The Secret of "Easy Does It
July 1963
By:
Smiley Blanton M.D.
How can a "don't try" philosophy deal with seemingly insurmountable obstacles?
DR. Powdermaker Discusses the Role of a Psychiatrist in Alcoholics Anonymous
February 1945
By:
Florence Powdermaker, M.D.
2:00 AM at the Alkathon
December 2025
| Sober Holidays & Remote Communities
By:
L.R.
| Lake Worth Beach, Florida
Alone and panic-stricken on her first sober Christmas, she didn’t care what time it was. She went to find her people
On the Way to the Wedding
November 2023
| Gratitude
By:
John L.
| Hernando, Florida
This quart-a-day guy tried his best to not drink that morning. What followed was a disaster he’ll never forget
The Spiritual Place Inside
August 2023
| AA in the Military
By:
Anonymous
| Longview, Alberta
After a heartbreaking loss, she surrounded herself with AA and found a faith more solid and reliable
The secrets we share
May 2022
| 60th Anniversary of the Concepts
By:
Snow P. B
| Boca Raton, Fla.
There’s nothing like telling another alcoholic who we really are and what we have done
Out of the gutter
June 2016
With the Steps at their back, they take their aim.These sober bowlers are striking it big and sparing nothing but joy
Through the Gate
August 2014
By:
Charlie D.
| Dallas, Texas
Suffering from alcohol-induced dementia, he took the Third Step
A Suggestion for Thanksgiving
November 2011
By:
Bill W.
A special note from Bill W. to remember our Twelve Traditions on the holidays
Down the Mountain
December 2009
By:
MOLLY M.
| Montclair, N.J.
A grieving wife and mother is tempted to drink
Mail Call for All A. A.s at Home Or Abroad
February 1947
By:
F.W.
| Scranton, Pennsylvania
A Newcomer Looks at A.A.
Mail Call for All A.A.s at Home Or Abroad
April 1946
By:
A.J.S.
| Denver, Colorado
Premiums Must Be Paid
Down the Wrong Road
June 1965
By:
T. B.
| Marquette, Michigan
But there can be a change of direction even in a prison cell
The Unbeliever
September 1996
<emphasis type="italic">One of the original twenty-nine stories printed in the First Edition of the Big Book,</emphasis> Alcoholics Anonymous, <emphasis type="italic">published in 1935, this story was taken out when the Second Edition was published in 195
The Gift of Gratitude
November 2022
| Fun in Sobriety
One way to keep a grateful heart is to remember what AA has given us. The following passages were selected from our vast Grapevine Story Archives, which goes back to 1944. Thank you for sharing your stories with us
The First Hospital Group
June 1977
By:
L. H.
| Manhattan, New York
How an understanding psychiatrist came to give Bill W. and five other AAs the "run of the ward
Sharing the Experience at Wiesbaden
January 1974
By:
Raleigh B.
| Wiesbaden
Presenting three articles on drinking in the armed services and what is being done about it
A Tip From The Grapevine
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Jeffrey C.
| Big Canoe, Ga.
Just because we think it doesn’t make it so
Diamond in the Rough
November 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
Tim B.
| Citrus Heights, California
Early sobriety can be a bumpy ride, but some days it’s like a smooth ride in a shiny new car
Outsmarting the Jersey Devil
February 2015
By:
Anonymous
Wrecked cars, smashed toes and motel hell… nothing can keep him from having a joyful 25th anniversary