An Equal-opportunity Disease
March 1975
By:
Joyce H.
| Toluca Lake, California
She learned to think of herself as an alcoholic first and a woman second
The May Issue of Grapevine Is Here!
This month's section section features stories on having fun in sobriety
My Wife Divorced Me
March 1967
By:
Ed F.
| Warren, Ohio
It seemed the worst thing that could have happened. . .
From the Grass Roots
January 1956
By:
Bob G.
| Bangor, Washington
SOME ANSWERS TO "M.M.'s" GRIPE ABOUT BAR-BY-BAR AA TALKS
Up From Atheism
September 1962
By:
M. U.
| Boulder, Colorado
I discovered that there was indeed a power greater than myself and whether I believed it or not it <emphasis type="underline">worked.</emphasis>
Virgil's Twelfth Step Call
November 1961
By:
T. W. R.
| Alexandria, Virginia
The classics are full of good AA philosophy
Inside Job
July 2026
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Y.K.P.
| Agassiz, B.C.
How on earth could he get sober in a jail where everyone was getting wasted? It was tough, but he made a solitary decision
Contents Under Pressure
May 2014
By:
Jon. W.
| White Plains, New York
Alcohol seemed to be the solution to the turmoil inside
25 Years of Regret
September 2013
By:
Richard V.
| Charlotte, North Carolina
Clearing the shame from a past marriage brought a few pleasant surprises
Go Forth Without Fear
September 1965
By:
Dick W.
| Van Nuys, California
An argument against the "give-'em-hell" approach
Payback
February 2023
| Making Amends
By:
Allie F.
| Paw Paw, Mich.
Her drinking and stealing damaged their friendship. But the healing the Steps gave them was priceless
I Miss Jail
Web Exclusives
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By:
Tyler J.
| Pikesville, Md.
During the Covid pandemic, the service that most kept him sober had to stop. He misses it
When Pancakes and Spirituality Mix
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Mark W.
| St. Louis,, Mo.
Food and fellowship make great companions
AA News
November 2025
| Early days of AA
The 75th General Service Conference “Working Together, Increasing Trust”