AA Around the World
March 1958
By:
Al G.
FROM THE NETHERLANDS ANTILLES <lbNews, comments and letters from about AA's worldwide outposts and centers--gleaned from letters to the Grapevine and General Service Headquarters, and from the "AA Exchange Bulletin," published monthly by GSH
Chicago A.A.
September 1951
The Prairie Provinces
May 1951
By:
H. A. H.
| Regina, Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan. . .Alberta. . .Manitoba. . .this is the great central plain that runs to the Rockies. Twelfth-steppers on the range. . .ready for anybody's personal stampede of trouble. . . . . . . . .
How to Survive Cocktail Hour at 30,000 Feet
August 2015
Facing a stressful trip to see the family on a plane without drinking booze? One guy has some tips
A Tale of Two Saturdays
August 2014
By:
Dick L.
| Meridian, Idaho
The difference between the two was the world--and one drink
Dear Grapevine
March 2013
All Aboard the AA Meeting
January 2012
By:
Kathryn G.
| Bedford Village, New York
Two alcoholics hold an impromptu meeting aboard a cruise ship and help each other stay sober that day
"Please God, Show Me What To Do"
November 2011
By:
Bernie S.
| Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
A man learns with the Eleventh Step that we all need a little help getting back into the water
Paradise Lost
June 2011
By:
Suzan C.
| San Francisco, California
A meeting of one turns her vacation from disastrous to delightful
The longhouse
July 2010
By:
FRAN D.F.
| Rimrock, Ariz.
A Native American compares AA to the shelter that houses an entire clan
NOTHING IN COMMON?
October 2009
By:
GLORIA B.
| Clermont, Fla.
A young African-American woman feels out of place at her first meeting and doesn't return for years
Game over
September 2009
By:
SARAH B.
| Kingsport, Tenn.
A young woman admits her life is out of control
Reflections On Freedom
May 2007
By:
Bo C.
| Columbus, Ohio
A drunk looks back on the smoldering remains of the past and the firm terrain of the present
When The Sky Caves In
March 2006
By:
J. Mc.
| Gainesville, Florida
Staying sober when the worst happens
Step Eight: the Years That the Locust Hath Eaten
August 2005
By:
K.F.
| New York, New York
from the August 1997 Grapevine