Detox diary
April 2009
By:
Mary J.
| Winnipeg, Manitoba
A release from the desire to drink was the only miracle she needed
A 3-way Hug
May 1998
By:
Owen C.
| Rochester, New York
This AA was able to reconcile long-buried resentments toward family members who had died.
No Matter How Far Away a Meeting May Be, It's Always Somebody's Home Group
October 1996
By:
Mark L.
| Austin, Texas
KENYA
Group Meetings Grow, and So Do Expenses
November 1988
By:
H. W.
| Long Beach, California
From the November 1947 Grapevine
Group Meetings Grow, and So Do Expenses
November 1982
By:
H. W.
Amounts of money may differ, but the principle of group self-support hasn't changed in 35 years - From the November 1947 Grapevine
Salute to AA'S Old-timers
October 1967
By:
D. S.
| Dayton, Ohio
An AA "frozen in newness" tells why length of sobriety seems to him a valuable asset
A Part Of Something Bigger Than Myself
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Jay F.
| San Francisco,, Calif.
No longer alone on the journey
Earning a Dream
March 2024
| Spanish-Speaking AA Members
By:
Janet H.
| Tucson, Arizona
A single mom recalls how she followed her sponsor’s suggestion to reach some financial security
He Opened The Door
September 2017
By:
Michael M.
| Placentia, Calif.
She was a dry drunk, searching and lost, until a suggestion by a teacher unexpectedly showed her the door to sobriety
All Patched Up
January 2016
Far from home and all by himself, he had a flat tire and was heading south fast
Rap My Knuckles, Tickle My Funny Bone
June 2014
By:
G.B.
| Lafayette, Indiana
What one member has learned from 40 years of reading Grapevine
Up a Steep, Snowy Trail
April 2014
By:
Judy A.
| Missoula, Montana
After an honest look in the mirror, she found herself on a way to a meeting
Going Solo
December 2003
By:
Shirley Ann C.
| Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
There are reasons why people say not to make Twelfth Step calls alone. Here's one of them. --Step Twelve - Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these Steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all
After Twenty-nine Years
November 1999
By:
Marty M.
| Manhattan, New York
The author's story "Women Suffer Too" was the first woman's story in the Big Book. - From the July 1968 Grapevine