About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
January 1981
By:
NIAAA Information and Feature Servi
Prescription: Work
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
March 1972
By:
Bernard Weinraub
National Patterns
The Deacon and the Delegate
May 1964
By:
Anonymous
Tradition 9: AA, as such, ought never to be organized; but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve.</emphasis>
Luke, I am Your Sponsor
October 2025
| AA & Technology
By:
Charles L.
| Albany, Georgia
For this member in Georgia, road trips, fun plays, music and service catapulted him into the fourth dimension
Harvesting Kindness
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Ron B.
| Winnipeg, Manitoba .
The seeds of wisdom and love a dear friend planted are still growing. And luckily there’s still more digging to do
Not Just Another Bender
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Diana G.
| Woodland Hills, Calif.
After a painful drinking career, she discovered an “ordinary, yet extraordinary” life in AA
Mended Hearts
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
By:
Mark E.
| Chesapeake, Ohio
Sometimes “willing to make amends” can take a long time. But he kept praying and trying and the healing came
Detour
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By:
Toby T.
| Springfield, Illinois
On an icy road, the five headed north for a big night of AA. Turns out a more valuable night awaited them
Two Gifts
March 2017
The first sound he heard, shuffling down the hall of the detox in pajamas and paper slippers, was laughter. But where could it be coming from?
Letter from Finland
November 2013
After a childhood corroded by alcohol, she turned to it as an adult to dull the misery
Pain and progress
September 2009
By:
WENDY D.
| Arlington, Texas
A new mother struggles with staying sober
Our primary purpose
May 2009
By:
ANONYMOUS
| Hartsdale-Ardsley, New York
From the November 1956 Grapevine
Hope Springs Eternal
December 1997
By:
Mickey H.
| Springville, Utah
In the June Grapevine, we issued a call for articles on working with wet drunks. We received a number of good stories, not only on doing this important Twelfth Step work, but also on the experience of being a wet drunk. You'll find one such story below an
We're Going to Do Something About Profanity!
January 1970
By:
D. C.
| Fitchburg, Massachusetts
The blue atmosphere at some meetings is turning many people off, says this writer
Anonymity and the Social Networks
An AA discovers a way in which her anonymity is threatened by an online social group
