Bridging the Age Gap
July 1950
By:
J.B.
| Brooklyn, New York
Youngsters are alcoholics, too-the thirty-five and under groups are helpful. . .
First Things First!
December 1949
The A. A. Grapevine wants to publish a series of short pieces explaining how the famous AA slogans and the 24-hour plan have helped so many AAs in so many places. Below are the first entries. Give us your interpretation, won't you?
The Act of Surrender in the Therapeutic Process
June 1974
By:
Harry M. Tiebout, MD
The first psychiatrist to recognize the work of Alcoholics Anonymous, Dr. Harry Tiebout used many AA concepts in his own practice
Welcome To The Covid Unit
May 2021
| Our Twelve Steps
By:
Jodee P.C.
| Chicopee, Mass.
An essential worker shares about staying sane, sober and alive on the front lines
Dear Grapevine
October 2020
| Money and Sobriety
Leaning Into The Wind
February 2019
| Stories by Our Longtime Members
By:
Pat B.
| Napa, Calif.
With a DUI-related jail term and a loved one dying, he decided to confront the ill wind blowing through his life head-on
Here for each other
June 2018
By:
Dorothy J.
| New Salem, Massachusetts
The long, beautiful friendship of two women who met at the New York City St. Luke’s AA meeting in 1959
The End of Everything
June 2010
By:
JOEY H.
| Dana Point, Calif.
Jail was the best place for a guy like me, even if I didn't think so
Dear Grapevine
February 2025
| Longtimers
A Way of Daily Living
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Greg W.
| Escondido, Calif.
A difficult journey leads to recovery and peace of mind
Getting in the cloud
November 2021
| Prayer and Meditation
By:
Patrick M.
| College Park, Md.
During COVID-19 a newcomer gets busy and opens himself and his group up to a new sober world
Dear Grapevine
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
Way to party
September 2016
A party boy kept going until he found himself all alone. That’s definitely not the case today.
Lucky Turns
October 2015
By:
Bruce M.
| Indiana, PA
Just when a sober trucker decides to switch gears, his HP sends him on a most unexpected route
Pillow to Pillow
November 2014
By:
Simon H.
| Sag Harbor, New York
A newcomer learns a dream of a concept: If he can make it to bedtime without a drink, he’ll stay sober
Dear Grapevine
November 2013
Tradition Six
June 2011
By:
Bill W.
The sixth of a new series of articles explaining the Twelve Traditions ...
Paternity Leave
November 2008
By:
Peter C.
| Oyster Bay, New York
Torn between recovery and responsibilities at home, a father puts meetings, but not sobriety, on hold
TAX RETURNS
September 2008
It's not easy making amends to the government, but the payoff can be huge
Off The Elevator
November 2007
By:
Karen C.
| Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania
An AA steps off before bottom