Torn for Twenty Years
October 1967
By:
W. G.
| Westport, Connecticut
It took three trips to a "state farm" and untold anguish before she would surrender
AA at Work. . .or at Leisure
July 1953
By:
Bob
| Troy, New York
The Grapevine is publishing the following article as "one man's opinion," in the belief that the general subject of friendship for "visiting firemen" (on or off the beam) is a matter of importance and interest to the Fellowship as a whole. We invite comme
A Helping Hand
July 2026
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Nina M.
| Louisville, Kentucky
Members at an AA meeting in a Kentucky correctional facility discover a brand-new tool to help them get sober
In My Heart Forever
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Loren S.
| South Bend, Ind.
The legacy of his sponsorship lives on in each new suffering alcoholic who seeks help
What kind of cult is this?
July 2019
| The Prison Issue
By:
Anonymous
| Sacramento, California
No way was he as bad as those people in the meetings. Surely this AA was not for him
Rebuilding a Life
March 2012
By:
Tom F.
| Oceanside, California
In sobriety, he was able to put the pieces of his life back together again
Unforgiven
August 2011
By:
Barbara H.
| Rocky Face, Georgia
Sweeping aside fear and resentments are vital in Step Eight
The Only Love I Knew
August 2005
By:
Anonymous
| Dixon, Illinois
An AA with an indefinite sentence discovers a thing or two about success
Out of the Gate
June 2005
By:
George N.
| Indianola, Iowa
Prison was the only home he knew. He didn't have a clue how to live without drinking outside.
The Alcoholic Celebrity
September 1976
By:
Anonymous
| Los Angeles, California
Suddenly, personal publicity became a strange and disquieting wine
Tradition Week a Suggestion for Thanksgiving
November 1974
By:
Bill W.
Written a quarter-century ago, these words carry a message for us today - From the November 1949 Grapevine
The Big Book Tells It like It Is
March 1972
By:
C. D.
| El Monte, California
If you really don't know how we recover, you can look it up
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
July 1971
By:
M. E. S.
Book Review - 'Drinking Problem?'
Book Fair Fiasco
A confrontation at work provided a newcomer with an opportunity to practice acceptance
Around AA - Items of AA Information and Experience
November 1968
By:
Anonymous
| California
Vulgarity and Racism at Meetings