Practice Does Not Make Perfect. . .
November 1961
By:
L. H.
| Cleveland, Ohio
because perfection is not the goal. But we can never really undo the good we do today.
AA Around the World
February 1959
By:
J. J. H. V.
| Pietersburg
FRUIT OF THE MAROELA - News, comments and letters from and about AA's worldwide outposts and centers--gleaned from letters to the Grapevine and the General Service Office, and from the "AA Exchange Bulletin," published monthly by GSO.
Pleasures of Reading
April 1948
By:
M.N.
| New York City
<emphasis type="italic">That Winter</emphasis> by Merle Miller (William Sloane Associates, $3)
Learning to fly
November 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
Sybil C.
| Los Angeles, California
An alcoholic woman in California recalls the very early pioneer days of Alcoholics Anonymous
Getting Sober Together
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Bill F.
| Wilsall, Mont.
A few tips on long-term sobriety from someone who has been there
On the grass plains of Kenya
December 2018
| Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
By:
Debbie E.
| Portland, Oregon
For a woman in Oregon, sobriety made a lifelong dream of working with elephants come true
No fly zone
September 2018
By:
Mike M.
| Soledad, California
A final drunken trip to “the hole” woke him up. Now he has hope and some to share
Not From Here
May 2017
By:
Fobby N.
| Springfield, Virginia
The love in the rooms helps a young Pakistani alcoholic see that he’s not as unique as he thought
Lucky Punch
December 2011
By:
P.T.
| New Britain, Connecticut
A wild roundhouse blow literally socks him into sobriety
God, I Need You Right Now
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
By:
Billie Jo M.
The woman said "Come on in. honey. We are waiting for you.” And the dark hole inside her began to fill
Return to Rwanda
May 2018
By:
Marcellin K.
With no meetings in his country, he reached out for help. Now he's sharing his hope
The Good Girl
February 2014
By:
Coleen F.,
| Jacksonville, Alabama
She spent a lifetime trying to be perfect, but booze changed all that
Born to Raise Hell
January 2012
By:
Mary B.
| Menominee, Michigan
A drunken mom lost her kids—and herself—until a chance encounter with an old high school chum
Night Owl Gets Diploma
March 1968
By:
M. D. B.
| Jackson, Michigan
A 1941 high-school dropout makes it at last--and has some fun into the bargain
I Didn't Think You Could Do Him Much Good
December 1957
CHRISTMAS 1944 IN THE GRAPEVINE - The fifth in a series of highlights
Case History of Someone You Know
April 1951
It Can Happen
june 2026
| Young & Sober
By:
Jason E.
| Fort Lauderdale, Florida
After a rough childhood, foster care and relapses, he finally found a safe home in AA
When the News is Not Good
February 2026
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
K.V.
| Peabody, Massachusetts
Parked in the Right Spot
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Angel A.
| Thermopolis, Wyo.
Sometimes, a fender-bender will make you see the light
Thankful for all I have learned
November 2023
| Gratitude
Those drunken years lost in the dark are now invaluable experiences to help others
Danced all night
September 2022
| Young & Sober
By:
Heidi E.
| Portsmouth, N.H.
Just when she thought she’d never have fun again, they turned the music up!
YPAA Till We DIEPAA
September 2022
| Young & Sober
By:
Don S.
| Burlington, Conn.
When you grow up in young people’s AA, the commitment to serve never leaves you
Open for Business
September 2022
| Young & Sober
By:
Leah B.
| Laramie, Wyo.
Feeling all alone in a college town, she and some other young AAs came up with a plan