He Can't Do This to Me
May 1979
By:
W. S.
| Fort Walton Beach, Florida
He reverted to his old ways of reading--with pain and anger
Baker's Dozen
July 1961
By:
Anonymous
| Cleveland, Ohio
Sobriety, like baking, requires following a Master Recipe
Ham on Wry
July 2002
Mess on Campus
January 2013
By:
Lauren S
| New York, New York
Blackouts, stitches and failed classes, it was all downhill until she found AA
Genus: Jughead -- Species: Writer
June 1960
Booze and creativity do not mix, this eminent writer found--the hard way
Time to Up My Game
October 2020
| Money and Sobriety
By:
Anonymous
| Corpus Christi, Texas
The first 11 Steps had transformed his life. Now it was time for Step Twelve
It Takes What It Takes
June 1978
By:
B. P.
| Pompano Beach, Florida
Her first Fourth Step wasn't too honest, but it opened the door to self-acceptance
To Fetch a Pail of What?
May 1977
By:
J. G. T.
| Negaunee, Michigan
Smiling bravely through the pain of shattered childhood illusions, this writer helps us face up to reality. . .
Bloodshot Eyes
January 2018
| Sponsorship
By:
Mark T.
| Santa Fe, New Mexico
Shaking and nauseous, he puts on a dirty shirt to go out. He has to. He’s all out of liquor
Acceptance Is Easy When You Don't Have a Choice
March 1994
By:
Daniel M.
| Walworth, New York
blinded in a car accident, he learned the hard way
A Broken Arm and A New Home Group
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Dorothy W.
| Arcadia, Calif.
It was a bad break – but a good one, since it led her to the place she calls home
My group got sick
June 2013
By:
Richard
| New York
A member searches for a cure when he stops liking his meeting
Around AA - Items of AA Information and Experience
January 1970
AA Groups Overseas Increase by 20 Percent
A Spiritual Homecoming
St. Louis AAs prepare to celebrate the birth of our General Service Conference.
God Speaks to Us in Silence
April 2025
| Making Amends
By:
M.B.
| Columbus, Michigan
With AA’s help and prayer, a mother puts down the bottle, lets go of the past and reconnects with her family in a new way
One Giant Step
April 1983
By:
W. H.
| Manhattan, New York
We admitted we were powerless over alcohol--that our lives had become unmanageable
Dear Grapevine
February 2020
| Tough Times
Is “Attraction” Spelled With Four Letters?
October 2016
Does profanity at meetings unite us or divide us? And what does the outside world think? One AA gives his opinion
Legal Aid
April 2011
By:
Rick B.
| Phoenix, Arizona
A high-priced attorney’s biggest battle is with the bottle
MY EXCUSE
September 2010
By:
DALE K.
| McKeesport, Penn.
Drinking eased his cerebral palsy symptoms, but drove away his friends
Keeping it green
August 2010
By:
SUE E.
| Hammond, Ind.
Life is again worth living, a hopeful newcomer finds