Bottoms Up!
February 1948
Mail Call for All A. A.s at Home Or Abroad
February 1947
By:
F.W.
| Scranton, Pennsylvania
A Newcomer Looks at A.A.
The Pleasures of Reading
November 1946
By:
K.T.
| New York
WE HAPPY FEW by Helen Howe (Simon and Schuster, $2.75)
Bullets & Bottles
October 2024
| CPC: Cooperation with the Professional Community
By:
Ernie G.
| Evansville, Indiana
After a rocky start, a young Army guy gets sober. Now he’s heading to Iraq. His mission: to help others
A Family Nightmare
April 2006
By:
Laurie R.
| Mayhill, New Mexico
Alcoholism attacked one generation after another
Hearing The Message In A Grapevine Meeting
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Jeff B.
| South Bound Brook, N.J and Tucson,, Ariz.
He hears it through the Grapevine, every Monday
When It’s Time
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Lori W.
| Smithers, BC
Coming to AA after four “dry” years not drinking, she discovered the joy of fellowship
It’s Just What We Do
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
C.M.
| Cascade Locks, Ore.
Her home group gave this faltering newcomer a “precious gift” that set her on the path to sobriety
The First Time
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Robert S.
| Charlottesville, Va.
As a beginner, facing his desire to drink taught him a sobriety-long lesson
Keep Listening
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
David C.
| Estero., Fla.
Voices from the rooms that keep us sober
On a Dark Morning
June 2025
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Tom L.
| Albany, Georgia
At five years sober he woke up hating everyone, including himself. Time to pick up the phone
Relapse or S.L.I.P.?
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
J. S.
| Forks, Wash.
She could go for weeks at a time without drinking, so why did she need AA?
Who Would Ever Have Imagined?
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Lori L.
| Indianapolis, Ind.
She thought she had it all, but without sobriety it meant nothing
Old Faithful
April 2024
| Happy Birthday Big Book!
By:
Tammie E.
| Utica, New York
The book that just collected dust for months one day became the most important thing in her life
Finding my Crew
February 2024
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
P.M.
| Holladay, Utah
When he crash-landed in a Cincinnati clubhouse at 23, he had no idea how his new life would take off
Roger & Me
December 2023
| Remote Communities and sober holidays
By:
Jamie M.
| San Francisco, California
A sponsor shares about a longtime relationship that left him with the most precious gifts
I’ll be fine
October 2023
| Mid-Sobriety Challenges
By:
Charles G.
| New York
At 17 years sober, a dad gets busy with life and takes a break from AA. To his horror, the disease didn’t rest
One of the guys
August 2023
| AA in the Military
By:
DeAnna K.
| Alexandria, Virginia
She drank the other pilots under the table and out-performed them in the sky. How could she be an alcoholic?
With Pen & Hope
July 2023
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Anonymous
With letters and calls, she walked her through the Steps and on the way to a new life
Happy Hour
May 2023
| Home Group
By:
Ann B.
| Sunset Beach Calif., USA
Who would have guessed she’d find a home group she loves in a former beach town bar?