River's Edge
January 2012
By:
Mary L.
| Auburndale, Florida
A desperate day on the Potomac was this drunken mom's moment of truth
Dear Grapevine
November 2011
Finding Sober
October 2011
By:
Troy
| Elko, Nevada
The responsibility of caring for a new-found pet helped this newcomer stay sober in the early days
The Big, Beautiful Birthday Present
October 2011
By:
D.C.
| Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
After a rough 25th year, pain gave way to gratitude
Web Exclusive: A Family in AA
September 2011
By:
Deidra H.
| Bainbridge, Georgia
A woman tells how she sobered up in the same home group as her mother and brother
Web Exclusive: Growing Up Drunk
September 2011
By:
Suzette C.
| Santa Cruz, California
Her drinking career began at girl's slumber party at age 12 and ended 23 years later
The Grapevine: Past, Present and Future
July 2011
By:
Bill W.
In July 1945, Bill W. penned an article on the AA Grapevine that is still relevent today
Sober Routines
March 2011
By:
Cindy L.
| Akron, Ohio
Her sponsor had some suggestions for how to deal with challenging times in sobriety
Close Shave
November 2010
By:
ANONYMOUS
| Fairfax, Va.
A shaving bottle, a gun, and a trip to the hospital over the Christmas holidays led him straight to the first three Steps
UNGLUED
May 2010
By:
VIKI E.
| Chase, British Columbia
A circle of AA women carry a struggling beginner through the rough times
MY STORY
November 2009
By:
ANONYMOUS
| California
A member makes a connection by talking about her personal experience
THE BOTTOM OF THE GLASS
March 2009
By:
KATHLEEN M.
| Riverside, Rhode Island
A young "old-timer" discovers how fragile sobriety can be
Stumbling Into The Fourth Dimension
January 2007
By:
Tim B.
| Scottdale, Georgia
Sobriety brings a drunk to his knees
A Jesuit Applauds AA
February 1954
By:
William J. Smith, S.J.
| Brooklyn, New York
Second in a series of religious views of AA, by non-alcoholics of various faiths. An article by a Protestant minister appeared in November issue. Other will appear from time to time.
A Word to the Wise A.A. Parent
February 1947
Group in Bronx
November 1946