Dear Grapevine
November 2018
Dear Grapevine
November 2020
| Our Twelve Traditions
A Hopeless Case
September 1965
By:
J. M. H.
| West Trenton, New Jersey
Overweight, drunk and on drugs--why live? Then along came a doctor, a nurse and AA
May Our Blessings Never Spoil Us
December 1994
By:
D. S.
| Gresham, Oregon
Tradition 12 - Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities.
War stories
February 2017
By:
Ben L.
| Queens, New York
At every bar in town they thought he was a decorated hero. But once he got sober, the truth caught up
Dear Grapevine
March 2017
Taking Ownership
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Bryan T.
| Aberdeen, S.D.
Advice helps—but in the end, we find the right tools to work our best program
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
February 1972
State Conference Attracts 1,000
Meeting at Shivaji Market
April 2012
By:
Deborah D.
| Montclair, New Jersey
She gave back to a city that took her under its wing
Web Exclusive: Dark Groups
December 2011
By:
Anonymous
| Eugene, Oregon
A member discusses the phenomenon of groups who don't participate in area service
Down but not out
April 2009
By:
Jerry L.
| Phoenix, Arizona
After several false starts, a sponsor learns that sponsorship keeps him in touch with the literature
Rigorous Honesty
September 2019
| Young & Sober
By:
Ed K.
It was only cough syrup—but he knew it was a slip, nonetheless
All By Myself
August 2014
By:
Judy
| Chicago, Illinois
She learned in AA that drinking in the shower wasn’t social drinking
Family Myths
May 2014
By:
Edwin B.
| Minneapolis, Minnesota
He grew up with a lot of very specific expectations. They kept him drinking until he let them go