A Plant From the Management
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By:
Arnie G.
| Valley Stream, N.Y.
They told him he couldn’t possibly be an alcoholic. He found out otherwise
The Good Life
February 2025
| Longtimers
By:
Jim S.
| Loveland, Colorado
In nearly five decades, he’s seen a lot of changes. But one thing he knows for sure—sobriety is amazing
The Power of the Ocean
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By:
Alessandra H.
| Oceanside, Calif.
Getting sober wasn’t easy, but the profound peace she now feels was worth every struggle
Getting Sober Together
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By:
Bill F.
| Wilsall, Mont.
A few tips on long-term sobriety from someone who has been there
Getting Off The Merry-Go-Round
August 2024
| Dating & Relationships
By:
K.D.
| Island Park, New York
Home from a Grateful Dead tour to start college, she spun way out of control with liquor and drama. It was time to stop
It's Worth the Work
August 2024
| Dating & Relationships
By:
Doug M.
| Long Island, New York
Through years of sober experience, good and bad, he learned about love, faith and sharing the fun
She Believed She Could.
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By:
Tammy N
| Rome, Ga.
She found AA—and AA found her
Making It Right
July 2024
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
John O.
| Salem, South Carolina
Drinking kept him from saying goodbye to his dad. But the Steps gave him peace and helped take the pain away
Problem Solved
June 2024
| Happy Birthday Grapevine!
By:
Jake S.
| Henderson, Nevada
His fight with a Higher Power and liquor was puzzling, but one day while practicing Step Six, a solution was revealed
The Importance of Powerlessness
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By:
Coleen F.
| Micanopy, Fla.
Hearing “How It Works” refreshes her sobriety anew each meeting she attends
Cold Land Warm Hearts
December 2023
| Remote Communities and sober holidays
By:
Keith J.
| Surrey, British Columbia
How would they find alcoholics to help in a small, remote Arctic town? One guy had a terrific solution
Becoming Willing
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By:
Bruce W.
| Byron, Ga.
In AA meetings all over the world, he hears the language of the heart
Close Call at the Wedding
January 2023
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
Clyde M.
| Dallas, Texas
With booze everywhere and no phone in sight, a freaked-out newcomer gets the surprise of his life
Be Sure To Pack AA
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By:
Kurt S.
On one vacation trip, his suitcase didn’t contain quite enough AA
One Breeze at a time
July 2022
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Peter F.
| Philadelphia, Pa.
Quarantined in a plywood prison “fishbowl,” he made the decision to spread his wings and be free
The A.A. Movement Gains Public Recognition
November 1948
(Third in a series giving a condensed history of A.A.)
The Pleasures of Reading
February 1947
By:
R.F.S.
| Montclair, New Jersey
<emphasis type="italic">The Practical Cogitator</emphasis> by Curtis and Greenslet (Houghton Mifflin Company, $3)
ST. Paul's Four Discussion Groups
December 1945
By:
L.S.L.
| St. Paul, Minnesota
A Method of Outlining A.A. to New Members
Anything Wrong With AA?
November 1997
By:
Anonymous
| Manhattan, New York
(From the March 1964 Grapevine)
Our Experience Has Taught Us. . .
November 1956
The Twelve Steps and the Older AA--Third in a Series
December 1954
By:
J. E.
| Bronxville, New York
Step 3: Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
Jottings From Old Scotland
January 1952
By:
Jack
| Glasgow
From Scotland comes an exchange of letters which <emphasis type="italic">The Grapevine</emphasis> Editors think will show that geography makes very little difference in the gradual unfolding of the program
Case History of Someone You Know
April 1951
Chapter XXI . . . Continued
April 1945
Concluding Chapter XXI, begun in the March <emphasis type="italic">Grapevine. September Remember</emphasis>, by Eliot Taintor (a writing team, one of whom is an A.A.), will be published April 16th, by Prentice-Hall.
THE LONG VIEW
August 1994
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