Self-forgiveness
December 1973
By:
F. M.
| New Canaan, Connecticut
Look back and see how far you've come. You may be better than you think you are
Peanuts Taught Me to Love
September 1971
By:
E. P.
| Columbus, Ohio
She didn't know what to do about resentments until a little bird told her
Father Edward Dowling
June 1969
By:
K. M.
| Webster Groves, Missouri
I have a special love for Father Dowling. . .
Short Snorts
August 1959
Our Own Opinions
April 1951
By:
A. H.
| Wichita, Kansas
expressions of AA thought from everywhere. . .
True Change
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Aaron N.
| Beaverton, Ore.
Understanding what you can change changes everything
Liquid gratitude
February 2022
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Anonymous
Sometimes we don’t need to understand or explain our belief in a Higher Power—we just feel it
A Retread By Any Other Name
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By:
Loni C.
| Redwood City, Calif.
No longer a “retread,” she finally returned to the program and found her life again
A Prayer That Works
September 2025
| Stories of Gratitude
By:
Donna M.
| Port St. Lucie, Florida
Still skeptical of a loving God and the idea of prayer, a newcomer discovers a brand-new perspective