Bill's Wife Remembers When He and She and the First A. A.s Were Very Young
December 1944
By:
Bill W.'s wife, Lois Wilson
Along the Metropolitan Circuit
July 1944
What’s on your mind?
April 2022
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Members tell us what they think about meetings, fellowship, sobriety and more. What do you think?
Out of control
August 2010
By:
EMMETT S.
| Costa Mesa, Calif.
For a suicidal drunk, the death of a friend to alcohol is the wake-up call
What AA Meetings Taught a Non-AA Counselor
December 1977
By:
Lee A. Grutchfield, M.Ed.
Personal growth and help for clients come from participating in the AA experience
Around the World in One-day-at-a-time
February 1970
By:
A. M.
| Los Angeles, California
AA sobriety made every minute of this trip a joyful adventure, with loving friends in whatever faraway places he chose to visit
Interview With the Author of "Doctor, Alcoholic, Addict"
July 1995
By:
DR. PAUL
First in a series of articles on authors of Big Book stories
A Life That’s Brand New
Web Exclusives
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By:
Marie H.
| Hollywood, Fla.
Surviving a horrific blackout incident, she was determined to find a new way of life
Sometimes very slowly
May 2019
| Our Big Book–80 Wonderful Years
By:
Nancy H.
| Laguna Woods, California
It took her 30 years, but General Service made her fall in love with AA all over again
Pass it On
November 2017
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By:
Irving M.
| Washington, D.C.
First his grand-sponsor carried it, then his sponsor, and finally him—the continuity of AA, all in one twenty-five year medallion
OK for this day
November 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
Kate K.
| Lakewood, Washington
She got sober just in time to face a breakup and a new baby—and her sponsor’s words held true
Relapse Prevention
May 2017
When alcoholism has you hook, line and sinker, what’s the best way to avoid a slip? Steps, Meetings, Service, Sponsorship. And repeat.
Finding Life And Family
March 2017
A woman’s 30 year journey out of fear and into sobriety, taken one step at a time
Flying High
December 2016
Used to the skies, a pilot finds his particular low in a bottom that brings him into the rooms of AA
Ceased Fighting
October 2016
She connected to the power in the rooms, and with her sponsor’s help, she learned to take off the gloves
Unlocking Stories
August 2016
Taking Grapevines into a women’s prison to help them write their stories ends up helping everyone
Heart and Hip
June 2016
All Patched Up
January 2016
Far from home and all by himself, he had a flat tire and was heading south fast
Perfect timing
May 2015
By:
Bob D.
| Haverhill, Massachusetts
An old-timer learns about God’s care through AA and the creatures in his garden
Letter from Spain
June 2014
By:
Francisco P.
| Gijón
An AA from Gijon, on Spain's northern coast, shares his story with Grapevine readers
My Town — Our Celebration
May 2014
By:
Gail L.
| Akron, Ohio
An old-timer shares how lucky she is that she got sober in Akron, Ohio
Released
April 2014
By:
Barbara P.
| Longport, New Jersey
A trip to the mailbox reminded her of her days in jail and how the Big Book saved her sanity