Wreckage of the Past
March 2011
By:
Carolyn A.
| Welland, Ontario
Beautiful things happen when a newcomer gets honest on her one-year anniversary
A Twig In the Yard
July 2001
The Coffee-maker
June 1975
By:
Anonymous
| New Mexico
Deep down inside it feels real good to know you're a part of AA
The Prodigal Son
February 1973
By:
D. W. R.
| Detroit, Michigan
New insight on the old parable, and how it applies to us - Around the Tables
Hope for Skid Row
November 1971
By:
C. A.
| San Francisco, California
C. A. put copies of the Grapevine in the reading rack of his skid-row hotel, and they kept disappearing. He wrote asking for more Grapevines--he'd found another way to carry the message
The Great Remover
Homeless, living in a tent, drinking and yet she still wasn't sure she was an alcoholic
The Little Red Men
April 1969
By:
Eve
| Port Huron, Michigan
For this month's lesson, learn about. . .
Toper's Tale of the Month
April 1961
By:
D. D. as told to C. W.
EPISOT No. 3 Softening up the purchasing agent
The Fourth Step to Self-discovery
August 1975
By:
S. H.
| Bellevue, Washington
Inventory-taking can pay big dividends
The Serenity Prayer
August 1968
By:
Bob N.
| Scarsdale, New York
The beginner's third question: What <emphasis type="underline">is</i> this thing called AA?
Sixteen Years In the Making
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
L.C.
| Apopka, Fla.
It’s takes practice—but self-pity can be vanquished
The Richness Of This Moment
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Donie W.
Appreciating the clarity sobriety brings, the second time around
Shame of the Rocks
July 2022
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
E.M.
| Amarillo, Texas
Have a hard time not romanticizing the drink? Here’s one way this guy remembers
Passing Over the wine
April 2020
| Home Group
By:
Definitely Steve
| Nashville, Tenn.
No more frontloading, showing off and drama. He now celebrates his freedom with grape juice
Hula Hoop Larry and the Serenity Prayer
January 2020
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
Becky P.
The riddle of the Serenity Prayer explained
Bartender at the Barbecue
February 2015
By:
Ralph K.
| Elburn, Illinois
After pretending to not drink for a time, he was caught red-handed at the Memorial Day party
The Coaster
June 2012
By:
Bob C.
| Wilmington, North Carolina
The pastor had no idea what waited under his double cocktail
Web Exclusive: Get With the Program
December 2011
By:
David A.
| Clifton, Texas
An old timer exhorts newcomers to do the Steps and not just go to meetings
In the Half-Measures Room
May 2011
By:
Jim O.
| Waller, Texas
Saying yes to service revives a dead meeting
The Life I've Been Given
September 2008
By:
L.S.
| Sands Point, New York
A child of the Holocaust stops questioning her survival and embraces the fullness of life