The Love Project
August 1973
By:
J. A. B.
| Las Vegas, Nevada
Getting off an ego trip by learning to love others more than yourself - "For it is in giving that we receive. . .
Our Deepest Secrets
When she was able to finally share her shame with her sponsor, a new sober life began
Pills--a Minority Report
July 1968
By:
W. S. R.
| East Norwalk, Connecticut
Here's one alcoholic who finds no charm in pills and capsules. His problem, he says, was booze. . .
I Sent a Christmas Card on Its Way
December 1967
By:
Neva G.
| Alvin, Texas
And in very short order, the sober, not-so-gay divorcée was no longer alone
I Try to Carry the Message Back to Prisons
October 1967
By:
Carl M.
| Miami, Florida
An AA who joined AA in a Florida prison eleven years ago hasn't forgotten. . .
I Was a Podium Grabber
June 1967
By:
P. M. E.
| Glendale, California
A member talks about the compulsion to use meetings for self-projection and how she has dealt with it
Is My Gratitude Grateful?
June 1963
By:
R.W.
| Van Nuys, California
A strictly amateur psychologist discovers that gratitude is scientifically okay
Report from Paris:
October 1961
By:
J. B.
| Paris
in 1960--3 members in 1961--30 members with 100 loner throughout the country
High-flying mom
April 2018
By:
Melani B.
| Pleasanton, California
As her plane took off, so did her drinking, drama and unmanageable life
The Greatest Gift
September 2017
By:
Ethel D.
| Hudson, Fla.
The greatest possible gift is the return of something treasured that was lost. In her case, that meant God
No Going Back
September 2017
By:
Stephanie B.
| Albany, New York
After a long, difficult drive, she finally reached the ocean. This time, she was determined to change
Beyond the Badge
March 2016
After years of stress and alcohol abuse, she left the force, but not her dedication to service
Women in AA in the 1950s
August 2011
By:
Betty H. (as told to Deborah H.)
| Mesa, Arizona
Remembering what it was like to get sober as a woman in the early days of AA in the Twin Cities
Bottom of the Ninth
June 2011
By:
Susan B.
Recovery from alcoholism brings this father and daughter closer after many years of difficulties
A nice girl like me
March 2010
By:
A.M.
| Scottsdale, Ariz.
A beginner wonders how she ever ended up as an alcoholic
Out of the Night and Into the Day of the First Meeting
February 1979
By:
I. C.
| Rochester, New York
Twelfth Step - Two people are blessed when a willing newcomer calls on an AA member for help
AA Growth
August 1972
By:
C. H. H.
| Fairfield, Connecticut
At a recent meeting of the Grapevine Editorial Board, the subject matter of this article was of great concern. The piece is the work of one board member, but he incorporates the thoughts of the other members as recorded in a writing session.
Alateens Smartened up This AA
December 1967
By:
Ed C.
| Westbury, New York
Searching questions from teenagers drove their AA sponsor to live the program. . .
Step up and See the Alcoholic! He Defies Death! He Swallows Fire!
March 1962
By:
E. D. K.
| Syracuse, New York