Dear Grapevine
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
Firepit Fanatics
April 2025
| Making Amends
By:
Hamish C.
| Tualatin, Oregon
Grab a chair and a coffee and gather around. Welcome to Hamish’s driveway for some warm, loving Oregon fellowship
Dear Grapevine
June 2017
Typical Misconceptions About AA
November 1951
Due to frequent misconceptions, the following is a list of things that AA IS NOT:
God, My Family and Myself
April 2018
By:
Rich G.
| Urbana, Ill.
Although he got sober far away from his family, AA and his Higher Power were there for him during his mother’s final illness
Give My Regards to New York
November 1988
By:
Jim K.
| Los Angeles, California
From the May 1958 Grapevine
Old-timer? Nah!
March 2020
| Puzzled
By:
Anonymous
| Georgia
Sponsors still sponsor. Some are tough. Some, like me, are soft. Most sponsors are patient. I have had three and I owe them my life.
A Long Way From Home
September 1994
By:
D.M.
| Moratuwa
This AA traveled to Sri Lanka on a spiritual journey and found the Fellowship there, too.
Break time
August 2018
By:
Anonymous
| Merrimack, New Hampshire
When you’re at a service meeting and about to tear your hair out, remember—don’t take yourself too seriously
AA Growth
August 1972
By:
C. H. H.
| Fairfield, Connecticut
At a recent meeting of the Grapevine Editorial Board, the subject matter of this article was of great concern. The piece is the work of one board member, but he incorporates the thoughts of the other members as recorded in a writing session.
A Second Chance at Life
December 2023
| Remote Communities and sober holidays
By:
Kenny K.
| Kalamazoo, Michigan
From jails to coffee guy to GSR to corrections chair, then delegate, he fell in love with service and never looked back
Beginnings in Beirut
April 1984
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research, and Treatment
November 1986
By:
The Big Issue
Just Say No
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research, and Treatment
July 1983
By:
Edward B. Fiske
College Parties Go 'Creative'
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
July 1980
By:
Thomas Land
One Iron Curtain Raised
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
March 1973
By:
Michael J. Boylan
Preventive Talk and Music
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
April 1972
By:
Paul J. C. Friedlander
'Brawl' Over Drunken Drivers
Around AA - Items of AA Information and Experience
October 1969
By:
Ruth U.
| Baltimore, Maryland
AAs and a Lawman Exchange Experience
Alcoholism: 'A Type of Drug Dependence'
October 1968
A 1967 statement by the American Medical Association
My New Boyfriend
August 2024
| Dating & Relationships
By:
Kristy W.
| Tonawanda, New York
Once dumped and humiliated, a newcomer finds true love in sobriety.
Her new guy might surprise you
Her new guy might surprise you
