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February 1957
And Lowlights. . .
August 1955
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
Soft landing
June 2019
| Letting Go of Resentments
By:
Nanci V.
| Dallas, Texas
A one-chip wonder says she’s grateful she made it here and that her sweet sober life makes her stay
A Beer, Apaintbrush, And Abig Book
July 2007
By:
Michael G.
| Tecumseh, Nebraska
An AA reaches out and passes it on
Not A Pretty Drinker
September 2006
By:
Danna F.
| New York, New York
At seven years sober, a twenty-two-year-old looks back
Dr. Bob's Son Marries Anonymous Woman
February 2003
By:
Mona S.
| Memphis, Tennessee
A love affair to remember--if you can
One Wave at a Time
May 2026
| How the steps changed my life
By:
Randy T.
| Harkers Island, North Carolina
After a near drowning, he came to believe. Now at 65, he’s surfing and learning to meditate
God Was Listening, After All
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Charles Mc.
| Warminster, Pa.
His Higher Power has always been there—he’s just had to ask for help
Doing the Deal
December 2024
| Remote Communities and Sober Holidays
By:
James “Papi” H.
| Bloomington, Minnesota
At nine months sober, he’s going to fellowship, showing up for family and driving his buddy Mark all over town
Big Shot
November 2024
| The Gift Of Gratitude
By:
Chad P.
| St. Louis, Missouri
Need for recognition drove his drinking, but in AA he found anonymity was a way to become right-sized
AL-ANONS
March 1958
AA QUESTION AND ANSWER ROUNDUP <lbNews, comments and letters from about AA's worldwide outposts and centers--gleaned from letters to the Grapevine and General Service Headquarters, and from the "AA Exchange Bulletin," published monthly by GSH
Keep Your Eye on the Headpin or You Might Get Bowled Over!
March 1956
By:
A. S.
| Great Neck, New York
Dateline, Alaska
August 2000
From Fear to Freedom
January 2018
| Sponsorship
By:
Nancy O.
| Sammamish, Wash.
Her panic attacks were so profound she couldn’t even speak at meetings. Until she learned that fear itself can be a gift of sobriety
Soon I'll Be Sixteen
January 1972
By:
D. B.
| Liberal, Kansas
She knows she is an alcoholic--and that's what counts
Around AA - Items of AA Information and Experience
December 1966
By:
The Editors
The Serenity Prayer: Where Does It Come From?
Can’t Drink Away Grief
November 2022
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Tommy G.
| Staten Island, N.Y.
A construction worker shares his journey through terrible loss and how the sobriety he built held
Going Down
June 2016
By:
Steve B.
| Hopewell Junction, N.Y.
He was escorted to the elevators the day he was fired. Then booze escorted him to AA
Sobriety-by-mail
June 1967
By:
Murray M.
In a New Zealand prison: Four walls enclose him day and night, but they don't keep out the AA message
Moments of Spiritual Awareness
June 1962
Sharp Decline
June 2015
By:
Donna G.
| Rochester Hills, Michigan
International success won't help when you can't get out of the bar