The Problems of a "Teen-aged" AA
September 1954
By:
A. T.
| New York City, New York
TO START THE BALL ROLLING ON A GENERAL DISCUSSION OF "AFTER SOBRIETY--WHAT?" (SEE AUGUST GRAPEVINE, "THE TWELVE STEPS AND THE OLDER MEMBER") WE ASKED AN OLD TIMER TO WRITE ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAPPEN AS WE GROW OLDER IN AA.
A Letter From a Traveler
March 1953
By:
T. C.
| Sugarloaf, Pennsylvania
The group that gives help to a "transient" doesn't always hear how the journey ended. . .but this one did, and the ending was happy!
Of Valentines, and Whisky Bottles and Humility, and Things
February 1953
By:
W. T.
| Manhattan, New York
The Little Loophole
May 1952
By:
M.K.
| South Salem, New York
Barely five feet two but not a "little alcoholic." A high bottom lady drunk finds that there are no alcoholic degrees. . .
On Leading a "Good" Meeting
September 1949
By:
L.D.
| West Redding, Connecticut
--one man's opinion--
Dear Grapevine
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
Embracing Change
March 2020
| Puzzled
By:
Paula C.
| Georgetown, Texas
Sobriety prepared her to step out of her comfort zone and take on a new adventure
Dear Grapevine
January 2020
| Spiritual Awakenings
Dear Grapevine
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
Card-carrying thumper
May 2019
| Our Big Book–80 Wonderful Years
By:
Jim H.
| Largo, Florida
By following the directions in the book, he became a passionate lifetime fan
Dear Grapevine
December 2018
| Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
Dear Grapevine
November 2018
Surfside Beach
September 2017
By:
Leslie P.
| Lake Jackson, Texas
The water at her hometown beach was brown, the sand covered with tar, but, like her alcoholism, it was “normal.” Sobriety gave her a different perspective
Dear Grapevine
September 2017
Together in Recovery
September 2017
They share the same sobriety date and are sisters in recovery—helping each other, helping their loved ones, and helping their fellow AAs
My Real Third Step
July 2017
By:
Tracy F.
After years of unemployment, he faces the loss of his home—but turning his life over to a Higher Power meant finally turning his life around
Dear Grapevine
February 2017
Florida or bust
January 2017
By:
Susan B.
| Dayton, Ohio
Three friends muster all the sobriety they can to enjoy a rocky road trip down south
Sink Or Swim
December 2016
Exercising the spiritual muscles known as “prayer” and “meditation,” this athlete swims daily towards sobriety
Dear Grapevine
November 2016