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Now, About That Return to Social Drinking. . .

November 1974
By: R. Z.
A visit to Professor Winkley's school proves instructive in a confusing sort of way - From the January 1966 Grapevine

The God Force

October 1974
By: D. L. | Sao Paulo
There are spiritual laws. We can struggle against them or harmonize with them

Getting Yourself Out of Debt

July 1974
By: R. J. | San Antonio, Texas
Good advice for the newcomer who finds himself in a financial mess--and some principles that should be helpful to all of us.

The Worst AA Meeting

June 1973
By: Dan | Miami, Florida
Everything about it was lousy--except the payoff

Switch to Another Channel

May 1971
By: F. J. T. | Crescent, Missouri
Must we always dwell on the worst that can happen rather than the best?

Inducement of rat alcoholism futile

January 1971
By: Daily Review | Hayward, California

Some Ants Make It

With willingness and hard work, he was able to build a solid foundation

I Might Have Missed It All

He and his partner have been sober for many years and now have been blessed with a grandson

Awakening

An alcoholic homeless man known as Mr. Sleepy comes to

A Crack in the Armor

Her father's honesty about his own alcoholism gets her thinking

Secret Lives

She used to tell strangers in bars her life story. Step Five helped her get over the shame of that.

The Stories We Tell

An AA reflects on how we recover by sharing our personal experiences

My Anonymity Slipped

November 1969
By: Anonymous | California
With all the goodwill in the world, a lack of understanding can have unhappy results

Generation Gap Revisited

February 1969
By: F. M. | New Canaan, Connecticut
Looking back over a quarter-century of AA this member finds it changing and changeless. . .and has an Rx for indolent old-timers

May This Not Be the Eulogy of Me, You, Or Anyone We Know . . .

August 1968
By: L. H. | North Hollywood, California

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Suddenly Sober

Web Exclusives | Grapevine Online Exclusives
By: Jamie G.
Alcohol literally stopped her heart—but she came back with it beating strong

All she ever wanted

February 2023 | Making Amends
By: Catherine M. | Ames, Iowa
Thanks to AA and her Higher Power, a daughter finds another way to honor her mother’s wish

The Last Three Things

Web Exclusives | Grapevine Online Exclusives
By: Pat L. | Eatonville, Wash.
For this alcoholic, the Promises came true off the page, in real life

Misty’s last night out

May 2022 | 60th Anniversary of the Concepts
By: Mary Ann S. | New York, N.Y.
A Chelsea Hotel survivor tells how the 80s party life nearly killed her. Then one day she met this girl named Cathy

Sweet rescue

February 2022 | Getting Through Tough Times
By: Jules V. | Boise, Idaho
Lockdown isolation led to depression, then finally to an ice-cold beer, but it was something red and tasty that saved him

Greeter? What’s a Greeter?

June 2021 | Dating & Relationships
By: Patti M. | Ellicott, Md.
Setting up chairs? Putting out the books? She’s thrilled to be sober, but what’s everyone talking about?

63 Wonderful Years

January 2021 | Oldtimers!
By: Joan S. | San Diego, Calif.
Hopping in and out of virtual meetings all over the world, a mother of four who got sober in 1957 has really seen it all

The Committee

July 2020 | AA Around The World
By: Andy A. | St. Peters, Mo.,
Voices # 1,2,3 and 4 have lots to say about Andy’s day off. Oh wait, #5 does too

No Defense

Web Exclusives | Grapevine Online Exclusives
By: MaryAnn B. | Tacoma, Wash.
Getting sober later in life, with the help of Grapevine and a spiritual awakening

Not Cured. But Sober

Web Exclusives | Grapevine Online Exclusives
By: Susan R. | St. Peters, Mo.
A visit to a liquor store inspires a prayer of gratitude for sobriety

Things I’ve Learned

June 2020 | The Annual Prison Issue
By: Stuart C. | Sierra Vista, Ariz.
Because of the kindness of Bev, Hal, sponsor Don and others, a longtime member gets to pass on 45 years of love

It Wasn’t Always Like That

Web Exclusives | Grapevine Online Exclusives
By: Maria N. | Roosevelt Island, NY
Fried eggs are just breakfast to some people—but a sober revelation to her

A True Partnership?

October 2019 | Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By: Anonymous | Cocoa Beach, FL.
Finding out that getting sober can mean finally forming real relationships

Dear Grapevine

December 2018 | Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities

The best part of my week

December 2018 | Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
By: Tom C. | El Paso, Texas
He’s seen men come and go. Some make it and many not, but one thing’s for sure: He keeps coming

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