Push-button Sobriety and AA Grass Roots
April 1950
Friendly Follow-ups By Mail Help Newcomer Get Started
March 1948
By:
Bill McA.
| Manhattan, New York
A.A.'s Country-wide News Circuit
April 1945
What Do We Do About the Wine?
June 2015
By:
E. M. V.
Or, how I learned to toast the Queen without really drinking
The End of the Nightmare
January 2001
By:
Karen C.
| Albuquerque, New Mexico
Step 1 - We admitted we were powerless over alcohol--that our lives had become unmanageable.
All Right, So I'm Hooked!
December 1968
By:
G. N. G.
| Queens, New York
It's an insidious disease and self-deception will get you nowhere. The best thing is to come right out and admit it. . .
What Do We Do About the Wine?
August 1964
By:
E. M. V.
Or, how I learned to toast the Queen without really drinking
The Twelve Steps Revisited/Step 12
October 1963
By:
J. E.
| Guilford, Connecticut
Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these Steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.
Case 8. Big Book
April 1963
By:
W. M.
| Corsicana, Texas
Eight Texans' recovery as seen through the eyes of their doctor-sponsor
Dr. Bob's Last Major Talk
June 1973
Here is history from one who helped make it, and here is the dedication to service that will keep AA alive and, with unity, growing forever
Too Cool for School
August 2012
By:
Josef H.
| Minden, Nevada
The fancier the job, the more he drank, until years of fast living finally took their toll
“Alex Tell Me What to Do!”
October 2025
| AA & Technology
By:
Blaine H.
| San Diego, California
Wouldn’t an AI sponsor be faster and smarter? What could it hurt? A member gives it a try
4 Times the Love
August 2025
| Atheist & Agnostic Members
By:
Laura W.
| Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
A tough biker chick shares the love she got from the sponsors who taught her about living
The Highest Form of Love
August 2025
| Atheist & Agnostic Members
By:
Jimmy C.
| Peculiar, Missouri
He was once a professional friend, always expecting something in return. Tradition Eight helped change all that
One Member, One Group, One Vote
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Lori L.
| Redondo Beach, Calif.
Will having numerous home groups make you more sober?
Starting Your Day Right
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Tracy H.
| Santa Barbara, Calif.
Her California meeting provides her with the very best of AA—and a great view
With a Little Help from my Friends
November 2024
| The Gift Of Gratitude
By:
Jamie M.
| Orlando, Florida
She was in jail again for drinking, but this time she wasn’t alone. And it began with a Grapevine in the mail
Glad I said Yes
July 2024
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Lucky M.
| Brooklyn, New York
Once she got a taste of service outside the group, her sobriety took off with a whole new adventure
Reading&Crying
June 2024
| Happy Birthday Grapevine!
By:
Mary J. and Ralph D.
| Pennsylvania and Maryland
Black & Blue & Yellow
April 2024
| Happy Birthday Big Book!
By:
Judith N.
| Marysville, Washington
Celebrating 50 years of sobriety, she took down her book and marveled at the marks she made that mattered most
Earning a Dream
March 2024
| Spanish-Speaking AA Members
By:
Janet H.
| Tucson, Arizona
A single mom recalls how she followed her sponsor’s suggestion to reach some financial security
A Plant, A Fish, A Dog
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Dolores K.
| Glen Falls, N.Y.
Getting truly sober meant being responsible for a four-legged friend
Something to crow about
October 2023
| Mid-Sobriety Challenges
By:
M.B.
| Bothell, Washington
After a meeting space burns down members sound the alarm and gather to find a solution
Dave’s Dragon
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Dave M.
| Shawnee, KS
Bringing the urge to drink down to size