How Important Is The Greeter?
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Wally B.
He met the Greeter once for 15 minutes over a decade ago—and never forgot him
Southern Hospitality
June 2019
| Letting Go of Resentments
By:
Definitely Steve
| Nashville, Tennessee
A Lone, Overhead Light
July 2016
Sometimes it’s those quiet moments after everyone’s gone that are most remembered
Luck, Dreams, & AA
April 2008
By:
Glauberio P.
| Bauru
A flag-bearer at AA's International Convention embraces
Fractured Friendship
July 2011
By:
Suzan C.
| San Francisco, California
Two women, inseparable in drinking and sobriety, until one relapses
A.A.'s Country-wide News Circuit
March 1945
Attica's Beacon
June 2014
By:
John L.
| Attica, New York
A prisoner finds his shining light in one of the longest-running prison groups in the nation
AA Is Getting Too Organized
November 1989
By:
Anonymous
| New York City
From the February 1961 Grapevine
AA Is Getting Too Organized!
November 1982
By:
Anonymous
AA has thrived on healthy disagreement from the earliest days of the Fellowship - From the February 1961 Grapevine
Hope in a Long Line
January 2018
| Sponsorship
By:
Margie M.
| Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
After years of abuse and drunken marriages, she followed her mom and daughter to a better life
Sponsoring the Ala-tot
December 1962
By:
M.D.B.
| Michigan
A new pop tells how sponsoring his firstborn is like a 12th Step Case
End Of My Rope
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Dale F.
| Kelowna, British Columbia
A dying man’s heartfelt words
Still a Great Ride
January 2013
By:
Paul C.
| Oceanside, California
An old-timer returns to his beloved young peoples’ group, where, long ago, he learned to survive the ups and downs of early sobriety
Christmas Note From a Prison Cell
December 1960
By:
The Corkers
A moving tribute to three guys named Ed, from a very grateful group
The October Issue of Grapevine Is Here
This month's special section features stories on counting days
Letter from the Editor
May 2024
| How the Steps Changed My Life
Letter from the Editor
November 2023
| Gratitude
When Pancakes and Spirituality Mix
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Mark W.
| St. Louis,, Mo.
Food and fellowship make great companions
Military Members: We're listening
August 2023
| AA in the Military
By:
Gerry C. and Tom P.
Gerry C. and Tom P. talk about AA’s Armed Forces Interview Project
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
February 1978
By:
New York Times
Geographical Cure? <emphasis type="italic">Where?</emphasis>
Dear Grapevine
February 2011