Responsibility Is the Name of the Game
November 1966
By:
D. W.
| Van Nuys
There are times when I plain and simply don't like it, but. . .
Report From a Chronic Slippee
April 1965
By:
S. M. C., M. D.
| Manhattan, New York
The author, a doctor, achieved 355 days of sobriety in a year. He'll keep trying. . .
Experiment in Latin America
October 1961
By:
E. F.
| San Salvador
We are growing so fast a census is impossible
The A.A. Movement Gains Public Recognition
November 1948
(Third in a series giving a condensed history of A.A.)
So all can understand
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By:
Amalia C.
| Rewington, Connecticut
A longtime AA interpreter shares her wonderful journey and all the joy it brings
Sharp Decline
June 2015
By:
Donna G.
| Rochester Hills, Michigan
International success won't help when you can't get out of the bar
Don't Rush Love
February 2012
By:
Carla S.
| East Providence, Rhode Island
After a first sober relationship turned into disaster, she learned to listen to others
Denial: A Story In Three Parts
May 2006
By:
Victoria P.
| Los Angeles, California
The thick wall finally cracks for this hard-drinking lawyer
Gateway to Sanity
February 1989
By:
Jan P.
| Spokane, Washington
Step Two - Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity
Long Crawl to the First Step
February 1974
By:
T. H. M.
| Oakland, California
Surrender is terribly difficult but reaching that point is even harder
Let Go & Let God
November 1982
By:
M. B.
The anxieties that accompany problems besides drinking often respond to handling the AA way - From the November 1964 Grapevine
Remembering To “Keep Coming Back”
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
P.K.
| Greensboro, N.C.
A well-worn AA phrase takes on powerful new meaning in her life
Return to sender
September 2023
| Young & Sober
By:
Joseph S.
| Reno, Nevada
With a little help from his sponsor, the Big Book and the U.S. mail, he finally took the action to heal the past with his dad
It’s a Seat, Not a Throne
May 2023
| Home Group
By:
Deb W.
| Spokane, Wash.
While sitting in her well-deserved chair one day, she temporarily forgot about her group’s primary purpose
A warm hug
November 2021
| Prayer and Meditation
By:
Ed L.
| Wrightwood, Calif.
On a cold winter morning, a tiny group of alcoholics show up for one another like only AA can
Powerlessness
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Catherine F.
A classic Big Book story, often re-read, leads the way to her continued sobriety
Lucky Break
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Lisa B.
| Dayton, Ohio
Thanks to her mother’s love and alcoholic journey, she knew what to do and where to go
Back on track
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
By:
Andy L.
| Hoosick Falls, New York
After a sudden layoff, a guy with one year puts his wheels in motion, stays sober and keeps on going
Security check
July 2017
By:
Beverly P.
| Kettering, Ohio
A call for help in a bar-filled airport brings a pleasant surprise and a safe flight home