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Sharing the Good--And the Bad

February 1997
By: G.P. | Phoenix, Arizona

The Crazy 8

June 2021 | Dating & Relationships
By: Ed L. | Wrightwood, Calif.
A jovial crew of eager volunteers gathers to bring love and fellowship to a sponsor on the mend

Secret in the cupboard

April 2019 | Relapse
By: Cindy Jo M. | Sacramento, California
You’ve been good for so many years, she poured vanilla extract in her coffee

The Show’s Over

October 2022 | Relapse
By: Gary C. | Pawley’s Island, S.C.
Fueled by liquor and fear, he had so many roles he forgot who he was. Then one day, he got to play himself

From the Grass Roots

March 1958
By: Budd H | Douglaston, Long Island, New York
OUR ARTIST WRITES

Letters to the Grapevine. . .

April 1945
By: Jack N.

Cooking With the Grapevine

March 1963
By: Anon. | Queens, New York

From the Grass Roots

July 1956
By: J. I. | Francisco, California
WHO'S A MEMBER?

The Worst Disappointment

October 1956
By: Eric M. | Baltimore, Maryland

The Case of the Amber-Colored Liquid

November 2011
By: C.H. | East Windsor, New Jersey
Mom's newly sober, and there's alcohol in the house

The Case of the Amber-colored Liquid

October 1983
By: C. H. | East Windsor, New Jersey

The Long View

March 1999
By: Paul A. | Grand Marais, Minnesota

Many Tongues - The Same Language

November 1951
The Twelve Steps Lead to the Same Place for Alcoholics Everywhere--as AA Members in 38 Lands Can Testify

AA Is Not for Sale

August 1998
By: B.L. | New York, New York
We may be paid for our special skills but not for doing what keeps us sober. - Tradition Eight - Alcoholics Anonymous should remain forever nonprofessional, but our service centers may employ special workers.

AA Is Not for Sale

February 1977
By: B. L. | Manhattan, New York
We may be paid for our special skills but not for doing what keeps us sober

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Gold Chip Sobriety?

A member questions the role chips and coins play in the program

AA Around the World

July 1958
By: Owen W. | Montana
LO! THE POOR INDIAN AA- News, comments and letters from and about AA's worldwide outposts and centers--gleaned from letters to the Grapevine and the General Service Office, and from the "AA Exchange Bulletin," published monthly by GSO

Who Gets the Most Sobriety?

March 1962
By: C. B. | Detroit, Michigan
there's a big difference between being dry and knowing the joy of the program

The Meaning of Success

February 1993
By: Tom H. | Napa, California

Carrying the Message

November 1965
By: P. A. H. | Oil City, Pennsylvania
For P.S.

Chain Reaction In the Pacific

October 1958
By: John D. | Okinawa

Alcoholism--A Legitimate Basis for Disability Retirement

July 1949
By: John J. Wittmer, M. D

From the Cave of the Fallen Angels

March 1975
By: E. S. | Manhattan, New York
The words and the phrases may vary from time to time, but the basic message of the AA experience goes on unchanged

Twelve Days

December 1993
By: Peter W. | Garrison, New York

Carrying the Message

December 1964
By: A. W. | Rochester, New York
On being useful

Sign of the Times

June 2015
By: Joe H. | New Westminster, British Columbia
A group in Canada struggles with change after a new member raises an uncomfortable question

Christmas Is Not the 4th of Nothin'

December 1956
By: L.A. | New York, New York

Out of the Doghouse

April 2012
By: Brenda N. | Lakemont, Georgia
After years of hiding booze and driving drunk, she made a phone call to save her life

The Launch Pad

March 2000
By: C.M. | Los Altos, California

From the Grass Roots

December 1956
By: New York | Port Washington, Long Island,
THOSE DRY ONES!

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90 Years of Fellowship

Magazine Issue July 2025 | Topics AA History Conferences and Conventions

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Grapevine Daily Quote July 27, 2019

“The great art of living is to make the best of things as they are.”

“The Great Art of Living,” Cumbria, June 1975, Emotional Sobriety II
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Grapevine Daily Quote February 12, 2019

“Clearly, the chief mark of restoration to sanity is our not taking the first drink.”

“Sanity,” March 1981, Step By Step
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Quote February 12 2014

"Clearly, the chief mark of restoration to sanity is our not taking the first drink."

March 1981 From: "Sanity" Step By Step
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Grapevine Daily Quote June 6, 2018

“When faith has entered the front door of our hearts, fear goes out the back.” 

“Thoughts for the Newcomer,” Nashville, Tennessee, February 1949, AA Grapevine
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Grapevine Daily Quote September 4, 2018

“AA is spiritual, is the eye of the hurricane, is my refuge and my comfort.”

“Eye of the Hurricane,” Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, December 1992, Spiritual Awakenings
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Grapevine Daily Quote July 21, 2018

“I make a conscious effort to keep it simple, because the simpler I make it, the happier I become.”

“An English Gentleman,” Clevedon, Somerset, December 1999, Voices of Long-Term Sobriety
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Grapevine Daily Quote July 27, 2018

“We AAs are the best listeners in the world -- that is, when we’re not talking!”

“The Best Listeners” Maspeth, New York, May 1998, In Our Own Words: Stories of Young AAs in Recovery
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Quote February 12, 2017

“Clearly, the chief mark of restoration to sanity is our not taking the first drink.”

March 1981 “Sanity,” Step By Step
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Quote September 4, 2016

“AA is spiritual, is the eye of the hurricane, is my refuge and my comfort.”

Oklahoma City, Okla., December 1992 “Eye of the Hurricane” Spiritual Awakenings
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Quote April 16, 2016

“I make a conscious effort to keep it simple, because the simpler I make it, the happier I become.”

Clevedon, Somerset, December 1999 “An English Gentleman” Voices of Long-Term Sobriety
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Quote June 6, 2016

“When faith has entered the front door of our hearts, fear goes out the back.”

Nashville, Tenn., February 1949 “Thoughts for the Newcomer” AA Grapevine
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Quote July 27, 2017

“The great art of living is to make the best of things as they are.”

Cumbria, June 1975 “The Great Art of Living,” Emotional Sobriety II
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Quote September 4 2013

"AA is spiritual, is the eye of the hurricane, is my refuge and my comfort."

Oklahoma City, Okla., December 1992 "Eye of the Hurricane" Spiritual Awakenings
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Quote June 6 2013

"When faith has entered the front door of our hearts, fear goes out the back."

Nashville, Tenn., February 1949 "Thoughts for the Newcomer" AA Grapevine
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Quote July 21 2013

"I make a conscious effort to keep it simple, because the simpler I make it, the happier I become."

Clevedon, Somerset, December 1963 "An English Gentleman" Voices of Long-Term Sobriety
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