Dear Grapevine
January 2015
NOTHING IN COMMON?
October 2009
By:
GLORIA B.
| Clermont, Fla.
A young African-American woman feels out of place at her first meeting and doesn't return for years
A Spell of Protection
Web Exclusives
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By:
Jacob E.
| Tacoma, Wash.
The magic of making yourself available in AA
How I Do It
May 2026
| How the steps changed my life
By:
Aaron H.
| Bishop, California
Here’s a quick rundown of how one member does the Steps. It’s a way that works for him
My Love Affair with Bars
October 2025
| AA & Technology
By:
Esther H.
| Carrollton, Texas
She craved her favorite watering holes—she even sang in many. Until one day at 50, the lights came on
Little Do We Know
May 2021
| Our Twelve Steps
By:
John R.
| Killeen, Texas
Sometimes what we think we want is not nearly as good as the way things turn out
A Life That’s Brand New
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By:
Marie H.
| Hollywood, Fla.
Surviving a horrific blackout incident, she was determined to find a new way of life
25 Years of Love
July 2015
By:
C.S.
| San Antonio, Texas
A member from Texas reminisces about two and a half decades of sober stadiums
Web Exclusive: Six Axioms of Alcoholic Thinking
February 2012
By:
George T.
| New Bern, North Carolina
A member gives us a rundown in plain English
The Fine Art of Listening
September 2008
By:
Anonymous
A newcomer learns to connect rather than condemn
The Acid Test
September 2005
By:
Anonymous
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
If he could get through his mother's death sober, he could get through anything
A Delegate's Perspective
August 2002
By:
Jeanette F.
| Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
My personal spiritual experience at the Fifty-Second General Service Conference
The Clip Sheet
November 1946
How We Rationalize!
May 1946
San Francisco
February 1952
Finding My People
june 2026
| Young & Sober
By:
Sasha P.
| Edmonds, Washington
At first she couldn’t identify. But once she found young people’s meetings everything changed
Sneaky Drinker
January 2013
By:
Donna M.
| Sweetwater, Tennessee
Car keys, the neighbor’s liquor, vanilla extract—nothing was safe from this alcoholic
Letting Go
July 2024
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Susan T.
| Lake Mary, Florida
She made it to AA, but alcohol still kept its grip. Luckily an oldtimer’s suggestion set her free
AA Around the World
March 1995
How It All Began: AA in South Africa"--From the October 1993 Regmaker, the bimonthly magazine of AA in South Africa
A New Generation of Hope
March 1982
By:
M. P.
| Manhattan, New York
1980 survey results show increasing variety in AA's membership
90-day Trial
January 1959
The fourth of a series of "Beginners' Meetings"--to run from time to time--for newcomers to AA sobriety.
The Only Faith You Need
February 2004
By:
Michael B.
| Atlanta, Georgia
An agnostic's adventure with the God thing
Closed Doors ----And Open Windows
December 1957
By:
Frank S.
| Perry Point, Maryland
Story of the Birth of a Hospital Group
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November 2025
| Early days of AA
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| Spirituality and Prayer
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August 2023
| AA in the Military