The Little Oak Tree
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Joe H.
| Powell River, British Columbia
It takes loving care and plenty of light to grow an oak tree—and a sober alcoholic
In the right place
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Peter A.
| Medford, Ore.
Why should he put the cart back where it belongs? It’s raining and no one will notice
Carried To Carry The Message
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Lisa K.
| Pittsford, N.Y.
Slow and steady wins the race
The Walls
June 2017
By:
Robert A.
| Vernon, British Columbia
He built a wall so high others couldn’t get in and he couldn’t get out. Then AA entered his life and he understood he wasn’t alone, after all
A Girl from the Midwest
November 2014
By:
—D.E.S.
| St. Louis, Missouri
An alcoholic gay woman finds sobriety and acceptance in AA
The Revolving-door Plan
May 2003
By:
Stevie H.
| Chicago, Illinois
What's the difference between an active alcoholic and a sober one?
Don't Drink, and Change the Rest of Your Life
December 1995
By:
Anonymous
| York Harbor, Maine
STEP 12: Having bad a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.
The Revolution From Within
November 1992
By:
Jim H.
| Doniphan, Missouri
Was the world we rebelled against wrong, or were we? - From the March 1973 Grapevine
The Revolution from Within
March 1973
By:
Jim H.
| Doniphan, Missouri
Was the world we rebelled against wrong, or were we?
The Case of the Cryptic Note
January 1964
By:
R. Z.
| San Diego
Sherlock Holmes finds an open door--and a missing man
Web Exclusive: Running for Joy
May 2011
By:
Jim S.
| Dumont, New Jersey
This member with 49 years sober is not about to slow down.
The Fugitives
May 2004
By:
Dennis W.
| Tucson, Arizona
They just kept running until they came to the end of their long, painful rope
A New Life for Aunt Patricia
September 2014
By:
Patricia K.
| Ventura, California
She wanted to paint and garden when she retired, but martinis and hangovers came first
Friends for Life
July 2025
| AA Celebrates 90 Wonderful Years!
By:
Bill K.
| Tacoma, Washington
Struggling to accept the changes that come with age, a member finds meetings and fellowship a saving grace
Web Exclusive: The Bedrock of AA
February 2012
By:
Deb A.
A member wonders if the Traditions are given short shrift
Was Dr. Bob the First Two-hatter?
February 1975
By:
R. H. C.
| Parkersburg, West Virginia
A matter of opinion
Who Writes the Grapevine? You Do!
November 1986