The Seventh Concept
May 1972
<emphasis type="italic">Bill W.'s</emphasis> Twelve Concepts for World Service
Second Things Second
February 1972
By:
T. C.
| Westchester County, New York
Those who are most vitally involved ought to be the most concerned for others
Adrift on the Deep Blue Sea, This Crazy Mediterranean Voyage in a Rowboat Summed up His Alcoholic Life
September 1968
By:
Rodger McA.
| Cheshire, Connecticut
Carrying the Message
June 1965
Other Help for the Sick Alcoholic
December 1963
By:
B. L.
| Greenwich Village, New York
A new five-step program at the State University of Iowa may help alcoholics who do not respond to AA
I'm the Doctor
July 1962
By:
M.D.
| Vallejo, California
--but had much to learn which they never taught at medical school
Step up and See the Alcoholic! He Defies Death! He Swallows Fire!
March 1962
By:
E. D. K.
| Syracuse, New York
The Care and Nurture of the Old Timer
December 1960
By:
J. P. L.
| North Haledon, New Jersey
How can we hold the active interest of our indispensable "elder statesmen"?
The Churches and Alcoholism
September 1957
By:
J. P. L.
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
THE ACCOMPANYING ARTICLE reflects the Grapevine's developing plans to bring its readers more news of what is going on along a vast front of activity on the problem of alcoholism. It is written by an AA with personal experience in the growing interfaith wo
HERE IS WHAT THE 1956 CONFERENCE DID
June 1956
Family Circle
August 1953
How One AA Wife Lives the 12 Steps - As non-alcoholic mates and families see the AA program. . .
One Year And Counting
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Fred M.
| Allen, Texas
A newcomer joyfully enumerates the way the program has changed his life
Free to explore
November 2019
| Grapevine Classics
By:
John M.
| Laguna Niguel, California
A lifelong spiritual seeker gets sober and continues his search for a Higher Power
Even if the truth hurts
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By:
Kevin M.
| Winchester, Virginia
At his daughter’s school one day, a sober dad learns a valuable lesson about telling lies
Looking for feathers
September 2019
| Young & Sober
By:
Leah B.
| Eugene, Oregon
An old-timer shares about honesty, laughter and paying attention to life’s subtle messages
The Invisible Life Raft
September 2019
| Young & Sober
By:
Tim M.
| Venice, Calif.
After more than twenty years sobriety, he continues to be grateful to the program that saved him
A Child’s Memories
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
By:
Jan C.
| Naples, Fla.
Her father sobered up with the help of one of AA’s most important friends
Hairy moment
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Backy G.
| Langhorne, Pennsylvania
A mom trims back a knotty shortcoming by putting down the scissors and picking up the phone
Moment of Clarity, Act of Providence
April 2019
| Relapse
By:
Joe C.
| South Philly
He wanted to die because nothing could be worse than the life he was living. But the cop who arrested him had other ideas
Work buddies
October 2018
By:
Jeff W.
| Maplewood, New Jersey
A member involved in CPC work tells how his drunken past helps him to be useful on the job
Pub tour!
October 2018
By:
John K.
| Sierra Vista, Arizona
A man tests himself on a trip to Europe with a bunch of old Army drinking buddies. Boy, was that dumb
Seven nights a week
June 2018
By:
Derek R.
| Ottowa, Ontario
How a small group of AAs kept carrying the message until even holidays were covered
Any lengths?
January 2018
| Sponsorship
By:
Russ K.
| Tampa, Florida
A sponsee in Florida shares valuable lessons he’s learned from his sponsor—including how to survive in a hurricane
Security check
July 2017
By:
Beverly P.
| Kettering, Ohio
A call for help in a bar-filled airport brings a pleasant surprise and a safe flight home
What we say matters
November 2016
One member says that when we go to the podium, we have a job to do
13th-Stepping And The Damage Done
October 2016
When does a warm greeting go too far? One AA woman writes of how meetings need to be a safe haven, but can’t be when members engage in practices that many consider predatory.