Why I need the Twenty-four Hour Plan
November 2001
By:
B. F. P.
| Manhattan, New York
CLASSIC GRAPEVINE--January 1968
A Visitor's Report
July 2001
Ninth Tradition
September 1994
By:
B. L.
| Manhattan, New York
Tradition 9 - AA, as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve.
What Does 'Surrender' Mean?
November 1992
By:
Harry M. Tiebout, M.D.
One of AA's first friends in psychiatry points out "the road beyond the miracle" - From the April 1963 Grapevine
What Does 'Surrender' Mean?
November 1981
By:
Harry M. Tiebout, MD
One of AA's first friends in psychiatry points out the road beyond the miracle - From the April 1963 Grapevine
How AA Came to New Zealand
September 1976
By:
Pat
| Wellington
The story of one man and a book, and of the impact he made on his homeland
Truth
August 1973
By:
J. W.
| Key West, Florida
Do we remain captives of the lie when the truth can set us free?
Dear God. . .
July 1973
By:
Anonymous
| Connecticut
A personal conversation with the Higher Power of one AA's understanding
A Shoulder to Cry On
September 2022
| Young & Sober
By:
Kathi S.
| Tucson, Ariz.
She’s eager to give back the love she got. But she’s not anyone’s Higher Power
Hooked on Service
June 2022
| Stories by Longtimers!
By:
Anonymous
| Newport, Wash.
Once he discovered the world of general service, his spiritual journey really took off
Don’t do this!
January 2022
| Beginners
By:
Jim M.
| Lawrenceville, Ga.
We got out of the car and Kirby stuck a Big Book under his arm and we headed up the walkway, acting like we knew what we were doing. Kirby knocked on the screen door.
Best Insurance Ever
August 2021
| Seniors in AA
By:
M.G.
| Montclair, N.J.
Working with a prisoner in a serious COVID lockdown delivered both of them tickets to some sanity and peace
The 3 R’s of Recovery
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Tracey M.
| Albany, Ohio
Regain. Remember. Rediscover
A Good Sign
March 2021
| Making Amends
By:
Helen E.
| Juneau, Alaska
Sullen and defiant, she sat in the cheery room and sulked. But something on the wall kept her there until the AA message could sink in
Saddest Christmas Ever
December 2020
| Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
By:
Vance O.
| Marion, N.Y.
No job, no wife, no driver’s license or money. Here he was 30 days sober, in the cold, and now the AA meeting door was locked
Listen and Learn
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Beverly F.
| Tucson, Ariz.
A former pro softball player learns to live all over again in the rooms of AA
The Magic and the Miracle
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Anonymous
| Santa Monica, Calif.
Gratitude comes with working the program—and finding true belief
Some people count differently
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By:
Max M.
| Ithaca, New York
My guide to the wild west
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
By:
Kim S.
| Boise, Idaho
Getting sober can be a wonderful journey with the right someone showing the way
Sometimes very slowly
May 2019
| Our Big Book–80 Wonderful Years
By:
Nancy H.
| Laguna Woods, California
It took her 30 years, but General Service made her fall in love with AA all over again
To Be Sober, You Need To See Sober
July 2018
By:
Barnes B.
| White River Jct., Vt.
One alcoholic stops the fear-based projections and allows himself a vision of a happy, sober and sane life
Felt like home
June 2018
By:
Janis L.
| Bangor, Maine
How the warm welcome at a shelter meeting helped her take off a “backpack” of fear and shame