The Anecdote Bin
November 1975
Dedicated to the lighter side of our common problem - From the June 1965 Grapevine
Dear Grapevine
October 2023
| Mid-Sobriety Challenges
But I Already Have a God
January 2023
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
Anonymous
| Wilsonville, Ore.
An alcoholic nun with 10 years of religious training recalls her struggle with the concept of a Higher Power
Early diagnosis
March 2017
By:
Robert P.
| Amity, Oregon
A doctor gave him a prescription for his shakes. Turned out there was no need for a second opinion
Under-Slept, Over-Served
January 2017
He got drunk and missed a crucial career meeting—but found that his Higher Power had an even bigger job in store for him.
Dear Grapevine
January 2011
Tuned In
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
D.K.
| Pittsburgh, Pa.
His Higher Power’s voice found its way through all the static of early sobriety
Clearing the Air
October 2024
| CPC: Cooperation with the Professional Community
By:
Peter A.
| West Simsbury, Connecticut
A dad well into sobriety embraces the Tenth Step to come clean and mend his relationship with his daughter
Midnight to Midnight
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Bill K.
| Albans, Vt.
Twenty four hours a day, forty years later, happy, joyous and free
Journey home
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
By:
Diane C.
| Guelph, Ontario
Though her father and brother didn’t make it, she and her sister knew exactly where to go
The Mysterious Social Director
September 2015
That elegant woman who seemed to know everyone had caught her eye. It was a moment that would last for decades
No Roads to Bethel
April 2014
By:
Jo B.
| Anchorage, Alaska
A GSR stays sober airlifting Big Books for a remote Alaska town
The Only Help We Have to Offer
May 1990
By:
B. M.
| Eureka, California
Fifth Tradition - Each group has but one primary purpose--to carry its message to the alcoholic who still suffers.