"Please God, Show Me What To Do"
November 2011
By:
Bernie S.
| Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
A man learns with the Eleventh Step that we all need a little help getting back into the water
Dear Grapevine
August 2011
The longhouse
July 2010
By:
FRAN D.F.
| Rimrock, Ariz.
A Native American compares AA to the shelter that houses an entire clan
Luck, Dreams, & AA
April 2008
By:
Glauberio P.
| Bauru
A flag-bearer at AA's International Convention embraces
Lingering Moments of Truth - Part Two
May 2000
By:
Jim B.
| Pine Hill, New York
(Continued from the April 2000 issue)
Off and Running
October 1998
By:
Anonymous
| Terrace, British Columbia
He took his first drink at the age of twenty-six--and went downhill fast
The Seven-year Itch
May 1985
By:
J. D.
| Queens Village, New York
When dissatisfaction with her group crept in, she took at hard look at her changing responsibilities
To Be Always Teachable
December 1975
By:
Abraham J. Twerski, MD
Denial is no less foolish after ten years of sobriety than before day one
I Am an Alcoholic
August 1964
That Noble Thirst
December 1963
By:
J. G.
| Manhattan, New York
On living it up like the big-time boozers--when you can hardly keep it down
I Was a Sissy Drinker
November 1979
By:
M. M.
What'll you have? Beer or Sneaky Pete? - From the September 1952 Grapevine
I Was a Sissy-drinker
September 1952
By:
M. M.
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
What'll you have? Beer or Sneaky Pete? <lbIt's all the same if YOU admit it!
Web Exclusive: A Spiritual Sickness
September 2011
By:
Eduardo C.S.
| San Jose, California
In order to get sober, this AA felt he had to develop a new conception of god
Scene of the Crime
July 2026
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Laura B.
| San Francisco, California
In 1968 a drunken college student passed out in a big house in San Francisco. Years later she discovered how important that building was
In Search of a Spiritual Life
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Dan. F.
| Prescott, AZ
Losing faith—then finding it again in AA
The Best Thanksgiving Ever
November 2024
| The Gift Of Gratitude
By:
Regan G.
| Mesa, Arizona
How service saved the day at a holiday family affair
Fifth Anniversary Story
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
S.W.
| Greenfield, Mass.
Blessed with life and happiness after five years in AA
Crowning Glory
September 2023
| Young & Sober
By:
Dace M.
| Upper Lake, California
Years of drinking ravaged her beauty and ego, and sent her straight to AA for a makeover