Speaking From the Heart
December 1965
By:
G. N. G.
| Manhattan, New York
A fairly new AA, who is an "old pro" lecturer, asks: Why are AA speakers all so good?
Thoughts Are Things
February 1964
By:
M. D. B.
| Westfield, New Jersey
. . .if I wished to change my surroundings, I had to change my thinking first.
The Happy Glow
June 1961
By:
Anon.
| New York
He wanted to go through the rest of his life in a slight haze. Unfortunately he got his wish
Out of the Depths Have I Cried Unto Thee, O Lord."--Psalms 130:1
March 1961
By:
J. K. B.
| Hollywood, California
When the program finally took hold, he found that the Twelve Steps were a day-to-day guide through troubled years "--in all his affairs.
What Is an Open Mind?
July 1959
The seventh of a series of "Beginners' Meetings"--to run from time to time--for newcomers to AA sobriety.
AA World Wide
July 1957
News and comment from and about AA's worldwide outposts and centers--gleaned from letters to the Grapevine and General Service, Headquarters, and from the "AA Exchange Bulletin," published monthly by GSH.
From the Grass Roots
May 1956
I Was Finally Set Free
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Anonymous
| Warsaw, Ohio
A head full of AA helps ruin her relapse
Dry Drunk
June 2017
By:
Mark R.
| Barrie, Ontario
He was told when he came into AA that if he didn’t drink and went to meetings, his life would get better. It didn’t happen that way.
I'll handle this myself
May 2010
By:
WENDI V.
| Crystal Lake, Ill.
A traveler badly craving a drink finds a symbol of recovery in an odd place
We Could Blow the Whole Thing
January 1979
By:
R. S.
| Queens, New York
What if suddenly there was no AA? If, in some nightmare future, AA groups forgot all about the Twelve Traditions. . .
Before I act
November 2016
Though we might not be famous, one member thinks it’s important to be careful about what we say—and post—in public
Gold hoops & silver spirals
November 2016
Hunting the enemy
September 2016
This old-timer saw battles all over the world, but his real foe was always within
Reflections On The Daily Reflections
September 2016
Are the Steps really “suggestions?” One brave AA takes a careful stroll through the minefield of “whose program is this, anyway?”
I Love that Guy
July 2016
Happily Buzzing
May 2016
Enjoying the moment
March 2016
Resentments & Doggie Bags
October 2015
Send it BCC
September 2015
100 Cups of coffee
September 2015
We follow spiritual principles whether it's keeping the money or plugging in the pot
Many Powers Greater Than Me
August 2015
A member describes how he came to practice Steps Two and Three
Shakin' it up
April 2015
By:
Derek R.
| Kanata, Ontario
A member with time struggles with his home group and finds out that change is good
This Fabulously Messy Sober Ball
March 2015
By:
Anonymous
There's nothing like illness, surgery and family matters to remind us to embrace Step Three
To Those Who Wait …
October 2014
By:
Ernie P.
| Florida
After not drinking for 25 years, he picked up. Now he has four years sober in AA