How AA Started in Brazil
October 1996
The following is an exchange of letters between the wife of an early AA member (she and her husband were Americans living in Rio de Janiero, Brazil), and the associate secretary of the AA Headquarters in New York.
Only a Glass of Champagne
November 1983
By:
W. K.
Anyway, no one would ever know - From the September 1973 Grapevine
Over 40 Billion Problems Served
October 1983
By:
F. L.
| Bangor, Maine
Are we losing sight of our primary purpose?
Half-truths
October 1978
By:
B. I.
| Studio City, California
Some AA sayings, taken too literally, can become
The Stranger
August 1965
By:
Anon.
| California
She was not a newcomer--but a warm welcome would have helped
Where Will Power Comes In
May 1962
By:
Bill
The following is Bill's answer to a letter asking about the role of the will power in staying sober.--ED.
AA and GP's
May 1952
America's Family Doctors Study the "Problem Drinker"<lb A Grapevine Milestone Report
How Alcoholics Anonymous Can Help Doctors and Industry
November 1948
Expenses of Speakers Pose Problem
April 1948
Family Can Wait
January 2026
| Stories for Day Counters
By:
Elizabeth J.
| Columbus, Ohio
A dry, unhappy newcomer faces spending the holidays with family in a cabin far away. What could possibly go wrong?
The Role of a Lifetime
January 2026
| Stories for Day Counters
By:
Monica C.
| New City, New York
Becoming a movie star was her dream come true, but it turned out the script called for something much bigger
Dreams Come True
September 2025
| Stories of Gratitude
By:
Snow P.
| Boca Raton, Florida
Every plan she once had was ruined by alcohol. Now she lives a life she didn’t know was possible
My Home Away From Home
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Phil S.
| Ames, Iowa
His home group helped him learn that “We” is a far better place to live than “I”
Never Too Young
September 2024
| Young and Sober
By:
Annette C.
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Once she was introduced to the world of Young People’s AA events, she never looked back!
Picture Perfect
August 2024
| Dating & Relationships
By:
Kathleen L.
| Concord, California
A mysterious trip to the DMV drove her right into the hands of AA
Heaven on Earth
April 2024
| Happy Birthday Big Book!
By:
Dea R-G
| Isleton, California
With a wife, a dog, a garden, a woodshop and a great sponsor, this oldtimer says life’s a grand gift
Picture Perfect
December 2023
| Remote Communities and sober holidays
By:
Sherry A.
| Warwick, New York
She can fondly recall the day she came to believe, thanks to a little girl’s drawing on her fridge
Wacky women
February 2023
| Making Amends
By:
Rhoni M.
| Scottsdale, Ariz.
She was outvoted. Everyone liked the new meeting name but her. And it only took 10 years to change her mind!