Go Mow the Lawn
October 2011
By:
Kitty B.
| Carmel, California
Once she grabbed the tools, she became the person she was meant to be
Finding Walter
December 2006
By:
Walter S.
| Sacramento, California
A violent drunk wonders if he's too damaged for help
Cinderella Has a Ball!
April 1970
By:
E. P.
| Hamburg, New York
But like so many of us, she hated herself in the morning
What Am I Here For?
May 1969
By:
Anonymous
| California
Four years of 'dubious sobriety' paid off when she learned what she really wanted out of AA
I Found AA in an Australian Prison
October 1967
By:
Leo M.
| Adelaide
From that day I began to listen. . .it sounded as if those blokes had been reading my mail.
A Better Side of Me
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
J.F.
| Newcastle
Being of service to others introduced him to his better half—himself
What's a DCM?
February 2015
By:
Susan K.
| Fresno, California
Learning the ropes from a service sponsor has made her a more grateful AA.
Weapons Down
May 2012
By:
Oliver G.
| Concord, California
He joined the marines to drink and fight, but came to AA to surrender
The old wrecking crew
March 2011
By:
Stephen H.
| Sun City, California
A member looks back on crazy drinking days when he meets his old buddy in AA
I can soar!
July 2010
By:
KATHY V.
| Queens, N.Y.
An infrequent flyer seeks God's help to travel without fear
On the Table
May 2003
By:
Marilyn B.
| Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Four days after having a stroke, a woman faces her greatest fears
Is AA's Future Guaranteed?
April 1981
By:
Michael Alexander
Thirty-five years after the long form of the Traditions was printed in the Grapevine, a longtime friend of AA looks at our survival, past and future