Laundry day
April 2023
| AA & Families
By:
Ginger R.
| Weymouth, Mass.
When he got out of the detox program, he began going to AA meetings. He soon began to smile more and return to the son I knew. I wanted desperately to stop drinking myself.
Oldtimers and Slogans
July 2014
By:
Clyde B.
Clyde B., sober since 1963, shares his experience, strength and hope in an interview with a fellow member in 2013
Best Friends
Magazine Issue
September 2025
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The Best Medicine
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June 2025
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Service/Into Action
The Best Medicine
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April 2024
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Groups
AA Literature
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The best fit
Magazine Issue
January 2021
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Homegroup/Meetings
Service/Into Action
What's On Your Mind? (opinion)
A Beautiful Finish
July 2024
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Drew J.
| Abbotsford, British Columbia
To celebrate milestones in their AA prison group, some members came up with a creative idea, and the results fit right in their pockets
Sweet healing
June 2024
| Happy Birthday Grapevine!
By:
Egon O.
| Longville, Minnesota
After a momentous loss, a member hikes the Appalachian Trail to get clarity on his life
Dear Grapevine
June 2012
AA Around the World
May 1958
RED DOCTOR PUTS BLAST ON VODKA AS "PUBLIC ENEMY" -<lbNews, comments and letters from and about AA's worldwide outposts and centers--gleaned from letters to the Grapevine and General Service Headquarters, and from the "AA Exchange Bulletin," published mont
1100 Incredible Miles
June 2016
Packed with a lot of gear and a little insanity, a Kansas man hops on his bike and heads to Atlanta for AA’s 80th big year
At Wit's End
August 2023
| AA in the Military
AA World Services On the World Wide Web WWW.AA.ORG>
October 2002
First Things First!
December 1949
The A. A. Grapevine wants to publish a series of short pieces explaining how the famous AA slogans and the 24-hour plan have helped so many AAs in so many places. Below are the first entries. Give us your interpretation, won't you?
Pilot Error
April 2016
By:
V. G.
| Sebring,, Fla.
Her sobriety left the gate several times but could never seem to leave the ground
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND RESOURCES
October 2004
If you know someone who is deaf or hard of hearing and sober--or who would like to stop drinking--the following information may help you to communicate AA's message of recovery more effectively.
Paul, the kind of AA
October 2012
By:
Richelle L.
| Export, Pennsylvania
Words and love from a tattooed biker changed this woman's life forever
I'll handle this myself
May 2010
By:
WENDI V.
| Crystal Lake, Ill.
A traveler badly craving a drink finds a symbol of recovery in an odd place
Dear Grapevine
August 2025
| Atheist & Agnostic Members
Dear Grapevine
September 2017