When We See Ourselves Clearly
March 1979
By:
Anonymous
| Indianapolis, Indiana
Self-acceptance and a desire to become what we could be are vital steps on the road to recovery
AA Myths
August 1977
By:
B. I.
| North Hollywood, California
Let's take another look at some of the things we say and believe
Just Keep on Going
April 1976
By:
F. M.
| New Canaan, Connecticut
Nothing works so well as the act of moving toward life
I Sent a Christmas Card on Its Way
December 1967
By:
Neva G.
| Alvin, Texas
And in very short order, the sober, not-so-gay divorcée was no longer alone
It's What Happened to Me
April 1967
By:
Anonymous
| California
What makes an AA talk lively and inspiring? - More on AA talks
Father, Dear Father, Come Home with Me Now.
January 1967
By:
Anon.
How hell-fire temperance lectures didn't stop one adolescent from being an alcoholic
Epilogue
May 1965
By:
R. Z.
| San Diego, California
A melodrama in six futile acts, with an important Epilogue
How Do I Get a Job?
August 1963
By:
J. S.
| Bedford Hills, New York
Asked the man in the prison meeting
Hidden, Lost and Found
August 1963
By:
M. B. C.
| Phoenix, Arizona
All the test questions proved this mother of nine wasn't an alcoholic, but. . .
Is My Gratitude Grateful?
June 1963
By:
R.W.
| Van Nuys, California
A strictly amateur psychologist discovers that gratitude is scientifically okay
Noblesse Oblige
June 1963
By:
M. D. B.
| Jackson
He tries to share what he has received with everybody
AA+M.D.= 1 Happy Doc
September 1962
By:
Dr. Bob M.
| Wellington
An AA physician says: "Disturbances that many psychiatrists would consider psychotic have yielded to the AA program
Let There Be Light. . .
May 1957
By:
Elsie T.
| Cincinnati, Ohio
Elsie's letter to her AA sponsor, Betty T., first appeared in the February "Exchange Bulletin" from GSH. The Grapevine editors felt it speaks eloquently to all of us.
Another Invisible Line
October 1981
By:
J. L.
| Decatur, Alabama
From the outside looking in, to the inside looking out
Surprise, Surprise!
February 1980
By:
J. B.
| Rochester, New York
Six articles on AA as a new way of life--for newcomers and old-timers alike, since we are all beginners every day
Start Forgiving
September 1979
By:
R. E.
| Gloucester, New Jersey
Her own guilt disappeared at the same time her anger did
Celebrating Sobriety
December 1976
By:
D. H.
| Harlan, Iowa
To go from despair into joy and laughter is cause enough to light the lights
Panophobia
April 1976
By:
Jo J.
| Bokeelia, Florida
A fancy word that means you're afraid of everything
Here I Am
February 1976
By:
K. L.
| Sacramento, California
Differences and difficulties are mellowed by love and understanding
A Willingness to Keep on Growing
June 1975
By:
L. J. B.
| Gardner, Massachusetts
An end to the problems that come from drinking is really only a beginning
Call Me Early
May 1975
By:
J. H.
| Lawton, Oklahoma
Don't wait until that stinking thinking grows into something that's out of control
Sex Takes a Holiday
March 1973
By:
J. G. T.
| Negaunee, Michigan
Another cure for alcoholism that probably won't work
Growing Pains
August 1972
By:
G. G.
| Phoenix, Arizona
Are we ready for this new surge of acceptance?
Gratitude on an Easter Morning
April 1970
By:
J. B.
| Rochester, New York
It is a rare and precious moment when it first dawns on us that we are free and without fear