The Bums Are Threatening My Sobriety
September 1954
By:
Greenpernt Gus
An Open Letter to Anyone Who Will Hold Still <lbAmong the Flatbush Faithful only, that is. All others may turn the page in silent respect for the grieving. (Ed. note: unless The Bums have crossed us up and changed the picture by press date!)
Our Final Great Decision:
June 1954
By:
Bill W.
AA'S Third Legacy <lbFirst Legacy: 12 steps of Recovery; Second Legacy: 12 Traditions of Unity
Three Doctors Speak
December 1953
You and your doctor can work together in carrying the message of alcoholism as an illness
Lest We Forgeta Vision for You
December 1952
<emphasis type="italic">From the 14th printing of the book "Alcoholics Anonymous"</emphasis>
News Circuit
January 1949
There Is a Way Through the Wall at the End of the Road
October 1948
By:
E.G.
| Michigan City, Indiana
The Selfishness of Love
March 1948
A.A. Grapevine Recommended As 12th Step Aid
September 1947
Mail Call for All A.A.s at Home Or Abroad
August 1946
By:
P.S.C.
| Des Moines, Iowa
Des Moines Anniversary
Time on Your Hands?
September 1944
Bring to the table
July 2019
| The Prison Issue
By:
Bradley W.
| Plymouth, Wisconsin
A sober prisoner discovers that hanging out in the day room is the place to be
Let me off this plane!
September 2018
By:
Lucas C.
| Duncan, British Columbia
His drinking caused him to push everyone away, but now he needed them. This was his final boarding call
Out of the woods
September 2017
By:
Christopher D.
| Harrison, New Jersey
It took him a while, but he finally found the fellowship he was craving under the trees
The Gift
June 2017
Drunk on the streets for ten years, he faces the music, joins AA, and a begins marching to the beat of a very different drummer
The Only Woman in Town
June 2014
By:
Diane W.
| Williams Lake, British Columbia
In the 1960s, the small-town meetings in Canada were a man’s game
The Things That Matter
June 2014
By:
Ed L.
| Wrightwood, California
Alcohol no longer is the most important thing in his life
Dear Grapevine
August 2012
Pool Party
May 2012
By:
Chuck V.
| Lake Leelanau, Michigan
Alone and isolated, his winning ticket was a friendly AA meeting
This Wasted Life
June 2011
By:
Barbara D.
| Mulberry, Florida
She needed to prove to herself that drinking would never work for her
Anti-social security
May 2011
By:
Patrick B.
| Napa, Indiana
Instead of having the world by its tail, booze had him by the neck
IT WAS ALL NEW TO ME
February 2010
By:
KANSAS C.
| Oceanside, Calif.
Involvement in the California young people's committees gives a former loner direction
The Receiving End
June 2007
By:
Cindy B.
| Haverhill, Massachusetts
Getting to meetings appeared to be a problem until a friend made a phone call
Step Six: Obligated to Go Forward
June 2005
By:
Pete P.
| New York, New York
Especially when it hurts too much to stand still