No Pie in the Sky God
On a drive one day, she had a revelation about her drinking and connected with a Higher Power
Explaining the Unexplainable
August 1969
By:
G. N. G.
| Queens, New York
Speaking to interested civilian groups about AA is fraught with peril, frustration and reward
I Took the Eighth
March 1964
By:
Dick W.
| Van Nuys, California
Too many fifths and a high-flying act led to a real-life courtroom scene
Who Do You Think You Are?
July 1962
By:
L. C.
| Detroit
Through practicing the Steps we learn that our ego-image is not fixed or static
Buy the Band a Drink
June 1960
The hard-drinking music maker has no excuse for riding the alcoholic bandwagon, this working composer and musician believes
Let's Be Friendly With Our Friends... Press, Radio, Television
October 1957
By:
Bill W.
Fourth in a Series
The Twelve Steps and the Older AA
October 1954
By:
J. E.
| Bronxville, New York
Step 2: Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.<lbSecond in a series of articles to be published from time to time on the meaning of the Twelve Steps, as one member sees them after a few years of sobriety.
WHOLESALE" 12TH STEP WORK
April 1953
By:
J .B.
| San Francisco, California
The first of a series on "tribal customs". . .group solutions to common AA problems. . .and new ideas on "how to do it.
A.A.'s Country-wide News Circuit
June 1946
AA Words And AA Kindness
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Bob G.
| Sarasota, Fla.
In a time of great need, AAs come together
Welcome home
April 2023
| AA & Families
By:
Janice D.
| Daphne, Ala.
It took a lot of time, patience and work before the kids allowed me back into their lives. Today, I’m a different mom. I’m a good mom.
Spiritual Wires
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Anonymous
| Costa Mesa, Calif.
A sponsor’s journey with a sponsee takes wing over the phone
Not by accident
February 2023
| Making Amends
By:
Jerry S.
| Gardnerville, Nev.
How do you clear up the past when you’ve blamed yourself for years for someone’s death?
Put me to Work
October 2022
| Relapse
By:
Scott G.
| Kouts, Ind.
When you show up at a district meeting looking for a job, it doesn’t take long before you get one
Miracle Woman Today
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Betts W.
| Evergreen, Colo.
The sign on the door of her first meeting read “Miracle Women.” Could she ever be one of them?
Here lies a Hampshire Grenadier
January 2022
| Beginners
By:
Elaine B.
| Greenfield, Mass.
On a worldwide sober trip, a member spends a cherished moment in the footsteps of our cofounder
The need to identify
October 2021
| Cooperation With Professionals (CPC)
By:
Ian G.
| Chester Springs, Pa.
A non-binary member shares some thoughts about fitting in, feeling safe, sponsorship and unity
Tempted
August 2021
| Seniors in AA
By:
Jade M.
| Welland, Ontario
All alone with two months sober and a bottle on the counter calling her name. This was definitely decision time
Donut Holes
July 2021
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Diana L.
| New York, N.Y.
We’ve been out there all year. We’ve had lots of picnics, eaten donuts, worn T-shirts and tried our best to laugh through the pandemic.
Clean House, Help Others
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Gary D.
| Edgewater, Fla.
Helping others in AA has a ripple effect that spreads beyond what we can see
Next Stop Freedom
May 2021
| Our Twelve Steps
By:
Sally T.
| Wilmington, Del.
How a chance encounter with a stranger on a train put a newcomer on the right track to do the Steps
To Value You More
April 2021
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
S.J.
| The Woodlands, Texas
One day in her Step study group, an oldtimer discovers something brand-new about Step Four. Proof that the learning and growing never stops