Overcoming Depression
August 1977
By:
S. M.
| Arlington, Virginia
Along with booze and pills, old ideas have to be cast aside
Waiting for Things to Get Better
March 1976
By:
J. Y.
| Sparks, Nevada
A twelve-page section in which three AAs write of their experience with the Twelve Steps
One-shot Deal Or Constant Companion?
March 1972
By:
L. H.
| North Hollywood, California
The following nine-page section speaks to the question--Are AAs using the Big Book as much today as the early members did in the past?
Hello. This Is AA. . .
December 1969
By:
E. S.
| Brooklyn, New York
All the world's a stage, and the telephone in any AA Intergroup or Central Office is a lifeline to human drama
Problems with the Alcoholic Executive
June 1960
By:
Ivan Underwood
Here is the "Half-Man" in business, the individual who does not get too drunk to function at all but who can operate only at half-speed with his morning hangover and four-martini lunch
Indiana Fellowship of Alcoholic Prisoners - A Grapevine Milestone Report
October 1952
Indiana joins Illinois to form another link in the chain of help for alcoholics whoever or wherever they may be. . .
God Produces Harmony
August 1948
Quote January 7, 2016
“We now fully realize that 100 percent personal anonymity before the public is just as vital to the life of AA as 100 percent sobriety is to the life of each and every member.”
AA Co-Founder, Bill W., January 1955 “Why Alcoholics Anonymous Is Anonymous” The Language of the Heart
It Gets Worse
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Jason G.
| Lutitz, PA
It was hard to imagine his bottom getting any lower—but then there was the case of the Palmetto bug in his glass of sweet vermouth
A Day of Love, Service and Turkey
November 2018
By:
Kevin D.
| Brockton, Mass.
A group anniversary is an opportunity to celebrate Thanksgiving early—and to give thanks to AA through service
Thanks for the call
August 2018
By:
Kristina F.
| Tesuque, New Mexico
All alone and far from home, she really needed a meeting. Luckily, AA has special workers
Diamond in the Rough
November 2017
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By:
Tim B.
| Citrus Heights, California
Early sobriety can be a bumpy ride, but some days it’s like a smooth ride in a shiny new car
Lending An Ear
December 2016
The reason he’s got 30 years of sobriety is became he listens as if his life depends on it. And it does
The Quantum Physics of AA
January 2016
Amongst the subatomic particles of life, he found a higher power
To the Fog and the Redwoods
May 2015
At the end of his drinking, he went home, thinking it was to die
Shangri-La
November 2014
By:
Jim H.
| Zephyrhills, Florida
It was the AA guys in prison who taught him about a new freedom and a new happiness
Voted Least Likely?
October 2014
By:
Maureen G.
| Wyckoff, New Jersey
Although she didn't fit the stereotype of an alcoholic, she became one anyway
A Thinking Problem
September 2014
By:
Dave M.
| Oshawa, Ontario
AA helped him with more than his drinking and he learned how to be happy
Dive In, the Water's Fine
April 2014
By:
Danny S.
| Georgia
A member takes the leap and shares his love of the Step that changed his life
Go Shake His Hand
October 2013
By:
Jim W.
| Hamilton, Ontario
As soon as he got on his feet, Jack taught him how to reach out
The Ebb and Flow of Faith
October 2013
A member discusses a commonly heard AA expression about faith and fear
Let’s Get to Work
May 2013
By:
Bill H. and Alec H.
| Pueblo, Colorado
Remembering its primary purpose, one group rolls up its sleeves
Holy Order of Doorknobs
September 2012
By:
J.H.
| Redondo Beach, California
A newcomer gets a handle on the HP thing