You've Got to Go Somewhere
September 1972
By:
R. Z.
| San Diego, California
Professor Winkley wonders why they keep coming back
Around AA - Items of AA Information and Experience
May 1968
By:
N. L.
Books That Can Help - 'Ministering to Alcoholics'
Keeping it going
December 2023
| Remote Communities and sober holidays
By:
Kay H.
| Happy Valley, Oregon
Things can change
February 2023
| Making Amends
By:
Marilyn M.
| Atlanta, Ga.
I couldn’t believe it, but my mouth opened and these words came out: “Dad, I’m sorry I blamed you for everything wrong in my life.” Wow.
Traumatic Recovery
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Bonnie J.
| Billings, MT.
“Hijacked” by alcohol for most of her life, she had found “an entire psychic change” in AA
Smoke Shop
January 2017
Her first sober job was in a place where they sold cigarettes and paraphernalia, yet she was grateful for the daily reminder of the lonely life she had left behind
Turning Point
April 2024
| Happy Birthday Big Book!
By:
Amanda Z.
| Houston, Texas
At six months sober she left the meeting in a huff. Her plan?
Head straight for the liquor store
Head straight for the liquor store
Maybe Next Year
December 2022
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Nancy W.
| Southbury., Conn.
She used to really tie one on at the annual office holiday parties. What now?
Time to Adjust
November 2022
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Mary R.
| Snellville, Ga.
It’s a sad reality that these issues have become tied to politics in many people’s minds, which makes how we treat each other in AA all the more important.
Welcome to Delaware
July 2022
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Amylynn K.
| Lewes, Del.
Off to the world of retirement I went! Larry and I made our way down from New York. Before we moved, we had visited and gone to a few AA meetings.
Meeting Makers Can Make It
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Patricia B.
| New York, N.Y.
Whether online or face to face, AA meetings help sobriety grow
New & Improved
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Matt M.
| Oak Park, Ill.
“Broken washer?” I would have wailed“Why me?” Then I would have had two beers, then two more since it was such a hard day. Actually, I would not have installed anything.
Date nights
December 2021
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Jean W.
| Elkton, Md.
Other couples in AA began inviting us out for coffee. Suggestions, such as greeting each other with a kiss or ending the day with a slow dance, helped to rekindle our lost intimacy.
Growing Up & Growing Older
August 2021
| Seniors in AA
By:
Susan A.
| Rocklin, Calif.
I am 70 years old now. Today I wonder whether it’s not harder to grow old than to grow up. I could not have survived without the love and support of my AA friends.
It’s Only A Matter of Time
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
John V.
| Avenal, Calif.
After 25 years in prison, he has a message: Never give up hope
New to Sobriety—and Trying to Stay Alive
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Kathy V.
| Las Vegas, N.M.
Struggling with illness and a loved one who drinks, she finds faith in AA
Ever-Changing Stories
May 2018
By:
Donna M.
| Sweetwater, Tenn.
When she understood that God’s plan for her might be different from the one she had in mind, she was able to accept the ever-changing story of her sobriety
When misfortune falls
February 2018
| Title Goes Here
By:
Bill W.
| Homestead, Florida
At 26 years sober, a member in Florida finds himself in a homeless shelter. Yet he never forgets his primary purpose
Priest with a secret
May 2017
By:
Warren H.
| Hoboken, New Jersey
After a few months sober, he knew it was time to tell the group how different he was. Would they let him stay?
A Family Like No Other
January 2017
Sober for the first time at 61, this woman offers a prayer of gratitude for the welcoming family she found in the AA rooms