Saying yes
April 2022
| What's On Your Mind?
By:
Kenneth K.
| Brooklyn, N.Y.
A sponsee he’ll never forget taught him something he’ll always remember
Dear Grapevine
August 2021
| Seniors in AA
No Need to Fear
May 2021
| Our Twelve Steps
By:
T.S.
| Ripon, Calif.
Alcohol convinced him he was all alone, unable to live life. The Steps brought him back into the light
Seemingly Miraculous
January 2021
| Oldtimers!
By:
Bob S.
| Eureka, Calif.
In a long life of sobriety the difficult challenges do come and go, but the good times are so worth it all
Step One: My Story
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Alex M.
| Louisville, Ky
A physician battles alcoholism to return to his patients and recover his life
An Australian’s Recovery
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
John W.
| Canberra, Australia
An atheist and a humanist takes a “leap of faith” into AA
Halting Words
April 2020
| Home Group
By:
Peter A.
| Medford, Ore.
Who knows when contact with something bigger will come? For one man, it was in his morning AA circle
A wind of spirit
November 2019
| Grapevine Classics
By:
Anonymous
| Wyoming
A Wyoming man’s relapse on Thanksgiving day leads him back to the Steps and a spiritual journey
Not Again
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By:
Sean R.
| Sun City, Calif.
He found himself in rehab once again—but this time, getting honest was the key
Crash course
June 2019
| Letting Go of Resentments
By:
Sandy B.
| Aurora, Colorado
Furious with her ex, she headed out to toss a brick through his window. Luckily, she stopped to buy paint first
My Story
May 2019
| Our Big Book–80 Wonderful Years
By:
Kate H.
| Ojai, Calif.
It took years of drinking and denial, but one spring day, she picked up the phone and made the call that changed her life
Wherever I go
June 2018
By:
Karla S.
| San Francisco, California
With a job that keeps her on the road, she comes up with a plan to keep AA No. 1 in her life
Dear Grapevine
January 2018
| Sponsorship
One woman’s journey
November 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
L. B.
| Atlanta, Georgia
She learned to get honest, take care of herself and to her surprise, have friendships with other women
My Guardian Angel
October 2017
By:
Patty S.
| Romeoville, Ill.
She knew she had a problem. What she didn’t know was that the guy she liked would help her find the answer
My Name Is Bertha. . .
March 1969
By:
B. D.
| Louisville, Kentucky
They tell me that I killed a man. . .
Four Proposals
January 1966
By:
John L. Norris. M.D.
As presented to the 1965 General Service Conference
Can Psychiatry Help?
May 1962
79 Years With the Bottle
September 1961
By:
Louis R., by P. C.
| Washington, D. C.
His mother put whiskey in his baby bottle. From then on, any old jug would do
Day-tight Compartments
March 1959
The fifth of a series of "Beginners' Meetings"--to run from time to time--for newcomers to AA sobriety.
The Biggest Meeting of All
August 1955
By:
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CONVENTION HIGHLIGHTS - <emphasis type="italic">AA's Twentieth Anniversary Celebration held in St. Louis July 1-2-3. For an account of its most solemn moment, see page 32--Ed. Note.</emphasis>