Family Circle
November 1953
By:
An A.A. (Alcoholic Associate)
| San Francisco, California
COMPLAINT DEP'T <lb<emphasis type="italic">As non-alcoholic mates and families see the AA program. . .</emphasis>
Headquarters Highlights
April 1951
Headquarters Highlights
November 1950
A Way to Serve
December 2025
| Sober Holidays & Remote Communities
By:
J.M.
| Waldport, Oregon
The member who told his lawyer about AA probably saved his life, he says. Now he gets to return the favor
Goodbye to the Bondage of Self
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Peter A.
| West Simsbury, CT
Discovering that Power greater than ourselves
The One Percent
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
B.C.
| Los Angeles, Calif.
With little drama, but lots of pain, he stopped “just in time”
Hidden bottles everywhere
August 2023
| AA in the Military
By:
Lance S.
| La Center, Washington
A trip to Dr. Bob’s house was a real treat, but the things that surprised him most made clinking noises
As Sick As My Secrets
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Anonymous
| Galway, Ireland
The AA welcome is always waiting
Making Lemonade
December 2021
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Elizabeth R.
| Florence, Ala.
COVID-19 didn’t slow this group down one bit. Instead, their recipe for service just got better
More Valuable Than Ever
May 2021
| Our Twelve Steps
By:
Anonymous
| Amherst, Mass.
In the right hands, a Big Book never stops working. And this member’s copy has had some wonderful lives
A Gentle Hand
April 2021
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Kurt K.
| Lockport, N.Y.
A member shares a little advice he got long ago that just might have saved his life
Watching my mouth
November 2020
| Our Twelve Traditions
By:
Gordon B.
| Edwardsville, Ill.
A member shares his thoughts about cussing in meetings and why he says things he doesn’t want to say
A Journey Toward Responsibility
September 2020
| Living Sober Group
By:
Annemarie M. Excerpt from Grapevine article, September 1998
| Raynham, Mass.
How Tradition Nine put her on the path to discover the wonderful world of AA beyond the group, and a host of spiritual principles
Intellect and the Disease of Alcoholism
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Bart H.
| Reno, Nev.
Floundering after 15 dry years, he decided to stop thinking and start believing
Edinburgh Love
July 2020
| AA Around The World
By:
Paul M.
| Galveston, Texas
A dream trip through the U.K. took a tragic turn, but the local AAs knew how to take care of their own
Back on track
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
By:
Andy L.
| Hoosick Falls, New York
After a sudden layoff, a guy with one year puts his wheels in motion, stays sober and keeps on going
Relapse after 11 years
April 2019
| Relapse
By:
Ahmed J.
| Coral Springs, Florida
From a Florida jail, a dad warns how pain meds and a weak program woke his sleeping lion