Helping Others Survive the Holidays
November 2019
| Grapevine Classics
By:
Steve H.
| Minneapolis, Minn.
Staying sober—and even enjoying yourself—during the holidays
My guide to the wild west
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
By:
Kim S.
| Boise, Idaho
Getting sober can be a wonderful journey with the right someone showing the way
End run
July 2018
By:
Charles H
| Atwater, California
His prison was filled with alcohol and drugs, but luckily he began to do laps with a guy named Skyler
Just Maybe
June 2018
By:
Bill B.
| Tahlequah, Okla.
It was the most difficult amends he would ever have to make in his life, but he found that an ounce of willingness carried him a long way
Pass it On
November 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
Irving M.
| Washington, D.C.
First his grand-sponsor carried it, then his sponsor, and finally him—the continuity of AA, all in one twenty-five year medallion
I Came To Believe That…
November 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
Peter
| Finland
Newly sober and filled with fear, he listened when an older AA asked him: “Have you ever prayed?”
We can’t do it all
June 2017
By:
Dale W.
| Vancouver, British Columbia
Sometimes explaining our Traditions is easy; sometimes it takes a little work
Relapse Prevention
May 2017
When alcoholism has you hook, line and sinker, what’s the best way to avoid a slip? Steps, Meetings, Service, Sponsorship. And repeat.
Finding Life And Family
March 2017
A woman’s 30 year journey out of fear and into sobriety, taken one step at a time
Flying High
December 2016
Used to the skies, a pilot finds his particular low in a bottom that brings him into the rooms of AA
The Real Miracle
November 2016
For this recovering alcoholic Down Under, AA spells gratitude—to her home group, her Higher Power, her sponsor, and to all the people who have made the miracle of sobriety happen for her.
Heart and Hip
June 2016
One Man's Trash
October 2015
Message Received
June 2015
By:
Anonymous
It used to take many times to hear the truth, and now it usually takes once
From the Grass Roots
December 1957
Ed. note--In the October issue a non-alcoholic M.D. called for discussion of whether or not prospective employers of alcoholics should be told the truth about the existence of an alcoholics problem; in particular, what alcoholics felt the doctor in the ease should say when asked to recommend.