The Right Number of Meetings
January 2004
By:
Jeffrey L.
| Falls Church, Virginia
What was the right number of meetings for him? He had to work it out for himself--but he had help
From Hate to Higher Power
August 2003
By:
Ed M.
| Elkeridge, Maryland
Why would the creator of heaven and earth want to talk to me?
From the Inside Out
July 2003
By:
J. K.
| Baltimore, Maryland
After the first AA prison convention, everything changed--even the length of his sentence
Building an Arch
May 2003
By:
Chico C.
| West Palm Beach, Florida
from AA Grapevine, May 1989 - Step Five
How an Atheist Works the Steps
March 2003
By:
June L.
| El Granada, California
Even the ones with "God" in them
Marriage--Drunk and Sober
February 2003
By:
Jan and Fran P.
| Spokane, Washington
They found the true meaning of love and marriage
Shoeless
January 2003
By:
K. D.
| Lynnwood, Washington
In him, he saw his own face. In him, he saw his own hopelessness.
From Fantasy to Fellowship
March 2000
By:
Michele C.
| Sacramento, California
Making it big in the state capitol
My Home Group Brothers
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By:
Alex E.
| Spring Valley, Calif.
His life “a perfect storm of grief and failure,” he turned to the men in his home group
What We Were Like
March 1997
The New York Intergroup Association - From the Grapevine, February 1951
The Day the Movers Came
October 1971
By:
R. C. K.
| Los Angeles, California
This move was to be well organized--even to the half-gallon jug to nip on while packing
The "Magic Island
October 1961
By:
M. C.
| Port-au-Prince
Where "voodon" fires dot the mountains every night, a lady loner-keeps her serenity by practicing the principles
The Twelve Steps and the Older Member
August 1954
By:
J. E.
| Bronxville, New York
Step One<lbFirst in a series of articles to be published from time to time on the meaning of the Twelve Steps to one member after several years' sobriety.
Case History of Someone You Know
April 1951
80 reasons I love Grapevine
June 2024
| Happy Birthday Grapevine!
By:
Jeff W.
| Maplewood, New Jersey
To celebrate our 70th anniversary, 10 years ago an avowed Grape-nut shared 70 reasons he loved Grapevine. With the new apps, the podcast, Instagram and more, he had an easy time updating it to 80.
Just Don’t Drink
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By:
Bill F.
| Anaheim, Calif.
Even after more than 40 years in the program, he still carries his sobriety chip with him
A Dream is a Promise You Give Yourself
November 2023
| Gratitude
By:
Elizabeth P.
| New York
Instead of crashing at the gates of alcoholic hell, she got to have cake with her good sober friends
What I Am Like Today
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By:
Kate W.
| Kingston, Ontario
Healing from the inside out takes time, but the rewards are great
Lessons From Life On Life’s Term
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By:
Rob H.
| Star, Idaho
An unexpected emergency shows the power of the AA program