How to Make a Wheelchair Fly
August 1987
By:
B. N.
| New York, New York
From time to time under this heading we will present stories that illuminate the journey some AAs make toward sobriety--often against considerable odds
Conference Gleanings
June 1957
The Seventh Annual General Service Conference of AA met in New York April 17-21. On this and following pages the impressions and reports of staff members are presented.
Sometimes Quickly, Sometimes Slowly
March 2016
It took over 20 years for him to hear the message of AA, but he did hear it
Thirty Years of Grapevine History
June 1974
By:
L. H.
| Denver, Colorado
The Grapevine has played a vital role in the development and growth of AA - Another Anniversary
Half A Century
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Michael S.
| Amsterdam, NY
He didn’t drink, helped other alcoholics—and found a lifelong sponsor and friend
Money is a Tool
November 2020
| Our Twelve Traditions
By:
Wes H.
| Idaho
Just to spite them all, I abstained from putting my dollar in that basket. This did not change anyone’s response. I began to see there was something more to their concern.
We Celebrate Our 12 Concepts
May 2022
| 60th Anniversary of the Concepts
60 wonderful years of love, tolerance, patience and decision-making
Around AA - Items of AA Information and Experience
June 1970
General Service Conference Reaches the 20-Year Mark
Alcoholism Obscured
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Alan R.
| Great Neck, NY
A successful lawyer, he never believed his heavy drinking was alcoholic—until a “spiritual intervention” at his favorite watering hole
Sobriety on Ice
December 2022
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Anonymous
| Falmouth, Mass.
Each year in Vermont, AA members get out their hockey sticks for a weekend of food, fun and fellowship
Just Like Hot Dogs
August 2015
Around AA - Items of AA Information and Experience
January 1973
World Service Meeting Has Long-Range Impact
Don’t Want To Miss A Thing
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Caryl B.
| San Diego, Calif.
Drinking, she missed that most essential of things: her life
Message of hope
January 2021
| Oldtimers!
By:
Bud K.
| Mesa, Ariz
I have made many inside friends over these years. During this COVID pandemic, the prisons are closed to visitors, but I found another way to stay in touch.
Mysterious Ways
May 2020
| Getting Into General Service
By:
Woody R.
| Stockton, Calif.
You never know when an opportunity to carry the message will come. A little prayer to be of maximum service is always a good way to start my day.
Another sister
December 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
Carole B.
| Billings, Montana
How an uncomfortable situation causing her to remain anonymous became a beautiful opportunity to help
Why Be Organized?
September 2017
By:
Robert P.
| Amity, Oregon
A conversation with the coffee crew reminds this “elder statesman” why AA is set up the way it is
Not Too Early
November 2013
A court order got him into AA but the young people he met helped him stay
Kitchen Sink Sobriety
June 2007
By:
Christian S.
| Memphis, Tennessee
Washing coffee cups and ashtrays began a path to serenity