My big fat taped-up Big Book
May 2019
| Our Big Book–80 Wonderful Years
By:
Nancy K.
| Galt, California
She held on to a copy for dear life...then she realized it was written for her
On the grass plains of Kenya
December 2018
| Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
By:
Debbie E.
| Portland, Oregon
For a woman in Oregon, sobriety made a lifelong dream of working with elephants come true
Dear Grapevine
April 2018
Coming to believe
November 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
Ann S.
| San Marcos, California
A New York woman recalls how a Higher Power helped her survive incredibly tough times
The Forever Loop
June 2017
By:
Paul B.
| San Diego, Calif.
Trapped in an endless nightmare of drinking, blackouts, and hospital stays, he met a nurse who showed him there was only one real way to break the cycle
Off to the races
March 2017
By:
Ted C.
| Newton, Pennsylvania
He loved racing. He also loved liquor. Now that he was sober, would he have to hit the brakes?
Back From Hell
April 2016
At 20 years, he decided to take a break from AA. What followed was years of detoxes, psych wards and pain
Endless Drunkalogs
March 2016
One member would rather hear about the Steps we worked to recover than the steps we tumbled down
Practice, Practice, Practice
November 2015
The Eleventh Tradition helps one member stay out of the pulpit and keep his focus down on the field
Dear Grapevine
November 2015
Loving It!
August 2015
After being rendered homeless by alcoholism, his life in sobriety was pretty good
The Pink and the Bubbly
April 2015
By:
Judy H.
| Halifax, Nova Scotia
Alcohol made her feel happy and fun when she was a schoolgirl trying to fit in, but it didn't last
Chainlink Fences
March 2015
By:
Lyn P.
| Menifee, California
On a scenic overlook, she was reminded of another night years before
Dear Grapevine: Letters from Readers
November 2014
Don't Hide in AA
January 1967
By:
Bobbie G.
| Forest Hills, New York
A member asks: Isn't it AA's job to return us to normal living, not furnish a substitute for it?
The Big Blues
April 1963
By:
J. W.
| River Edge, New Jersey
The way out may lie beyond the physical portals of AA
My Name is..." Miles
January 1963
By:
M. E.
| Dayton, Ohio
Extreme fear can neither fight nor fly, But coward-like with trembling terror die." Shakespeare
The Blessing of an Open Mind
August 1962
By:
B. K.
| Traverse City, Michigan
Accepting the fact that we are powerless often calls for some doing--first we learn to listen and then we listen to learn
The Antidote for Fear - Prudence, Trust, and Faith
November 1959
By:
Bill W.
Each year during the season of giving thanks we try to bring you a few new and meaningful words on an old but ever deepening subject: the Twelve Traditions of AA. We heard none better in the past year than Bill W.'s closing words to the General Service Co
Miracle in Detroit
July 1957
By:
Dan
| Detroit, Michigan
Another way of reaching "the millions who don't yet know