To The Grapevine:
October 1957
By:
Thomas T. Jones, M.D.
| Durham, North Carolina
A Physician Looks at Alcoholism
News Circuit
December 1948
I Felt Like a Queen
May 2016
She first learned to carry the message washing ashtrays. Her group made her start at the top
A brilliant addiction
January 2010
By:
TRACI R.
| Fredericksburg, Va.
A writer goes from having it all to the hard floor of a jail cell
The Great Equalizer
May 1980
By:
J. R., MD
| San Diego, California
Loners, leaders, priests, potentates, and just plain folk--alcoholism is
Cosmic Consciousness
May 1976
By:
M. D. B.
| Toledo, Ohio
An examination of the profound spiritual experience that illuminates and changes many lives
Look Beyond Yourself
May 1973
By:
B. M.
| Saratoga, California
When self-forgetfulness occurs, "the spirit" takes over
Twelfth Tradition Checklist
September 1971
By:
B.L.
| Manhattan, New York
Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our Traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities.
The Traditions in Action
March 1971
Recovery Prime Objective
September 1951
A New Awakening
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Ron M.
| Ottawa, Ontario
There’s no place like home
Here Comes Trouble
December 2025
| Sober Holidays & Remote Communities
By:
D. R-G.
| Isleton, California
Heading to his morning meeting, he got an unexpected delivery. Luckily, he had 40 years
AA Works
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By:
Sherry W.
| Pocatello, ID
The old saying is true—it works if you work it
Trust in God
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Ken T.
| Roseburg, Ore.
You can’t just switch trust on
Keeping My Identity
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Amy A.
| North Reading, Mass.
Finding the missing piece
The Question of Clubs
June 2023
| Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
By:
Linda W.
| Libertyville, Illinois
What’s the connection between clubs and AA? When is it affiliation?
I just said yes
March 2023
| Get Into Service
By:
Cynthia S.
| Seattle, Wash.
I hit bottom during my kids’ teenage years. Going into juvenile detention centers has been a way of giving back and showing up for teenagers.
Here lies a Hampshire Grenadier
January 2022
| Beginners
By:
Elaine B.
| Greenfield, Mass.
On a worldwide sober trip, a member spends a cherished moment in the footsteps of our cofounder
I Spent Years in Prison
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Kevin. R,
| Plymouth, United Kingdom
Drinking and jail went hand in hand, until he answered the question, “What is wrong with my life?”
One Primary Purpose
May 2021
| Our Twelve Steps
By:
Debbie D.
| Concord, Calif.
Their group has hot coffee, donuts, comfy seats and all three shades.
But the most important thing of all is the message they carry
But the most important thing of all is the message they carry
Where’s the newcomer?
March 2020
| Puzzled
By:
Aaron F.
| Cork, Ireland
Feeling ugly and broken, he warmed up to his first meeting, even though it seemed really weird