The Logician
After trying to fix his drinking with his own problem solving abilities, he realized that AA was the answer
The September Grapevine Is Here!
This month's special section features stories on keeping AA safe for everyone
The Other Christmas
December 1968
By:
Neva
| Alvin, Texas
Today all is calm, all is bright. But memories of Chirstmases past recall the story that brought hope
For Prison Sponsors
May 1961
By:
D. M.
| Atlanta, Georgia
An inmate member gives some valuable Do's and Don'ts
Mail Call for All A. A.s at Home Or Abroad
February 1946
By:
Pat C.
| Manhattan, New York
Charity Begins at Home
The Pleasures of Reading
December 1945
By:
Lois K.
| White Plains
<emphasis type="italic">The Gauntlet by James Street</emphasis> (Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc., $2.75).
Living the Steps
December 1978
By:
S. M.
| Joliet, Illinois
Self-acceptance was only one of many rewards he found in working and reworking the Steps
Getting the Help
August 2025
| Atheist & Agnostic Members
By:
Janice H.
| Clayton, California
A young woman with a dual diagnosis, after many tough challenges, finally finds her home in AA
Waiting for Things to Get Better
March 1976
By:
J. Y.
| Sparks, Nevada
A twelve-page section in which three AAs write of their experience with the Twelve Steps
Checking the label
April 2023
| AA & Families
By:
G.P.
| Outremont, Quebec
Thanks to AA, she stopped categorizing everyone. It was making her want to drink
Making the call
October 2022
| Relapse
By:
Marie R.
| Brisbane, QLD
She used to reach for a drink; now she grabs the phone. It’s a simple action that saves lives
The smell of freedom
May 2019
| Our Big Book–80 Wonderful Years
By:
Kathryn W.
| Chancellor, Alaska
When it was time to admit, she spent some quiet time in a very special place under the sky
Thanks, I See the Light
November 2018
By:
Brian D.
| Richmond, Ind.
He’d quit drinking before, without a problem. Why not now?
Welcome To The Dungeon
January 2017
Dragging himself out of the solitary apartment where he did his drinking, he found an unexpected blessing in the neighbor who used to make his life miserable
Let the Music Play
May 2013
By:
Larry T.
| London, England
A DJ gets sober and thinks life is over, but the party hasn't really started
The Weaving
January 2004
By:
Jane S.
| Pueblo, Colorado
She and her Higher Power agreed it was time to let it go