About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
October 1970
By:
Homer Bigart
Sioux-Designed Program
Sunshine Of The Spirit
June 2006
By:
Richard H.
| New York, New York
Sometimes love lies beneath the surface
A Visitor's Report
July 2001
Self-help Groups
August 1975
By:
Ashton Brisolara, M.Ed.
How victims of disaster band together to strengthen and support each other
Crash landing
April 2018
By:
Eric P.
| Monroe, Wisconsin
For this beer-drinking Wisconsin man, the journey to AA was definitely no smooth ride
First Aid, AA-Style
September 2011
By:
Jimmy L.
| Arcadia, Florida
It was the way he survived two heart-shattering losses
An Experience You Must Not Miss
June 2025
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Dave A.
| Moncton, New Brunswick
A longtimer in Canada shares his love for helping members behind the walls. To him, it’s a joy like no other
Transformed
January 2014
By:
Jennifer D.
| Wilmington, North Carolina
A past delegate tells how young peoples meetings and service changed her life
From the Vintage Years
July 1958
A Sampling of the First Anniversary Issue: <emphasis type="italic">July 1945</emphasis>
Helping Hands
December 1957
OUTSIDE AA - <emphasis type="italic">Activities and developments outside AA in the field of alcoholism. . .a news report</emphasis>
Hitting the Road
May 2025
| Young and Sober
By:
Dave H.
| Lincoln, Nebraska
Don’t need beer for this! Dave and Pat are having a blast checking off their bucket list. Next stop: GSO in New York City!
My Sober Mom
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Lynn M.
| Santa Ana, Calif.
Her mother, sober and beloved by AA
Dreams of My Mother
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Carl A.
| Minneapolis, Minn.
His mother’s appearance in his dreams was no coincidence
Triumph of the heart
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Tom B.
| Patchogue, N.Y.
Two alcoholics share an unexpected powerful moment one night in the local jail
Open Up!
February 2022
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Anonymous
| Cranston, R.I.
What? No meeting today? He was new and now desperate—but he wasn’t alone
One Among Many
March 2018
By:
C.B.
| Bend, Ore.
One enthusiastic AA had service positions in multiple home groups, until her service sponsor helped her understand that less can actually be more
My Last Amend
June 2014
By:
Anonymous
After 40 years and a beautiful life, an old-timer returns to her mother’s grave
Alone with my ex
September 2010
By:
DOUGLAS M.
| Covington, Ky.
During a coerced meeting with a bitter ex-wife, a Ninth Step emerges
Can I Buy You a Drink?
August 1995
By:
Joan B.
| Toronto, Ontario
This AA member tried to buy Bill W. a drink--and got an earful of AA instead
Requirements Beyond Sobriety
March 1974
By:
Zander M.
| Greensboro, North Carolina
Some reflections on the wearing of two hats and some suggestions on AA attitudes
In the Grip of the Grog
October 1964
By:
R. T. B.
| Victoria
It took several false starts before he found a Power greater than a limitless thirst