends and not shutting the door on the past is that a window opens to help others
Marine, Mom and Alcoholic
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Janice M.
| Carlsbad, Calif.
To escape the hell she was living in, she put herself in “the middle of AA.” She’s still there
Wanting More
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Cheri P.
| Fredericksburg, Va.
Her Higher Power was there for her even during her drinking. Otherwise, she might not have made it
AA Around the World
August 1957
And From All Around... - News, comments and letters from and about AA's worldwide outposts and centers--gleaned from letters to the Grapevine and General Service Headquarters, and from the "AA Exchange Bulletin," published monthly by GSH. <emphasis type="
Let There Be Light. . .
May 1957
By:
Elsie T.
| Cincinnati, Ohio
Elsie's letter to her AA sponsor, Betty T., first appeared in the February "Exchange Bulletin" from GSH. The Grapevine editors felt it speaks eloquently to all of us.
Closed Meeting
July 1954
A Jesuit Applauds AA
February 1954
By:
William J. Smith, S.J.
| Brooklyn, New York
Second in a series of religious views of AA, by non-alcoholics of various faiths. An article by a Protestant minister appeared in November issue. Other will appear from time to time.
High and Mighty Me
May 1953
By:
J. E.
| New York City
A NEW MEMBER DECIDES THAT "LIVE AND LET LIVE" CAN MEAN TOLERANCE FOR NON-ALCOHOLICS. . .