Heard at Open Meetings
April 1962
And the Livin' Is Easy. . .
August 1953
Editorial
April 1951
Hope in a Long Line
January 2018
| Sponsorship
By:
Margie M.
| Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
After years of abuse and drunken marriages, she followed her mom and daughter to a better life
Pot of gold
February 2010
By:
KATHLEEN V.
| Grand Rapids, Mich.
When an alcoholic finds that sobriety isn't all sunshine, she looks for rainbows
When the Floodwaters Rise
October 2005
By:
Karen S.
| Manchester, New Hampshire
Whom do you ask for her
Sunlight and Air
May 1999
By:
Cheryl M.
| New York, New York
Step 5 - Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
The Professor and the Paradox
December 1990
Third Tradition Checklist
February 1970
By:
B. L.
| Manhattan, New York
The only requirement for AA membership is a desire to stop drinking.
Dear Editors:
June 1968
By:
R. T.
| Manhattan, New York
Many members. . .might. . .rush through the earlier Steps. . .bypassing the deeply private, personal work of the first three. . .
Alcoholism and the Researcher
January 1960
By:
Humphry Osmond, M.D.
| Weyburn, Saskatchewan
Activities and developments outside AA in the field of alcoholism. . .an international news report
Boy meets girl
August 2021
| Seniors in AA
By:
Carol V.
| Pensacola, Fla.
This longtime member’s spouse just passed away. So did his. But through their grief, they both reached out. Now what?
A Great Ex-Wife
June 2021
| Dating & Relationships
By:
Cathy P.
| South Cairo, N.Y.
She thought her relationship would be happily ever after. With the tools that AA gave her, it kind of was
I Heard, I Saw, I Felt, I Knew
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Guy H.
| Sonora, Calif.
Half a century later, a young people’s meeting brings back his first moment in AA
The biggest tip I ever got
October 2018
By:
Tom W.
| Santa Fe, New Mexico
In 1951, a 15-year-old boy delivered a telegram to a little house in Akron. He hadn’t a clue why he’d one day return
Journey to Sobriety
April 2018
By:
Martin K.
| Charlotte, N.C.
After six DWIs, he realized it was either the end of him or the end of his drinking. Which was it going to be?
Replay Resentment
February 2016
He had a bunch of tapes he could pop into the player and use to justify more drinking
A Teaspoon of Willingness
August 2015
She was nearly dying of cirrhosis before she decided to try to stop drinking
The Hand of AA
December 2014
By:
Jessica A.
| Margate, Florida
A group of women helped her get one day sober and now she in turn reaches out to the newcomer
All the Wrong Places
November 2014
By:
Russ G.
| St. Paul, Minnesota
He was always looking for that one magic something. He couldn't have imagined where he'd find it
Web Exclusive: Game Over
November 2011
By:
Mary Lou
| Buffalo, New York
When she realized that doing the Steps was not a competition, she was able to move forward