Dear Grapevine
August 2013
Hope And Purpose From Defeat And Despair
Web Exclusives
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By:
Mark S.
| Zillah, Wash.
In exchange for a bottle and a hangover—a life truly worth living
Unexpected Hurdles
June 2014
By:
Val W.
| Athens, Georgia
Although her mobility was limited, she was able to stay connected and stay sober
Doc Talk
November 2013
By:
Terry L.
| Minnesota
Hoping to educate doctors about AA is one man’s medicine
Thank You Ladies
March 2020
| Puzzled
By:
Stephanie P.
| St. Louis, Mo.
Bringing meetings to women at a local jail has given new meaning to her sobriety
Group Meetings Grow, and So Do Expenses
November 1982
By:
H. W.
Amounts of money may differ, but the principle of group self-support hasn't changed in 35 years - From the November 1947 Grapevine
Keep in Shape
June 1960
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
May 1978
By:
Reuters
Britain Declares War
Is AA's Future Guaranteed?
April 1981
By:
Michael Alexander
Thirty-five years after the long form of the Traditions was printed in the Grapevine, a longtime friend of AA looks at our survival, past and future
Durban Celebrates an AA Birthday
February 1968
By:
Bob Mac.
| Sarasota, Florida
A traveler from America reports on nineteen years of AA in South Africa
Far from Home
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
P.G.
| Surprise, Ariz.
A newcomer’s move to the other side of the world forces her to dive deep and search for every tool she can to stay sober
Light As A Feather
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By:
Zach F.
| St. Petersburg, Fla.
Finding a path to God showed him the way to true sobriety
What is happiness?
January 2017
By:
Edwin B.
| Minneapolis, Minnesota
A son’s question on an autumn day reminds a sober dad just how far he’s come
Ordinary hero
November 2016
When it comes to going to any lengths, she’s reminded that she’s just another drunk
Poor Me? Flip It Over!
April 1976
By:
V. L.
| Detroit, Michigan
We can learn to turn negative thoughts into positive ones
At Wit’s End
February 2025
| Longtimers
Not Cured. But Sober
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By:
Susan R.
| St. Peters, Mo.
A visit to a liquor store inspires a prayer of gratitude for sobriety
Rocketed
April 2021
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Katana R.
| Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
How on earth would she ever have fun again without alcohol? Little did she know her life was just taking off
How a New Group Came to Be
March 1974
By:
S. P.
| Rogers City, Michigan
Here was a place that had no AA. What could be done? What steps should be taken?
Conference Report
June 1951
AA News
February 2024
| Getting Through Tough Times
Call for stories for pamphlet “Do You Think You’re Different?”
AA in Norway
January 1958