A New Canoe
March 1964
By:
T. C.
| Port Arthur, Ontario
Sobriety is a wobbly contraption, until you learn how to steer it
The Stretched Mind
September 1963
By:
J. W.
| Chicago, Illinois
One member uses the Twelve Steps as an expandable tape-measure
This Drunk Was Really a Monkey
October 1962
By:
M. V.
| Stillwater, Minnesota
Two zoo stories, similar until now--but the endings may be different
The Organization Drunk
August 1961
By:
V. B.
| Arlington, Virginia
An executive-type career girl found even AA committee work no substitute for the healing fellowship of the group
Toper's Tale of the Month
February 1961
By:
T. F. C. as told to C.W.
| West Redding, Connecticut
EPISOT 1. Big Man with the Boss's Dough
Dignity?
June 1960
Worrying about what other people think of you slows up the maturing process in AA, this famous writer thinks
Dr. Bob's Last Major Talk
June 1973
Here is history from one who helped make it, and here is the dedication to service that will keep AA alive and, with unity, growing forever
Dr. Bob: A Tribute From Bill
June 2012
By:
Bill W.
"I gave him one bottle of beer. That was the last drink he ever took." -Bill W.
A Sometimes Painful Concoction
July 1988
By:
J. C.
| West Henrietta, New York
Mixing belief and unbelief in a search for a faith that works
You Never Know
April 2026
| Getting into General Service
By:
Stew B.
| Medicine Hat, Alberta
How would he ever find love always hanging out with AAs in coffee shops? Service to the rescue!
No Pebble Unturned
April 2026
| Getting into General Service
By:
Sharron W.
| Branford, Ontario
Doing a thorough Fourth Step was hard, she says, but there’s no feeling on earth quite as good as that
Heartbreak
February 2026
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
M. T. H.
| Crownsville, Maryland
Devastated after her partner and best friend fell in love with another woman, she reached for all the AA tools she had
A Message From a Bipolar Member
May 2025
| Young and Sober
By:
Anonymous
| Temecula, California
A member shares their experience about getting sober while dealing with mental issues in AA
The Last Stop On The Block
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
G.S.
| Kansas City, Mo.
His last stop was his first step toward sobriety
Living Life
February 2025
| Longtimers
By:
Maria R.
| Hopkinsville, Kentucky
This “winter Texan” is hitting the road with her husband and finding meetings everywhere they go
Everything He Needed To Know
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Paul T.
| Mariposa, Calif.
A Man, A Book, A Heartfelt Prayer