Dear Grapevine
September 2016
Tradition Seven
November 1952
By:
Bill W.
The seventh of a new series of articles explaining The Twelve Traditions. . . <lb<emphasis type="italic">"EVERY AA GROUP OUGHT TO BE FULLY SELF-SUPPORTING, DECLINING OUTSIDE CONTRIBUTIONS."</emphasis>
One Long Crazy Ride
june 2026
| Young & Sober
By:
Allie A.
| Woodland, California
Four years of hell convinced her she wasn’t going to make it to 20. Luckily, AA changed all that
Pause Before You Send
March 2012
By:
Joanna W.
| Denver, Colorado
She found that her computer was not the best place to do a Ninth Step
One Doctor--an AA--TO Another
November 1973
By:
A. S. T., MD
| Seminole, Texas
This letter was published by special permission of Dr. A. S. T. It was written to a doctor in Abilene, Tex., in response to his inquiry concerning the approach to and the treatment of two alcoholic patients under his care. - From the July 1947 Grapevine
Other Towns, Other Meetings
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Lana W.
| Saint Helens, Ore.
AA members in new towns? They’re just friends we haven’t met yet
Letters from Home
July 2024
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Suzanne A.
| Dalton, Georgia
While serving time for a DUI, the thing she treasured most was the love and compassion of her home group
Old Friends & Good Times
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Dave R.
| Lawrence, Kan.
I’ve had a subscription to Grapevine since the early 1980s. The magazine sits on my end table and every morning I read one story.
Balcony brothers
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
By:
Luke H.
| Allendale, New Jersey
He made his plan to escape out the back door. But two guys with a coffeepot were waiting
39 Reasons to Dance
September 2012
By:
Peggy B.
| New York, New York
She has never forgotten the Bill W. dinner that helps pay for the phones that saved her life
Gadget Geek
September 2015
By:
Lois L.
| St. Louis, Mo.
With texting, GPS and video feeds, a long-time member shares how much easier it is now to stay connected
The May Issue of Grapevine Is Here!
May 2015
AAs share their experiences doing service with CPC in this month's special section
D.U.I.
June 2006
By:
Emory W.
| Bristol, Virginia
A relapse became the bedrock of one man's sobriety
Who Is that Boy in the Painting?
January 2012
By:
David M.
| Toledo, Ohio
Lost in alcohol, a young man robs his own parents and can't believe who he's become
My Lifeline to the World
May 2014
By:
Bonnie C.
| Tujunga, California
A deaf member gets help from her canine friends, but it’s AA that saves her sobriety
Keep Dreaming
November 2012
By:
Deanna S.
| Canton, Georgia
She was going to be an astronaut, but instead was rocketed into the fourth dimension