What Makes AA Work?
November 1990
By:
Ben E.
| Old Greenwich, Connecticut
From the December 1956 Grapevine
Our Primary Purpose and the Special-purpose Group
November 1989
By:
John L. Norris, MD
From the October 1977 Grapevine
Icing on the Cake
December 1987
By:
Alan L.
| Gentry, Arkansas
By using the Traditions we can lead fuller lives
Gifts From the Past
March 1985
By:
T. C.
| Bristol
A slice of history as British members form their AA archives
Let's Hear It for Sobriety
December 1984
By:
R.K.
| Manhattan, New York
In AA, one person's sobriety is important to us all
Powerless Equals Free
September 1984
By:
M. O.
| Oak Park, Illinois
Step One - "We admitted we were powerless over alcohol--that our lives had become unmanageable
A Slug From the Jug of Patience
February 1984
By:
K. D.
| Jacksonville, Florida
Learning to be comfortable in sobriety takes time
How to Become a C.P.A.A.A.
December 1983
By:
N. S.
| Toronto, Ontario
Did you know that one of the fringe benefits of group activity can be a basic business education?
AA Tomorrow
November 1998
By:
Bill W.
AA co-founder Bill W. gives some advice and has some projections for the future.
Peter Pan Is Dead
December 1974
By:
J. W.
| Key West, Florida
The old fairy-tale concept of the happy ending takes on different meanings with the acceptance of reality
AA Tomorrow
November 1973
By:
Bill W.
Our co-founder sums up after 25 years of AA and looks into the future we are now living - From the Grapevine book AA Today, published on the occasion of AA's twenty-fifth anniversary
Crisis in Mexico
October 1969
By:
M. H.
| Oaxaca
There was no AA in the Mexican state where she had gone. . .and her sobriety was saved only when she acted out her responsibility to others
What Happened to the Newspaper Drunk?
June 1960
An esteemed journalist and critic reveals why the news hound booze hound is becoming less and less a part of the picture
The Rules Were OK for Others
September 1953
By:
Z.W.
| Clayton, Missouri
The story of a woman who thought: "I knew all the pitfalls and would be able to avoid them.
I Walked Alone
September 1952
By:
H. N. M.
| Sedalia, Missouri
A wife finds hope and comfort in experience shared
Like Unraveling Yarn
July 1947
By:
Ned A.
(Second of a series of articles presenting an intimate and detailed discussion of 12th Step work from the newcomer's viewpoint).
Happy St. Swithin's Day!
March 1955
By:
Anonymous, Flight Deck, Buena Vista
OR, NURSE, WILL YOU MAIL A LETTER?
Two Lives, One Lifetime
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Susan K.
| Great Meadows., N.J.
One of the great benefits of sobriety? Being able to look yourself in the eye
The Love of Service
April 2026
| Getting into General Service
A few past and current trustees share their thoughts about serving the Fellowship
Dear Grapevine
September 2025
| Stories of Gratitude
We Share Common Ground
August 2025
| Atheist & Agnostic Members
By:
Ward B. Ewing
| Trustee Emeritus, past Chair (non-alcoholic) of the General Service Board of Alcoholics Anonymous Ordained Episcopal priest, retired President of The General Theological Seminary From Grapevine, October 2016
A past General Service Board Chair shares his thoughts after attending an atheist and agnostic AA convention