The Gift of Desperation
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
By:
Becky B.
| Chillicothe, Ohio
Going into rehab felt like defeat, but it was the beginning of spiritual victory
Pennies From Heaven For Kevin
April 2017
Years of alcoholic despair followed the wrenching death of his young son, but AA, and the mysterious appearance of a penny, save his life
AA Around the World
November 1959
By:
L. W.
| Huntsville, Texas
A MATTER OF RECORD - News, comments and letters from and about AA's worldwide outposts and centers--gleaned from letters to the Grapevine and the General Service Office, and from the "AA Exchange Bulletin," published by the General Service Office.
AA Grapevine Readers Respond to "Singleness of Purpose--what Are AAs Saying Today?" Featured in the May 2004 Issue
September 2004
By:
Bruce B.
| Duluth, Minnesota
What's the big deal?
The Anecdote Bin
May 1963
The Hitchhiker
April 2023
| AA & Families
By:
Stephanie G.
| Vancouver, British Columbia
Thumbing her way across Ontario in a raging snowstorm, a newcomer gets the surprise of her life
Unity at the music festival
November 2022
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Ed L.
| Wrightwood, Calif.
Twice a year, a bunch of fun-loving AAs hit the road for a great sober time in the High Sierra
The Things That Matter
June 2014
By:
Ed L.
| Wrightwood, California
Alcohol no longer is the most important thing in his life
Web Exclusive: Unity at the Music Festival
July 2011
By:
Ed L.
| Wrightwood, California
By practicing the First Tradition, members are able to stay sober at an bi-annual music festival in Yosemite
The One Percent
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
B.C.
| Los Angeles, Calif.
With little drama, but lots of pain, he stopped “just in time”
The need to be right
June 2019
| Letting Go of Resentments
By:
Anonymous
| Ann Arbor, Michigan
He tried all the tools he could think of to end a huge resentmemt toward his wife—except one