The Most Important Person
May 1982
By:
R. P.
| Charlotte, North Carolina
New or old, we need meetings - First-meeting jitters and a warm welcome
Across the Editor's Desk
September 1956
The Pleasures of Reading
December 1946
By:
H.A.D.
| Manhattan, New York
<emphasis type="italic">Breakdown</emphasis> by Louis Paul (Crown publishing Co., $2.75)
The Only Faith You Need
February 2004
By:
Michael B.
| Atlanta, Georgia
An agnostic's adventure with the God thing
Exactly Where I’m Supposed To Be
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Joe M.
| Franklin, Tenn.
One AA finds God in an unexpected discovery at work
The Big Easy Does It
May 2025
| Young and Sober
By:
Phoebe M.
| New Orleans, Louisiana
Getting sober young in a city known for intense drinking can be challenging. But she’s getting out there and doing it
Kindness of the Human Heart
June 2023
| Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
By:
Ron K.
| St. Charles, Missouri
How a woman he once harmed taught him about forgiveness, love and being truly free
The Blooming Truth
October 2025
| AA & Technology
By:
Esther C.
| Anchorage, Alaska
An AA friend’s powerful lesson lives on—shared, loved, watered and cared for
The Dry Years
November 2012
By:
Sally H.
| Tucson, Arizona
After a relapse on pain meds, an alcoholic comes out of the desert
The Two Richest People I Ever Met
November 2001
By:
Anonymous
| Belfast
CLASSIC GRAPEVINE--January 1985
Close to the Edge
September 1993
By:
Robert J.
| Sacramento, California
My life hadn't become unmanageable, it had become crazy. . . . That was my moment of clarity.
Answer from the Deep South
January 1968
By:
Anonymous
A Southern AA tells how a single sober member forced a sweeping change in his attitude