About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
August 1971
Pilot Program for Nurses and Social Workers
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
June 1970
By:
M. E. S.
Book Review - 'Marty Mann Answers Your Questions About Drinking and Alcoholism'
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
June 1970
Drinking and Driving - 'Every Tenth Car'
Norm’s world
January 2018
| Sponsorship
By:
Norm H.
| Cary, North Carolina
He still loves to go there, but thanks to AA, his stays are a whole lot shorter
A Silent Amends
December 2004
By:
Win W.
| Centerville, Massachusetts
A man pays back his debt to the boatyard without saying a word
It Could Drive Me Back to Drink
June 1975
By:
Mo B.
| Merritt Island, Florida
A big desk and government funds were the wrong goals for this alcoholic
Less to Engrave
She thought people would get a chuckle from her gravestone epitaph, “I Quit,” not realizing it was the legacy of her life.
Pro and Con
August 1958
Brief comments and excerpts from letters containing opinions on pro and/or con-specific items (including the Grapevine itself) will appear in this corner from time to time.
Speaking of Trauma
March 2023
| Get Into Service
By:
Anonymous
| Mo.
A longtime member shares his journey of buried wounds and the importance of getting outside help
I Wish You All Another 24 Hours
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Jake S.
| Oshkosh, Wis.
For him, AA was like suddenly finding the light switch in a darkened room
Of Mountains And AA
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Scott C.
| Littleton, Colo.
Climbing a mountain and keeping sober? Summit or sobriety, the goal is surely worth the effort
“Do You Really Have to ‘Wanna’?”
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Paul H.
| Chicopee, Mass.
When “wanting” it is not enough, sobriety can be an undeserved, but treasured, gift
Any Lengths
January 2020
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
P.K.
| Kansas City
When sponsoring, it’s sometimes hard to tell when to quit or when to keep going, so we ask for help
Flying spaghetti monster
September 2018
By:
Jen L.
| Sullivan, New Hampshire
At 16, she crashed hard. But her sponsor helped her find some hope and even a Higher Power
All Greek to me
June 2018
By:
George M.
| Camden, Maine
How a smartphone came to the rescue for some alcoholics in Greece who really needed a meeting
Better Than a Pink Cloud
November 2015
The one she had in early sobriety floated away, but now she has so much more
Me & You & AA
November 2015
Heartbroken after a rough breakup, she dove back into her program and let the Fellowship carry her
Me and You and AA
November 2013
After a relationship in the rooms ends, she had to strengthen her focus on her own sobriety
Broken Record
August 2013
By:
April P.
| Monongahela, Pennsylvania
Her life kept skipping as she played the same song over and over and over
Embroidering Resentments
April 2012
By:
Bob B.
| Beaumont, Texas
Years of AA and Step work showed him that he could cut the thread on his anger
Tree of a New Life
October 2011
By:
Bob M.
| Tulsa, Oklahoma
A dreaded ice storm mends a doctor's bruised career
A mother's nightmare
November 2010
By:
JENNIFER S.
| Huntley, Ill.
She never wanted a drink more than when doctors said her son might have a brain tumor