Who Carries the Message?
February 1985
By:
G. T.
| Minneapolis, Minnesota
We all do, in a surprising variety of ways
First Christmas Sober
December 1982
By:
Anonymous
| Albuquerque, New Mexico
That dreaded trip home turned out just fine after all
Who Ran This Show?
March 1976
By:
Al B.
| St. Louis, Missouri
A procession of "small miracles" that give us cause to wonder
Carrying the Message
January 1969
By:
Dr. L. W. PARRATT
| Gary, Indiana
Tell your doctor" - but is that all?
We Like to Know We're All There. . .
December 1950
By:
S.H.
| Clifton, New Jersey
We've kind of drifted that way--
Groups Mark Anniversaries
December 1947
Whatever comes my way
January 2023
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
R.A.
| Ames, Iowa
She always wanted to feel safe and believe in something. Getting sober in AA showed her how.
Service at sea
August 2022
| Sober Travel
By:
Martha M.
| Ocean, N.J.
A member on a cruise is reminded that we don’t know how much we’re needed until we actually show up
My Texas pen pal
November 2021
| Prayer and Meditation
By:
Tom Z.
| Coles Point, Va.
For 17 years, they shared everything—all the joys, challenges and pain. Now they’ll get to meet
Grateful to Help
July 2021
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
John K.
| Sanford, N.C.
Committed to writing guys in prison, a volunteer begins to help them see what AA is like outside
One story at a time
August 2017
By:
Alan S.
| Rio Rancho, New Mexico
A former delegate challenges himself to write for Grapevine every month—service with a pen
Losing Patti
October 2015
A member recalls how her sister's illness and subsequent death helped her get sober
Preen Like a Peacock
January 2013
By:
T.W.
| Fairfield, California
He learned the hard way that being right is not the way to fly
Strike Out
April 2012
By:
Megan B.
| Naperville, Illinois
We often don't plan our last drink. She had hers at a baseball game.
The Fly in the Ointment
December 2005
By:
Perry W.
| Buxton, Maine
An atheist comes to terms with the Steps
We Were All Just Drunks
May 2005
By:
Sean B.
| Kalamazoo, Michigan
Alcoholism cares nothing for pay-grade or rank