The Oldest Clubhouse in the World
After making the local news, this former son of a preacher found himself at a meeting in Ohio
Practice Makes Progress
December 1969
By:
R. A. S.
| Tucson, Arizona
An old-timer looks back and decides that time matter in AA--if that time is used well--because
Second Chance
March 1969
By:
Leo
An AA just can't share the benefits of the program without increasing his own
How It Goes with AA in Calcutta
November 1967
By:
Reginald Maher
A nonalcoholic newspaperman reports on his firsthand experience of the Fellowship
That Was the Life That Was
December 1966
By:
T. M.
| Kew Gardens, New York
He couldn't find the $27,000 he won at the track but the search led to AA
One Day Twenty-six Years Ago. . .
October 1966
By:
E. S.
| Brooklyn, New York
THE OLD 24TH STREET CLUBHOUSE
Some Advice I Don't Take
March 1966
By:
Anonymous
A cool appraisal of a few old AA saws by a gal member who stays sober anyway
The Parole Violator
September 1963
By:
S. S.
| Colorado
The story of a man with great courage--and hope
Each One Teach One
December 1961
By:
L. M.
| Washington, D. C.
In gratitude for her sobriety she is helping to bring literacy to millions
How to Act at a Party
June 1960
Not even your glassy-eyed hostess cares when you tell her that you and Gin Barleycorn aren't on speaking terms
Sobriety 1-2-3
April 1960
One of a series of "Beginners' Meetings"--to run from time to time--for newcomers to AA sobriety.
Dear Grapevine
August 2023
| AA in the Military
Return to El Salvador
May 2023
| Home Group
By:
Santos F.
| Corona, Calif.
Civil war didn’t end his life, but alcohol almost did. Now he gets to bring AA to help people back home
Born An Alcoholic
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Lewis F.
| Loveland, Colo.
From the cradle and almost to the grave, one alcoholic tells his story
Coincidence—Or Something Else?
July 2019
| The Prison Issue
By:
Phil D.
| Monroeville, Pa.
Wednesdays, at 7pm, hold a very special significance for him
Higher Powers and Nonbelievers
February 2019
| Stories by Our Longtime Members
By:
Joe C.
| Toronto, Ontario
He was finally going to admit the fact that he was ‘happy, joyous and God-free.’ Would others in the rooms accept him?
I Might Have A Drinking Problem
August 2018
By:
R.J. H.
After years of humiliation and painful physical injuries, he realized that drinking was not the way to heal his childhood trauma
The home inside us
March 2018
By:
Rick S.
| Lancaster, Pennsylvania
How two Ricks on very different paths found peace and friendship on the same road
God Could If Sought
January 2018
| Sponsorship
By:
Corey Y.
| Pittsburgh, Pa.
Trained as a scientist, he had abandoned religion long ago. But then he found his way to AA, and AA brought him back to God
Close to my heart
June 2017
By:
Marc B.
| Alexandria, Virginia
The necklace she wore told this newcomer that someone very special never gave up
Dear Grapevine
January 2017
Going Down
June 2016
By:
Steve B.
| Hopewell Junction, N.Y.
He was escorted to the elevators the day he was fired. Then booze escorted him to AA
I Got My Wish
October 2015
Once she got sober, Alcoholics Anonymous gave this transgender woman something she always wanted
The Final Four Days
June 2014
By:
Joe S.
| Winston Salem, North Carolina
With his wife out of town, he settled into a binge. He didn't know it was his last
I Better Get a Kiss Out of This
April 2014
By:
George K.
| Magnolia, Texas
Lucky for him, a romantic night out took a very strange turn