Ripe from the Start
July 1972
By:
J. W. S.
| Greenfield, New Hampshire
Subconsciously, he wanted to turn his will over to someone who would understand
The Embrace of the Octopus
October 1971
By:
L. H.
| Castro Valley, California
And then suddenly he lets you go. . .
The Bored Ones
November 1970
By:
H. M.
| Decatur, Georgia
If they're staying sober, don't worry about them. It's just too bad that they're missing most of the fun
Count-the-house Charlie
February 1970
By:
W. O'K.,
| Palos Verdes,, California
He found his place in AA and served faithfully in his own way
We're Going to Do Something About Profanity!
January 1970
By:
D. C.
| Fitchburg, Massachusetts
The blue atmosphere at some meetings is turning many people off, says this writer
Around AA - Items of AA Information and Experience
January 1970
World Service Delegates Widen AA Unity
Will the Lord's Prayer Survive in AA?
A member weighs in on whether or not the prayer should be included in meetings
The Ghosts of My Youth
It wasn't until she faced her past that she could move forward into the present
Yarn on My Toothbrush
May 1967
By:
N. G.
| Abilene, Texas
She forgot. . .and soon got drunk. She decided to remember at all costs.
The Responsibility Lies in Ourselves
April 1966
By:
V. W.
| Boulder Creek, California
An AA reflects on a long-remembered line from Shakespeare, which points a moral
The Problem and the Actress
June 1960
A Hollywood star warns it's time for AA when the gossip columnists coyly ask: "What actress has her friends worried?
Pedro's Story
September 1957
By:
Pedro
THIS ARTICLE, like "A Letter to Headquarters"(p, 40), is also part of the Grapevine's promised program to tell more of the individual stories of worldwide "Twelfth Stepping" as reflected in the endless flow of letters, from far and near, to the familiar "
A.A.'s Country-wide News Circuit
April 1946
Dr. Bob: A Tribute From Bill
June 2012
By:
Bill W.
"I gave him one bottle of beer. That was the last drink he ever took." -Bill W.
The scroll given to Sister may now be seen at Rosary Hall. This is the inscription:
August 1966
By:
Bill W.
our everlasting gratitude
Keeping The Piggy Bank Full
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Tony V.
| Silver Spring,, Md.
Sober experience, collected and saved like pennies in a piggy bank, help him through the hard times
Getting my attention
April 2022
| What's On Your Mind?
By:
“Marine” Tom S.
| Sarasota, Fla.
The more he sees the presence of a Higher Power in his life, the less he argues in the parking lot
In a Canberra Jail
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
By:
John K.
| Carleton Place, Ontario
A Toronto fireman discovers the joys of service taking meetings to prisoners Down Under
The Great Escape
March 2020
| Puzzled
By:
S.V.
| Farmington, N.H.
Drunk, on a mission, she had to get somewhere fast. But it turns out her destination was the train to AA
Somewhere to be
November 2018
By:
Aundry B.
| San Francisco, California
His marriage just ended and last night he slept in his car. He was sure happy to see his sponsee
Lonely Refuge
November 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
Henri C.
| Tacoma, Washington
An African-American member recalls rough times growing up and how AA saved him from a long desperate road