My Way Or Yours?
April 1977
By:
C. H.
| Fairfield, Connecticut
Let's not make a big thing about how they do it--it's how it works that counts
My Plastic Conscience
August 1976
By:
R. A.
| Omaha, Nebraska
It was a scientifically calibrated wonder gadget designed for controlled drinking
Entertaining Is Part of My Work
October 1975
By:
W. W. G.
| Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
Or. . . How to succeed in business without really drinking
Dad Works His Program and I Work Mine
April 1972
By:
K. K.
| Lubbock, Texas
AA will work for parent and child alike
Can Success Boil Rock Hunter?
March 1963
By:
T. K.
| Hollywood, California
In show business, star status may dim to darkness until AA status gets top billing
The Problems of a "Teen-aged" AA
September 1954
By:
A. T.
| New York City, New York
TO START THE BALL ROLLING ON A GENERAL DISCUSSION OF "AFTER SOBRIETY--WHAT?" (SEE AUGUST GRAPEVINE, "THE TWELVE STEPS AND THE OLDER MEMBER") WE ASKED AN OLD TIMER TO WRITE ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAPPEN AS WE GROW OLDER IN AA.
Am I An Alcoholic?
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Joe L.
| Des Moines, IA
The answer, at age 22, was a definitive “Yes!”
One Boy's Life
December 2025
| Sober Holidays & Remote Communities
By:
Gurney W.
A Grapevine editor’s son recalls a story he wrote in 1961, times with his dad and how AA saved his family
The Highest Form of Love
August 2025
| Atheist & Agnostic Members
By:
Jimmy C.
| Peculiar, Missouri
He was once a professional friend, always expecting something in return. Tradition Eight helped change all that
Starting Your Day Right
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By:
Tracy H.
| Santa Barbara, Calif.
Her California meeting provides her with the very best of AA—and a great view
Firepit Fanatics
April 2025
| Making Amends
By:
Hamish C.
| Tualatin, Oregon
Grab a chair and a coffee and gather around. Welcome to Hamish’s driveway for some warm, loving Oregon fellowship
Mystery Man
March 2025
| Sober and Out
By:
Urban D.
| Birmingham, Alabama
Whoever showed him kindness on the stairs that day helped give this alcoholic another 38 years of life
70 Wonderful Years!
June 2023
| Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
We celebrate our beloved book "Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions"!
Safe to belong
March 2023
| Get Into Service
By:
John C.
| Berlin, Wis.
He expresses his gratitude for Tradition Three and how it helped hin claim his chair
Fleeing Fire, Finding Faith
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By:
M.L.
| Camas, Wash.
As the old-timers used to say, AA is a way of life that works in rough going
My Steps To Service
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By:
Crystal T.
| Mabank, Texas
Being of service a chore? Not for this grateful alcoholic
Sobriety Is A Choice
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By:
M.M.
| Peekskill, N.Y.
Discovering community in AA through the message of “we”
The 3 R’s of Recovery
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By:
Tracey M.
| Albany, Ohio
Regain. Remember. Rediscover
Striking Gold
July 2021
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Tracy F.
| Shabbona, Ill.
There’s nothing like carrying the message inside and seeing hope take hold
To Speak or Not to Speak
March 2021
| Making Amends
By:
Jo S.
| Shanghai
Reluctant to share at meetings, a teacher says she’s grateful for Tradition Three.
It gave her room to grow until service helped give her a voice
It gave her room to grow until service helped give her a voice
Love And Tolerance Is Our Code
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By:
Mary N.
| Tacoma, Wash.
Learning to love others by first loving herself brought this alcoholic to six home groups in four countries