Interview With Bob S., Jr.
September 2001
More Than a Meeting in Print
September 1995
Carrying the message through the Grapevine representative network.
Alateens Smartened up This AA
December 1967
By:
Ed C.
| Westbury, New York
Searching questions from teenagers drove their AA sponsor to live the program. . .
Bronzed Moccasins
May 1975
By:
A physician
| California
This doctor was his own worst patient until he accepted AA
Back To Where I Started
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Brad N.
| Springfield, Va.
Life, death and sobriety in Tidewater Virginia
And So From My Heart I Say
November 2025
| Early days of AA
By:
Rev. Canon Samuel M. Shoemaker, D.D.
| New York, New York
Reverend Shoemaker’s thoughts about helping alcoholics and the very early days of AA
No Borders
October 2025
| AA & Technology
By:
D.C.
| Apple Valley, California
A Bridging the Gap committee in an all-online district pioneers new ways to connect newcomers as soon as they leave treatment
You Don’t Have to Live This Way
September 2025
| Stories of Gratitude
By:
Tina W.
| Fairmount, Indiana
No money, no home, no hope. Then one night during a blackout, she heard a voice
Taking a Chance
September 2025
| Stories of Gratitude
By:
John L.
| Hernando, Florida
Little by little, outside help, Steps and faith are helping him overcome his fear of intimacy
An Expert Gets Sober
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
J.P.
| Aurora, Colo.
While helping others, the Steps helped him help himself.
Starting Over
January 2025
| Spirituality and Prayer
By:
Anonymous
| Wilsonville, Oregon
At 20 years of sobriety, she got the message to step up her program. Boy, is she glad she did
The Joy That Walks Ten Feet Tall
October 1993
By:
C. J. R.
| Manhattan, New York
This longtime member looks back on her last battle with the bottle. She lost the fight but won a victory. - From the November 1969 Grapevine
Tradition Four
April 1992
By:
Bill W.
Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or AA as a whole. - from the March 1948 Grapevine
Carry the Message
August 1978
By:
D. S.
| Port Lavaca, Texas
This AA tried to carry another alcoholic
Letter from a Texas Hotel
She learned of her grandfather's commitment to sobriety while reading old family letters