Just Getting Them There Is Good
September 1974
By:
E. S.
| Brooklyn, New York
There's a lot of static about forced referrals from outside agencies, but we should be aware that many of these sick alcoholics become sober AA members
Keeping Yourself Out of Debt
July 1974
By:
Anonymous
Proper money management can make our lives more manageable
The Eleventh Concept--part 3
November 1972
The Washingtonians
February 1971
By:
D. P.
| Ogden, Utah
A brief history of the organization that grew strong helping suffering alcoholics and then withered away when it lost track of its primary purpose
Eighth Tradition Checklist
December 1970
By:
B. L.
| Manhattan, New York
Alcholics Anonymous should remain forever non-professional, but our service centers may employ special workers.
Second Tradition Checklist
December 1969
By:
B. L.
| Manhattan, New York
AA's Twelve Traditions have, in my experience, often proved vital in keeping me shober, and helpful otherwise in all my affairs." - This is the second of a series of articles sharing that experience
Here's Why
October 1968
By:
Dr. Earie M.
| San Francisco, California
A doctor in AA looks at some physical aspects of alcoholism
The Power Is
January 1967
By:
G. P. W.
| San Antonio, Texas
An argument for faith, based on the truth of another invisible, impalpable force
The Puzzle of AA
April 1965
By:
Griffith Edwards, M.D.
An English psychiatrist finds that AA "continues to grow and to puzzle psychiatrists by breaking all rules of psychotherapy. . .
I Married an Alcoholic--on Purpose
July 1962
By:
M. T. E.
| New Haven, Connecticut
Rx for a Happy Marriage: The 12 Steps and the AA group<lb The 12 Steps and the Alanon group mix well in the mortar of life and take in daily doses
Tell Your Doctor!
February 1962
By:
Dr. H. S.
| Los Angeles, California
through him you may help many others
4. Working with professionals
November 1961
By:
M.S.
| Honolulu, Hawaii
How we can best rededicate our lives to the service of the sick alcoholic
Too much cash?
July 2022
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Anonymous
When a lot of money enters the picture, things can get murky. Thank goodness for sponsors and Traditions
Quick, What Does A.A.A.R.G. Stand For?
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Brandon B.
| Watsonville, Calif.
Getting grateful comes in three stages—and with an acronym for every one
Rough Days
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Chad P.
| St. Louis, Mo.
When life gets tough in sobriety, he remembers to lean into the Fellowship, speak up and keep his faith
My Time on The Hump
January 2022
| Beginners
By:
Morgan J.
| Annapolis, Md.
Road trips, coffeepots, Steps and donuts—a member recalls the journey he took with his first sponsor
I Felt Like I Was Home
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Debby D.
| Miranda, Calif.
When she was active, crawling inside her “invisible box” kept her from facing her problems. AA made that refuge unnecessary
Outed at work
December 2021
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
A.U.
| Hood River, Ore.
The last thing she expected was an AA member to reveal her alcoholism at the office. Oh boy, was she rattled!
Only One Solution
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Janine R.
| Sylmar, Calif.
Her active alcoholism kicked off with a beer at the student union and ended with a desperate plea for help from within an abandoned building
Off to Founders’ Day
May 2021
| Our Twelve Steps
By:
Patty B.
| Columbus, Ohio
A risky three-day road trip to Akron with her mom? Luckily, a big dose of Bill & Bob was just the right medicine
Bridging the Gap
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Ronnie B.
| Canandaigua, N.Y.
His sponsor helped him find the key to sobriety in a “surrendered life”
Silver Lining
April 2021
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Christina A.
| Auburn, Calif.
As COVID-19 completely alters the way we meet, one member looks for ways to embrace the change
Welcome to New York
November 2020
| Our Twelve Traditions
By:
Patrick C.
| New York, N.Y.
A couple and their three cats make a move to a big city where they build a new home in AA
What Would Make Me Go Back?
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Leslie R.
| Palm Harbor, Fla.
As her mother fought cancer, she was recovering from alcoholism. They did it together
Trust
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Art H.
| Mount Prospect, Ill.
Having lost faith in everything, he needed a starting-over point
Like a Prayer
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
By:
Sherry L.
| Beckley, W.V.
When things got tough, she knew just what to do. Pray, pull over and reach for every tool
My Last One
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
By:
Michael L.
| Philadelphia, Pa.
Sneaking, lying, crashing in the tub and passing out under his desk. This is one he never wants to forget