Friends for Life
July 2025
| AA Celebrates 90 Wonderful Years!
By:
Bill K.
| Tacoma, Washington
Struggling to accept the changes that come with age, a member finds meetings and fellowship a saving grace
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
December 1978
By:
William Stockton
The Doctor and the Dual Addict
Believing Is Seeing
April 1977
By:
S. M.
| Denver, Colorado
Faith comes when we work hard to make things happen
The Vine Line
July 1997
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
July 1970
By:
Alden Whitman
'Good' Old Days?
To Be Of Maximum Service
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
David L.
| New Smyrna Beach, Fla.
He came to AA to stop drinking and instead found a “design for living”
Dear Grapevine
April 2026
| Getting into General Service
It’s Never Too Late
August 2021
| Seniors in AA
By:
Everett D.
| Glenview, Ill.
At 92, he’s still working the program and helping others every chance he gets. Now that’s happy, joyous and free
No Defense
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
MaryAnn B.
| Tacoma, Wash.
Getting sober later in life, with the help of Grapevine and a spiritual awakening
Slim to None
August 2011
By:
John F.
| Holbrook, New York
After several days in a cheap motel, he wasn't betting heavily on his chances for sobriety
This One Chance to Live
January 1979
By:
K. S.
| Atlanta, Georgia
A returned card brings memories of a man who could neither trust nor share
Too Young?
June 1976
By:
E.S.
| Manhattan, New York
AA can work for anyone who has an open mind and a desire to stop drinking
My Name Is..." Rex
April 1962
By:
R. C.
| Inglewood
I tried to determine whom I hated most--God or people
Friendly Yet Different
June 1990
By:
Anonymous
| Denver, Colorado
Sixth Tradition - An AA group ought never endorse, finance, or lend the AA name to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property, and prestige divert us from our primary purpose.