Set Your Goals High
June 2023
| Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
By:
Tara B.
| Boise, Idaho
Her journey to sobriety found her seeking a meeting on a dark night in a foreign country
Sober Sisters
September 2016
Following in her sister’s footsteps, but finding her own path, she discovers that “one day at a time” is more than just a slogan
Mind and Body
February 2014
By:
Terry R.
| Melbourne, Florida
For him, it was a program of action both spiritual and physical
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
March 1982
By:
Allan Luks
There's Always a Catch
Across the Editor's Desk
September 1955
Dear Grapevine
June 2012
I'll handle this myself
May 2010
By:
WENDI V.
| Crystal Lake, Ill.
A traveler badly craving a drink finds a symbol of recovery in an odd place
Celebrating the “L”
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
B. K.
| Columbus, Ohio
More than 50 years later, it continues to get better
30 days at sea
February 2023
| Making Amends
By:
A.R.
| Lancaster, Pa.
Marshall created a 30-day coin for me with the cruise papers. I held onto that like it was my key to freedom. I owe him my life.
Do I Want to Be Right … Or Happy?
February 2012
By:
Debbie B.
| Wyckoff, New Jersey
Rage made her leave the car, but her Higher Power brought her back
One Drunk + a Damsel in Distress = Financial Finagling
January 1962
By:
L. H.
| North Hollywood, California
A front-row seat
July 2019
| The Prison Issue
By:
Butch M.
| Santee, California
Helping other guys not only keeps him sober, but gives him the gift to see God change lives
Meetings on Wheels
March 2023
| Get Into Service
By:
Greg S.
| Hartford, Mich.
They hit the road to help carry the message, and instead of having one meeting they had four!
Reason to Celebrate
July 2021
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Cyndee S.
| Ft. Myers, Fla.
With only a few months in AA, how would she ever get through July Fourth sober? Luckily, she had a plan
Getting Filled Up
March 2021
| Making Amends
By:
Phillip B.
| Lewis Center, Ohio
How a quick stop for gas in Las Vegas began as a robbery and turned out to be a moment for hope
It’s Up to the Group
February 2017
By:
Alan S.
| Rio Rancho, New Mexio
Things may get heated and not go our way, but we learn to trust the group conscience
The Bus
February 2017
After a slip, she had a stark choice: Ride the AA bus to sobriety, or get off at the liquor store
A Simple Solution
May 1994
By:
Tom P.
| Naples
Tradition Five - Each group has but one primary purpose--to carry its message to the alcoholic who still suffers.
The Dragon and the Shrew
June 1950
By:
A.L.
| Dubuque, lowa
or WHAT TO DO TILL THE RIOT SQUAD GETS THERE
First Things First!
December 1949
The A. A. Grapevine wants to publish a series of short pieces explaining how the famous AA slogans and the 24-hour plan have helped so many AAs in so many places. Below are the first entries. Give us your interpretation, won't you?
The Drunk Who Came in From the Cold
January 2011
By:
Ron M.
| Barrow, Alaska
The bitter Alaskan wind blows a lost cause into the rooms of AA
Dear Grapevine
February 2023
| Making Amends