The Anecdote Bin
September 1962
Short Snorts
April 1960
Dear Grapevine
October 2025
| AA & Technology
A Settled Heart
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
W.H.
| Snohomish, Wash.
She was an alcoholic—and a mental health counselor
Being Gay In AA
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Karl M.
| Phoenixville, Pa.
His story proves that recovery is achievable, no matter who you are
Dear Grapevine
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
A God-Shaped Hole
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Dayna C.
| Highlands Ranch, Colo.
An accomplished suburban mother “who just loved to drink wine” finds her Higher Power in the rooms of AA
A Time For Acceptance
May 2021
| Our Twelve Steps
By:
V.T.
| San Diego, Calif.
The mother of an essential worker shares how AA helps her stay sane and grateful during a pandemic
Dear Grapevine
April 2020
| Home Group
Dear Grapevine
December 2015
Part of the Job Is Up to Us
January 1983
By:
D. R.
| Grosse Pointe, Michigan
Serenity Courage Wisdom
Lifting the Obsession
January 1981
By:
C. P.
| St. John, New Brunswick
He noticed that the craving for a drink had left him
Survival
September 1972
By:
D. K.
| East Aurora, New York
With the cooperation of prison authorities, and the help of dedicated "outside" sponsors, the Beacon Group goes on
The Road Home
The AA promises, hanging on a wall across from his Al-anon meeting, led him to the program
It's Great to Be New
July 1964
By:
D. W.
| Van Nuys, California
A quick refresher on the wonders of finding yourself sober
A Night to Remember or My Battle With the Giants
January 1957
By:
H. L. S.
| Los Angeles, California
Bess Died Sober
September 1956
By:
H. T. B.
| Dallas, Texas
I was a pall-bearer Friday. Buried Bess.
Oscar the Oracle
March 1956
By:
J. B.
| St. John, N.B.
A modern fable wherein the reader makes up his own ending