63 Wonderful Years
January 2021
| Oldtimers!
By:
Joan S.
| San Diego, Calif.
Hopping in and out of virtual meetings all over the world, a mother of four who got sober in 1957 has really seen it all
Relieved of Command
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Jay W.
| San Diego, Calif.
He commanded a powerful Navy vessel, but he was powerless over his alcoholism
Dear Grapevine
February 2020
| Tough Times
Sober at 14
April 2018
By:
James M.
| Sterling, Massachusettes
Young and confused, he stayed close to some old-timers and his life got so much better
Dear Grapevine
December 2017
| Issue Title Here
Way to party
September 2016
A party boy kept going until he found himself all alone. That’s definitely not the case today.
St. Louis Blues
August 2016
Too much booze and a nasty fistfight got this 20-year-old mother a one-way ticket to a psych ward
Take a risk
January 2015
By:
Mily T.
| San Francisco, California
With spurs and spiky wristbands she found her way to AA
Thank You, Casper
January 2015
By:
Anonymous,
| Boston, Massachusetts
Hurt, frightened, confused, she found help through her Higher Power, whom she chose to call Casper
Rowing Up the River
June 2014
By:
Jim
| Tasmania
After he started feeling worse sober, he realized that he needed to do things differently
That Man Is Me
June 2013
By:
Steve S.
| Santa Rosa, California
No longer eating from dumpsters, a Wall St. exec is reminded to give back
My Cold Metal Chair
July 2012
By:
Jackie V.
| Morristown, New Jersey
Holding hands? Styrofoam cups? No way! Yet, she's grateful she stayed
Out of bounds
January 2011
By:
Eric M.-E
Imprisoned for a violent crime, a tirade on a handball court changes his life
The Perfect weekend
October 2010
By:
MEL B.
| Toledo, Ohio
After 60 years in AA, an old-timer reflects back to the first convention
The Mommy Track
June 2006
By:
Peggy B.C.
| Fairfield Glade, Tennessee
The fast path to being the drunk she swore she'd never be
Editorial By Bill
November 1958
Once Over Lightly
May 1984
Heard at Open Meetings
April 1962
And the Livin' Is Easy. . .
August 1953
Editorial
April 1951
Hope in a Long Line
January 2018
| Sponsorship
By:
Margie M.
| Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
After years of abuse and drunken marriages, she followed her mom and daughter to a better life
Pot of gold
February 2010
By:
KATHLEEN V.
| Grand Rapids, Mich.
When an alcoholic finds that sobriety isn't all sunshine, she looks for rainbows
