A Place in Our Hearts
January 1997
By:
Tom K.
| Pasadena, California
Making sober friends in Istanbul
May Our Blessings Never Spoil Us
December 1994
By:
D. S.
| Gresham, Oregon
Tradition 12 - Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities.
What We Were Like
September 1994
By:
Ab A.
| Tulsa, Oklahoma
The Birthday Plan - excerpts from a talk given by the originator of "The Oklahoma Birthday Plan" at the AA State Meeting in Great Bend, Kansas in the fall of 1955 and first published in the May 1956 Grapevine
What We Were Like
September 1990
GROWING PAINS HERE AND ABROAD - Fragments of AA History - <emphasis type="italic">From the June 1946 Grapevine</emphasis>
It Works!
May 1990
By:
Leonard Blumenthal
| Edmonton, Alberta
Many AA members would not be sober without the help of nonalcoholics. In this issue, we have invited six friends of the Fellowship who work with suffering alcoholics to share their experience, strength, and hope with Grapevine readers.
How It Feels to Join AA
November 1987
By:
Beatrice
She didn't believe she needed to stop drinking - From the November 1944 Grapevine
The Drive to Nowhere
September 1987
By:
M. H.
| Virginia Beach, Virginia
Fresh out of rehab--and all alone
Growing Pains Here and Abroad
June 1946
Along the Metropolitan Circuit
October 1944
Operation Acceptance: Moving from Rage to Letting Go
April 2005
By:
Anonymous
| O'Fallon, Illinois
Window of Opportunity
December 2001
This young alcoholic stepped out a second-story window and into AA.
One Song At A Time
November 2025
| Early days of AA
By:
Landon H.
| Knoxville, Tennessee
This newcomer thought the fun was over, but Living Sober told him it wasn’t so. Time to get out the guitar
The Amends I Didn’t Want to Make
October 2025
| AA & Technology
By:
Jim R.
| New York, New York
Once full of rage and anger, he knew he had to make things right with his mom. But when and how?
Rescue Dog
May 2025
| Young and Sober
By:
Ron B.
| Centennial, Colorado
A man shares about the challenges of finding a sponsor after moving to a new town with 10 years sober
Dear Grapevine
January 2024
| Emotional Sobriety
Street Tough
June 2023
| Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
By:
Lonnie D.
| Washington, D.C.
Growing up in D.C., he learned to drink and fight, but in AA he learned to surrender
Lessons From Life On Life’s Term
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Rob H.
| Star, Idaho
An unexpected emergency shows the power of the AA program
Filling the Vacancy
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Lisa D.
| Palmyra, Va.
Staring into the mirror after decades of drinking, she discovered a person she did not recognize