Drifting Away From AA
July 2002
By:
Richard C.
| Des Moines, Iowa
AA in Des Moines just wasn't the same as AA in Chicago
A daily reprieve
May 2001
By:
Philip T.
| New Hope, Pennsylvania
Reprinted from the July 1994 Grapevine
A Journey Toward Responsibility
September 1998
By:
Annemarie M.
| Raynham, Massachusetts
Tradition Nine
My Life With an Alcoholic
April 1998
By:
J. C. W.
| Calgary, Alberta
From time to time, the Grapevine publishes articles by nonalcoholic friends of AA. We wanted to print this story, written by the husband of an alcoholic woman, because it is a testimony to the destructive force of alcohol--"cunning, baffling, powerful!
The Days of Discontent
Although she was professionally successful, her life was unhappy as she continued to drink
Sober but Bored
July 1969
By:
Anonymous
| Los Angeles, California
If it happens to you, take another good, hard look at the Twelve Steps. Sharing and service can be the answer
Rage
November 1968
By:
R. W.
| Van Nuys, California
He reached a plateau in his AA progress. Could he cross it without slipping off the edge?
Fifth Step Meetings
March 1968
By:
Seeker Anonymous
Small groups. . .laying it on the line with each other. Nothing held back. . .
Tenth/twelfth Step Meetings
March 1968
By:
T. P. Jr.
| Hankins, New York
We are not here to talk about. . .inventory; we're here to do the taking.
No Man Is an Island
July 1967
By:
B. G.
| Forest Hills, New York
Concern for others has opened the way to God for her
Alcohol
March 1966
By:
W. T. Shofstall
Blunt words addressed to tomorrow's drinkers - A challenge to today's students Will you or won't you ever be an alcoholic?
On Making Complicated Amends
January 1965
By:
F. S.
| Manhattan, New York
On a Spanish beach a famous writer was ready to kill
On Closed Meetings
December 1964
By:
The Editors
Some reflections on AA discussion meetings prompted by letters from Grapevine readers
Kalamity in a Kansas Kitchen
July 1964
By:
D. L. G.
| Salina, Kansas
A young mother starts her road to sobriety with a letter to her husband
Can Success Boil Rock Hunter?
March 1963
By:
T. K.
| Hollywood, California
In show business, star status may dim to darkness until AA status gets top billing
Lydia T., a "Special Case
October 1962
By:
L. T.
PARIS REPORT: Even the gendarmes very gently but surely asked this beautiful young French woman to spend 90 days in a psychiatric hospital. . ."on account of my special way of driving a car