Second Chance
February 1970
By:
Howard G.
| Chino, California
Some tests are brutal but this member finally found God in his heart
The Wonder of It All
February 2005
By:
Jo P.
| Charlotte, North Carolina
Life never runs out of surprises
Torn for Twenty Years
October 1967
By:
W. G.
| Westport, Connecticut
It took three trips to a "state farm" and untold anguish before she would surrender
Hitting Bottom
January 2026
| Stories for Day Counters
Drunk in a lonely hotel room in 1967, he had a miraculous moment he hopes to never forget
Out of the Woods
January 2025
| Spirituality and Prayer
By:
Paul O.
| Forest Park, Illinois
A newcomer searching for a Higher Power connects with something big and furry and gets a beautiful lesson about belief
Alcoholism Obscured
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Alan R.
| Great Neck, NY
A successful lawyer, he never believed his heavy drinking was alcoholic—until a “spiritual intervention” at his favorite watering hole
We show them
October 2021
| Cooperation With Professionals (CPC)
By:
Michael M.
| New York, N.Y.
The doctors already got the lecture on alcoholism. Now it was time to witness a real live AA meeting
Lights Out
June 2011
By:
Paul McQ.
| Long Beach, New York
Even without electricity, a struggling alcoholic plugs in to a group’s sober energy
Chill Wind Of the Soul
July 2003
By:
Hank M.
| Winston-Salem, North Carolina
He thought he was the only one who felt so empty and alone
Stop the Presses!
May 1999
By:
Stacey C.
| Plymouth, Indiana
This Sober Newspaper Writer Ended Up In Jail After An Ill-fated Encounter With Pain Pills.
The Trouble with Mother
May 1971
By:
G. C.
| Boulder, Colorado
Sometimes you can't please her, no matter how hard you try
A Gripe: How Many Do We Drive Away?
February 1965
By:
K. F.
| Port Jervis, New York
Another in the Grapevine Sponsorship Series--This one decries a few fond shibboleths
A Patchwork Quilt
July 1961
By:
P. W.
| Jackson Heights, New York
AA is the foundation piece in this serenity building pattern
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
August 1979
By:
Marjorie Hunter
HEW Actions
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
August 1979
By:
John Dornberg
Labels and Ads--Effective?
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
January 1975
By:
AP
Forecasting Alcoholism
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
May 1968
By:
Medical Tribune
Fatalities at Home Laid to Alcohol
AA Around the World
July 1958
By:
Bob
| Birchington, Kent
GI MESSAGE-CARRIERS - News, comments and letters from and about AA's worldwide outposts and centers--gleaned from letters to the Grapevine and the General Service Office, and from the "AA Exchange Bulletin," published monthly by GSO
Around the World
June 1958
By:
Anon., U. S. S., "Des Moines
GOOD TO BE ALIVE<lbNews, comments and letters from and about AA's worldwide outposts and centers--gleaned from letters to the Grapevine and the General Service Office, and from the "AA Exchange Bulletin," published monthly by GSO.
AA Around the World
October 1957
By:
Anon.
| Fairbanks
FROM ALASKA <lbNews, comments and letters from and about AA's worldwide outposts and centers--gleaned from letters to the Grapevine and General Service Headquarters, and from the "AA Exchange Bulletin," published monthly GSH
Pennies From Heaven For Kevin
April 2017
Years of alcoholic despair followed the wrenching death of his young son, but AA, and the mysterious appearance of a penny, save his life
Web Exclusive: A Better Life
March 2011
By:
Tom P.
| Las Cruces, New Mexico
A young writer chases his dreams into a bottle and finds his way to AA
Daring and Carefree
May 2010
By:
RITA N.
| Gold Coast, Queensland
A woman from Down Under travels a rough road to sobriety
Greed, Fear, and Ignorance
July 1974
By:
Paul M.
| Riverside, Illinois
We can have almost everything we want if we want it badly enough--but we have to pay the price