Dear Grapevine
April 2016
The Unwritten Chapter
September 2015
A member living with bipolar depression discusses her experiences in AA
How to Survive Cocktail Hour at 30,000 Feet
August 2015
Facing a stressful trip to see the family on a plane without drinking booze? One guy has some tips
Five Drinks Max
May 2015
By:
Dennis C.
| Newark, Delaware
When he announced his new 5-5-5 cutback program, his friends had a good laugh
A Tale of Two Saturdays
August 2014
By:
Dick L.
| Meridian, Idaho
The difference between the two was the world--and one drink
Sophie’s cake
December 2013
By:
Anonymous
A long holiday drive to see the in-laws … so what’s wrong with having some sweets?
Dear Grapevine
August 2013
No Laughing Matter
April 2013
By:
Kris G.
| Sewickley, Pennsylvania
Her drinking became a big joke; then nobody thought it was funny
Smarter than the Average Bear
September 2012
By:
Carol K.
| Sarasota, Florida
She always thought she could outsmart the ranger. Then she met her match
Off-kilter
June 2012
By:
Libbi B.
| Farragut, Tennessee
She finally found out why she was unbalanced her whole life
Mississippi Pay Dirt
May 2012
By:
Russ S.
| Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
On a country road, he found the guys who gave him the tools to save his life
Regarding the Preamble
March 2012
By:
Gregory H.
A member reflects on the Preamble's description of AA's mission
First Aid, AA-Style
September 2011
By:
Jimmy L.
| Arcadia, Florida
It was the way he survived two heart-shattering losses
Lightening Rod for Controversy?
A lack of group conscience meetings in her homegroup led her to the Twelve Concepts
Brothers and Sisters
This family shows that although alcoholism often runs in families, we can also help each other get sober
What Do I Do Next to Stay Sober?
September 1968
By:
Bob N.
| Scarsdale, New York
Stay cheerful; stick with the winners; get busy; take the Twelve Steps
What Is an Alcoholic, Anyway?
July 1968
By:
Bob N.
| Scarsdale, New York
Does the word 'alcoholic' turn you off? Take time to read this before you shut your mind completely
Caught in Hateland
December 1966
By:
R. A. S.
| La Verne, California
An AA once trapped by resentments offers a guide to the way out
Falling Down the Up Hill
April 1966
By:
Anonymous
| Large City
High-bottom AA groups may not always do the trick. Here's a story of a couple who needed "bedrock
They Thought He Was Drunk
October 1965
By:
L. H.
| North Hollywood, California
Would I have gone to him? Honestly, I don't know. That's the horror of it.
Glossary of Golfing Terms
September 1965
By:
J. F. G. Jr.
| Shaker Heights, Ohio
Did drinking affect your golf? Or vice versa?
The Good Old Daze
September 1964
By:
W. S. R.
| East Norwalk, Connecticut
You can't deny it, Kildare, we might almost have got killed. . .
Dry But Not Sober
October 1963
By:
A. G.
| Chappaqua, New York
For seven years I went to meetings as a nonalcoholic and then one day the truth popped out
My Empathetic God
March 1962
By:
C. A.
| Los Angeles
. . .and the Word was God" proved a stumbling block for this "scientifically oriented rationalist