God, I Need You Right Now
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
By:
Billie Jo M.
The woman said "Come on in. honey. We are waiting for you.” And the dark hole inside her began to fill
Return to Rwanda
May 2018
By:
Marcellin K.
With no meetings in his country, he reached out for help. Now he's sharing his hope
The Good Girl
February 2014
By:
Coleen F.,
| Jacksonville, Alabama
She spent a lifetime trying to be perfect, but booze changed all that
Born to Raise Hell
January 2012
By:
Mary B.
| Menominee, Michigan
A drunken mom lost her kids—and herself—until a chance encounter with an old high school chum
Night Owl Gets Diploma
March 1968
By:
M. D. B.
| Jackson, Michigan
A 1941 high-school dropout makes it at last--and has some fun into the bargain
I Didn't Think You Could Do Him Much Good
December 1957
CHRISTMAS 1944 IN THE GRAPEVINE - The fifth in a series of highlights
Case History of Someone You Know
April 1951
It Can Happen
june 2026
| Young & Sober
By:
Jason E.
| Fort Lauderdale, Florida
After a rough childhood, foster care and relapses, he finally found a safe home in AA
When the News is Not Good
February 2026
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
K.V.
| Peabody, Massachusetts
The Dragon and the Shrew
June 1950
By:
A.L.
| Dubuque, lowa
or WHAT TO DO TILL THE RIOT SQUAD GETS THERE
The Pleasures of Reading
September 1947
By:
R.E.B.
| Greenwich Village, New York City
<emphasis type="italic">People in Quandaries</emphasis>, by Wendell Johnson (Harper & Bros., $3.75)
Interview With the Author of "Doctor, Alcoholic, Addict"
July 1995
By:
DR. PAUL
First in a series of articles on authors of Big Book stories
Bill Tells of the Beginning of AA
June 1965
First there was Bill W . . . then Dr. Bob . . . then Bill D . . .<lband then there were thousands. . .
Interview With Bob S., Jr.
September 2001
The Real Thing
February 2001
My Personal Journey To Recovery
September 2017
By:
Vanessa D.
| Milwaukee, Wis.
She carried a handbag full of miniature bottles and even the dog knew she was drinking! With grace, humor and honesty, one alcoholic tells of her battle to get sober
Panic at the Top
September 2014
By:
Anonymous
With her international acclaim rising sky-high, how could she possibly be an alcoholic?
A Wonderful Life
August 2014
By:
—Mike A.,
| Arcata, California
At 74, a California old-timer expresses gratitude for his 53 years in AA
Dear Grapevine
March 2012
Out of the Storm
January 2012
By:
Lee T.
| Dawsonville, Georgia
A newcomer explores Step One and the five ways he was definitely powerless and unmanageable