Let the Good Things Happen
July 2016
Thanks to a judge, this married couple has been sober and living their dreams for more than 50 wonderful years
Things My Mother Taught Me
April 2016
An AA member deepens her faith in her Higher Power during her mother's illness
From Cocktails to Chaos
March 2016
Drinking for her never did resemble the social hours she saw in her childhood home
The Floes of February
January 2016
In the chaos of grief and tragedy, he found himself with a bottle in his hand
Big Books & Cheesecake
November 2015
A man in Nova Scotia writes about his home group and the great fun he has doing service
Breakdown, 3 A.M.
September 2015
A newcomer gets busy making sober friends online, until one night in D.C. it really pays off
The Wild Adventure
February 2014
By:
Bridget R.
| Des Moines, Iowa
Life was a lot fuller when she began living in the solution and not the problem
Flight from Omaha
December 2013
By:
Carleen L.
| Helena, Montana
Most Twelfth-Step calls are down in the trenches, but sometimes they’re up in the air
Doc Talk
November 2013
By:
Terry L.
| Minnesota
Hoping to educate doctors about AA is one man’s medicine
Greetings From Maine
August 2013
By:
Diane S. and Carolyn H.
| Warren, New Jersey
Two sober friends head to Maine for biking, whale-watching and whoopie pie!
Everyone on the Bus
July 2013
By:
Cecilia R.
| Titusville, Florida
Once her fun idea took off, her love for service got rolling
Keeping Spiritually Fit
March 2012
By:
Gabriela R.
| Lynnwood, Washington
An AA reflects on some of the teachings of the Big Book
Family Postcards
March 2012
By:
Snow P.
| Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
It took a long time for her to realize that she belonged in the picture too
Web Exclusive: A Christmas Story
December 2011
By:
Greg H.
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
An oldtimer helps out a newcomer who relasped during the holidays
The Best Group
July 1970
By:
W. B.
| Lexington, Kentucky
With AA groups, as with everything else, home is where the heart is
Wenni, Weedi, Weeki! by Gordonius
September 1969
By:
Gordon C.
| White Plains, New York
Being a boozy bit of early Roman history that was somehow overlooked by your high-school Caesar class
My Psychiatrist, AA and Me
August 1965
By:
J. C.
| Emporia., Kansas
What happened when one woman combined therapies
The Wonder of It
March 1963
By:
D. G. M.
| Montreal, Quebec
His medicine to cure his own drinking problems was sugar-coated clear through. . .'til he became an MD who found AA
My Prickly Conscience Named Charlie
December 1960
By:
Anonymous
| Mt. Rainer, Maryland
He's diffident, lonely, hard to know. Yet his kindly understanding of other lonely people is enriching their lives
Bess Died Sober
September 1956
By:
H. T. B.
| Dallas, Texas
I was a pall-bearer Friday. Buried Bess.
Counting AA Noses
August 1956
By:
J.E.B.
| Pennsylvania
Yours in the May Grapevine Editor's Desk as to membership and contributions is quite interesting.
A Branch From the Vine
May 1954
By:
E.B.
| Granite Falls, Minnesota
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