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
9th Step
April 1971
By:
M. D. B.
| Jackson, Michigan
Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. - <emphasis type="italic">This series on the Twelve Steps is written by twelve members of AA, each interpreting one of the Steps as he sees it</emphasis
Past / Present / Future
July 1968
By:
G. N. G.
| Forest Hills, New York
. . . <emphasis type="italic">Thought's the slave of life, and life time's fool; and time, that takes survey of all the world, must have a Stop.</emphasis>"--Shakespeare
Twelve Steps and the Older Member
February 1955
By:
J. E.
| Bronxville, New York
Step Four: Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves
Conference Report
June 1951
God Produces Harmony
August 1948
A Spicy Pickle
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Mary B.
| Johns Creek, Ga.
Getting sober, finding a Higher Power, falling down the stairs—and doing it all with a sense of humor.
Dad Works His Program and I Work Mine
April 1972
By:
K. K.
| Lubbock, Texas
AA will work for parent and child alike
Let's Talk About Material Things
May 1971
By:
M. D. B.
| Jackson, Michigan
It's true that money doesn't buy happiness but we do have responsibilities in this world
An Indian Named "Tall Man
November 1962
By:
Richard H. Whittenore
How "the message" penetrated to a desperate situation even the Mounties couldn't handle
Using the Slogans
November 1958
The third of a series of "Beginners' Meetings"--to run from time to time--for newcomers to AA sobriety.
The Pleasures of Reading
February 1947
By:
R.F.S.
| Montclair, New Jersey
<emphasis type="italic">The Practical Cogitator</emphasis> by Curtis and Greenslet (Houghton Mifflin Company, $3)
Chapter by chapter
June 2023
| Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
By:
Chris P.
| Edmonton, Alberta
A Canadian member shares his love for the book that changed his life—all three versions!
Dear Grapevine
May 2014
Staying for the Miracle
April 2012
By:
Charlene E.
| San Diego, California
An old timer looks back upon her drinking life as she celebrates 34 years
Web Exclusive: Dealing with our Character Defects
January 2012
By:
Jim
He bottomed out and had to seek outside help to deal with his sexual misconduct
Almost Finished At Fifteen
January 2006
By:
John B.
| Everett, Washington
To this teenager, the graveyard made the most sense