Open the Other Door
January 1969
By:
H. O.
| Ossining, New York
Let the family into the blessed shelter offered through Al-Anon, even if the alcoholic is still nursing a bottle. It can give you a knowing ally.
New York Revisited
May 1958
By:
Anon
| Washington, D. C.
THE GEOGRAPHIC CURE, I have been told countless times though I was never the one to try it, never works. . . .
Knowledge Is Not Enough
April 1953
By:
H. G.
| Charlottetown, P.E.I.
But the actual or potential alcoholic, with hardly an exception, will be <emphasis type="italic">absolutely unable to stop drinking the basis of self-knowledge."</emphasis> (Alcoholics Anonymous, page 50)
Short Snorts
July 1958
Loud, But Good
September 1947
One Step At A Time
December 2025
| Sober Holidays & Remote Communities
By:
Kelly B.
| Duluth, Georgia
A sober mom is reminded that it’s not about winning the race, it’s about how you’ve grown
Logging On!
May 2023
| Home Group
By:
Debbie B.
Thank God for computers. They saved my life. These online New Jersey members walked me through my fears and loneliness. I have a host of new friends now.
Home Group
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
N.D.
| Middletown, Conn.
The true meaning of a home group for one sober alcoholic
Happy Birthday to Me
April 2021
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Hannah A.
| Albuquerque, N.M.
At peace with her computer, her cat and a big piece of cake
Inside job
July 2017
By:
Patty S.
| Chino, California
With a good sponsor and the help of Step Three, an inmate in California finds hope and courage
What's On Your Mind? : Court Cards
November 2016
A woman who first came into AA carrying a court card in her pocket finds that tolerance towards signing those cards is waning—and warns that it is not a good idea.