How Things Get Done
August 2024
| Dating & Relationships
By:
Chad P.
| St. Louis, Missouri
Amazingly, much of AA happens through willing volunteers, but some workers we need to pay for
Lending the AA name?
June 2013
By:
K.K.
| Manassas, Virginia
Tradition Six reminds us to be careful not to endorse
Dear Grapevine
December 2025
| Sober Holidays & Remote Communities
Wherever I Am
August 2022
| Sober Travel
By:
Debbie J.
| Salem, Ore.
Many cruise lines have “Friends of Bill” meetings. I’ve met people there from all over the world. I still talk to a woman I met more than seven years ago on my very first sober cruise.
Dear Grapevine
December 2013
I was going through a rough spot when I first walked down the stairs of that church
Just Having Fun
April 2014
By:
Tina F.
| Ashburn, Virginia
She had to face the fact that her drinking wasn't what it seemed to be
Guzzler's Guide to the Fast Buck
January 1969
By:
J. G. T.
| Negaunee, Michigan
Thirst has inspired the con artist in most of us. Here's a select gallery from the Michigan collection
Once Over Lightly
May 1984
TRADITION 6: A Common Sense Approach
June 2008
By:
Paul C.
| Oceanside, California
Inviting cooperation, avoiding affiliation
You should have seen me before
July 2017
By:
Dave B.
| Glenville, West Virgina
One night at dinner, he was asked a question that made him recall how bad things used to be
Sweet Dreams
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Susan K-M.
| Sarasota, Fla.
Sobriety, foretold in a dream
Breathtaking Moments in AA Service
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Pat B.
| Reno, Nev.
Seeking a “wider windshield,” he finds joy in working with other alcoholics
Trudging in Korea
August 2023
| AA in the Military
By:
James M.
| Hanover, Maryland
Going to any lengths sometimes means waiting. And this time it was his turn to wait. Boy, did that pay off
Everything Is Possible
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Brittany G.
| King of Prussia, Pa.
Alcoholics Anonymous, she realizes, is a program of ‘we’
From Collecting Cans to…Collecting Cans
May 2019
| Our Big Book–80 Wonderful Years
By:
David B.
| Menifee, Calif.
Redemption at the very end of a life on the streets
Boyish charm
September 2018
By:
Zachary F.
| Santa Fe, New Mexico
At 21, his innocent face had only gotten him so far. But this night, standing in the cold, he saw hope
I Love Me
May 1976
By:
Charlotte E.
| Lake Mahopac, New York
If I didn't could I really love anyone else?
Necessary work
September 2016
Our co-founder looked for the balance between simplicity and necessity to get the job done
Tradition Nine
September 1992
By:
Bill W.
AA, as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve. (from the August 1948 Grapevine)
