Forty-eight Cents
June 2003
By:
Anonymous
| Lawrenceburg, Tennessee
The value of integrity for a drunk on the street
Learning to Handle Sobriety
March 1975
By:
Bob P.
| Connecticut
God willing, we may never again have to deal with drinking, but we do have to deal with sobriety every day
Storms of Resentment
September 1971
By:
J. C. K.
| Washington, District of Columbia
Unable to face the real cause of his anger, he suffered
Four Proposals
January 1966
By:
John L. Norris. M.D.
As presented to the 1965 General Service Conference
Professing Alcoholism
June 1960
Why a member of our diplomatic corps found it desirable to break his anonymity abroad--and what happened after that
A Year Later. . .
June 1958
By:
Bud S.
| San Diego, California
An outgoing ('56-'57) Conference Delegate wrote the letter below to the incoming "freshman" ('58-'59) team at our request, back in January. Although its view is of the '57 Conference, its spirit and meaning are of the kind which never become "dated.
Twelve Steps and the Older Member
October 1955
By:
J. E.
| Bloomington, Indiana
Step Eight: Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all.
Family Secret
April 2023
| AA & Families
By:
R.G.
| Slidell, La.
After years of drinking and pain, sobriety prepared a mother for a wonderful unexpected reunion
How Anonymous Do I Want to Be?
November 2022
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Jim H.
| Largo, Fla.
A member shares his beloved wife’s thoughts on when to be secret about our AA membership
At Peace with the World
August 2021
| Seniors in AA
By:
Jason B.
| Denver, Colo.
Just when he needed to dive back in the program and help someone, he met an old boxer named Jake
260 Breakfasts
March 2021
| Making Amends
By:
Anonymous
| Lafayette, Colo.
A trip to an old boss to make things right led to a long, wonderful friendship he never expected
I Found My God in Perryville Prison
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Kirsten M.
She found “the possibility of a God I could trust” in the unlikeliest of places
Safe landing
October 2020
| Money and Sobriety
By:
Jeremy S.
| Baltimore, Md.
If ever there was a time for that pink parachute those AAs kept talking about to open, it was right now
Edinburgh Love
July 2020
| AA Around The World
By:
Paul M.
| Galveston, Texas
A dream trip through the U.K. took a tragic turn, but the local AAs knew how to take care of their own
Virtual Meetingland
July 2020
| AA Around The World
By:
Judith H.
| Lewisburg, Pa
Imagine if Bill and Dr. Bob could see us now? A member’s lifeline during a crisis is just a button away
Another chance
May 2020
| Getting Into General Service
By:
Anonymous
| Phoenix, Ariz.
An old-timer recalls how AA helped him grieve and gave him the opportunity to give the kind of love a dad can give
A Cold December Night
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Joe G.
| Athens, Ohio
Watching two AA guys on a Twelfth Step call was a Christmas Eve gift he’ll never forget
Free to explore
November 2019
| Grapevine Classics
By:
John M.
| Laguna Niguel, California
A lifelong spiritual seeker gets sober and continues his search for a Higher Power
A Child’s Memories
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
By:
Jan C.
| Naples, Fla.
Her father sobered up with the help of one of AA’s most important friends
Have kit will travel
June 2018
By:
Alex M.
| Louisville, Kentucky
You never know when you’ll need a little help staying sober on the road
Seven nights a week
June 2018
By:
Derek R.
| Ottowa, Ontario
How a small group of AAs kept carrying the message until even holidays were covered
86ed
April 2017
By:
Debra S.
| Fort Worth, Texas
She completely changed the menu. The liquor had to go