The Birthday Plan
May 1956
By:
Ab A.
| Tulsa, Oklahoma
Excerpts from a talk given by the originator of "The Oklahoma Birthday Plan," at the AA State Meeting in Great Bend, Kansas, last fall.
Cartoons
January 1986
You’ll Never Be Alone
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
By:
Steve H.
| Erie, Colo.
Getting sober after a stormy drinking career, he discovered the power of unconditional love
Not Bad for a Redneck from Mississippi
July 2002
By:
Jimmy W.
| Cazadero, California
From the sublime to the tragic
The View from Here: Each Month a Group of Past Delegates to the General Service Conference Will Talk About the Traditions
January 1996
By:
Bob Mc.
| Raynham, Massachusetts
Unity in Service
The 78-Year-Old Newcomer
August 2025
| Atheist & Agnostic Members
By:
Bob I.
| Moriches, New York
It’s never too late! After 60 years of heavy drinking, he put down the bottle and changed his life
A Little Boy’s Prayer
December 2024
| Remote Communities and Sober Holidays
By:
Maddy L.
| Placitas, New Mexico
Thanks to her sister and son, a mother discovers a much better life
Sharing the Good Stuff
September 2024
| Young and Sober
By:
Philip T.
| New Britain, Connecticut
After 50 years in the program, he finds that reaching out is still critical, whether in person or with his pen
Hope&Tears
June 2024
| Happy Birthday Grapevine!
By:
Kristina M.H.
| Sandwich, Illinois
She believed in God, but wasn’t sure he was listening. Then one drunken day she wandered into a church to talk to him
Your Life Will Get Better
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Anonymous
| Smyrna, Ga.
If all else fails, just get in the damn car
Checking the label
April 2023
| AA & Families
By:
G.P.
| Outremont, Quebec
Thanks to AA, she stopped categorizing everyone. It was making her want to drink
Ham on Wry
February 1988
Heard at Meetings
May 1984
Teens Talk Treatment
January 2009
Ham on Wry
April 1991