About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research, and Treatment
August 1984
By:
The Alcoholism Report
How Many Women?
What We Were Like
August 1991
By:
David L.
Fragments of AA History - AA in Hong Kong--The First Twenty-One Years
Self-acceptance
January 1978
By:
L. A.
| Valley Stream, New York
Let's not set our standards so high that we can't live with our human feelings
A Spirit Like Nowhere Else
February 2022
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Fred H.
| British Columbia
In the Gulf Islands of British Columbia, the love of the Fellowship makes this member feel right at home
Make 'Em Laugh
August 2003
By:
Mary O.
| Bokeelia, Florida
An old sobersides falls in love with laughter
Homecoming?
December 1980
By:
E. T.
| Huttig, Arkansas
He had to confront his friends and neighbors on his return from rehab
Editor's Letter
January 2012
Never too old
May 2017
By:
Larry M.
| Devon, Alberta
A delegate from Canada reminds us not to forget about our octogenarian members
Bogged Down
April 2016
Trying to outrun Step Four made his life worse, but thankfully his sponsor tossed him a rope
Tradition Twelve
December 1992
By:
Bill W.
Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our Traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities. (from the November 1948 Grapevine)
Tradition Time
November 2012
By:
Jon C.
| El Dorado Hills, California
He was so busy doing service, he barely noticed his depression had lifted
God or No God
August 2025
| Atheist & Agnostic Members
By:
Alex M.
| Louisville, Kentucky
A lifelong atheist shares how he embraced the program, learned to help others and found a home in AA
An Overwhelming Feeling of Peace
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Marie Y.
Growing up in a mob neighborhood in Brooklyn, it took a lot—including a horse’s unsubtle nudge—to get her sober
Diagnosis: fear, cure: action
June 2013
By:
Karen A.
| New York, New York
How a service job she didn't want helped her get past her fear of hospitals
A Fridge Full of Food
June 2012
By:
W.H.
| Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Gratitude is one thing she doesn't take for granted
Brick by Brick
August 2011
By:
Corey R.
| West Liberty, Kentucky
When his life exploded across the evening news, a solid foundation kept him sober
Pride and prejudice
February 2011
By:
Jon S.
| Sacramento, California
Ignorance and unwelcoming insult spur a gay man’s resolve