Take the steps
May 2018
By:
Doc
| Blue Springs, Missouri
An old-timer, once known as Shaky Jake, walks us through the program that changed his life
The Gift of Sharing
December 2014
By:
Rick T.
| Falcon Heights, Minnesota
The words he spoke to his AA group that December opened their hearts forever
Shoemaker, Stick to Thy Last!
September 1985
By:
Anonymous
| Denver, Colorado
Cooperation with other fellowships can further our primary purpose
Pro and Con
May 1958
Brief comments end excerpts from letters containing opinions pro and/or con specific items (including the Grapevine itself) will appear in this corner from time to time.
A Labor of Love
September 1991
By:
Anonymous
a past trustee looks back over a term on the General Service Board
Sober Parenting
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By:
Sarah M.
| Zürich
A “stunning swell of love” for her children—and for AA
With No One Left In The House
Web Exclusives
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By:
Susan H.
| Ashland, Ore.
A mid-life drinking crisis brings her to AA
What Living Sober Is All About
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By:
Pamela R.
| Bend, Ore.
Beginning in fear, ending in hope: one alcoholic’s journey
Florida or bust
January 2017
By:
Susan B.
| Dayton, Ohio
Three friends muster all the sobriety they can to enjoy a rocky road trip down south
My Brother's Keeper
August 2014
By:
David S.
| New York, New York
He came to realize that he was powerless over both his own alcoholism and that of his brother
A Cold January Night
July 2014
By:
Gary G.
| New Jersey
The night that he tried to end his life would wind up being the night his life began again
A Father's Legacy
December 2013
Through the 12 Steps, she was able to forgive her father at the end of his life
Sober in Key West
October 2013
By:
John T.
| Key West, Florida
He went south to party hard, but his HP had a much better plan
Staying for the Miracle
April 2012
By:
Charlene E.
| San Diego, California
An old timer looks back upon her drinking life as she celebrates 34 years
Magic Carpet
February 1974
By:
Ron
| Berkeley, California
A voyage of discovery--to find that we have loving friends all over the world
In and Out of the Dts
December 1973
By:
J. G. T.
| Negaunee, Michigan
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio--or--thank God we're sober!
Divided I Stand
November 1968
By:
F. C.
| Manhattan, New York
Many a spouse joins AA only to find that the search for sobriety brings new problems in family relations. Here, three members share their experience in making necessary adjustments
I Found AA in an Australian Prison
October 1967
By:
Leo M.
| Adelaide
From that day I began to listen. . .it sounded as if those blokes had been reading my mail.
Enthusiasm Rampant
September 1951
Carrying the Message in 'Fifty-five
July 1980
By:
Bill W.
From a talk at a New York AA meeting during the twenty-first year of AA's existence - Part 1 of a two-part article
Recovery Prime Objective
September 1951
The Real Thing
February 2001
Start with a Prayer
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Anonymous
| Lamy, N.M.
With love and lots of determination, a member tries to carry the AA message to a remote community in New Mexico