Finding Independence in AA
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Ralph F.
| North Bellmore, NY
How did he come to be called Ralphie Donuts? It’s a classic AA transformation…
Dave’s Dragon
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Dave M.
| Shawnee, KS
Bringing the urge to drink down to size
It’s not my show
March 2021
| Making Amends
By:
Tony W.
| Fairfield, Calif.
Saying yes to joining the play was one thing, but memorizing the Third Step Prayer and doing an interpretive dance was quite another
Saddest Christmas Ever
December 2020
| Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
By:
Vance O.
| Marion, N.Y.
No job, no wife, no driver’s license or money. Here he was 30 days sober, in the cold, and now the AA meeting door was locked
A Very New Year
December 2020
| Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
By:
Mary P.
| Duluth, Minn.
At four months sober, a New Year’s Eve party seemed daunting. But she took her sponsor’s suggestion and got a big surprise
Remembering to Welcome All
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
By:
Daniel W.
| Breinigsville, Pa.
The Steps help him look at his painful past and amend the way he treats others
Meeting Closed!
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
By:
Sam B.
| London
All of a sudden, we were told to remain in our homes with no access to AA meetings. Was this a cruel joke? Why stop me now? I was starting all over again!
Love And Tolerance Is Our Code
Web Exclusives
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By:
Mary N.
| Tacoma, Wash.
Learning to love others by first loving herself brought this alcoholic to six home groups in four countries
AA Superstar
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By:
Definitely Steve
| Nashville, Tenn.
With two months in AA, he was on a mission to save the world. It didn’t quite turn out that way
Steer Into It
April 2020
| Home Group
By:
Dick C.
| Portland, Ore.
When you hit an icy patch in recovery, easy does it. Don’t end up in a ditch
Willing to Serve
April 2020
| Home Group
By:
J.R.M.
| Prattville, Ala.
After five DUIs, he was given a choice. Lose his top secret clearance and end his Navy career—or report to AA
Helping Others Survive the Holidays
November 2019
| Grapevine Classics
By:
Steve H.
| Minneapolis, Minn.
Staying sober—and even enjoying yourself—during the holidays
My guide to the wild west
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
By:
Kim S.
| Boise, Idaho
Getting sober can be a wonderful journey with the right someone showing the way
End run
July 2018
By:
Charles H
| Atwater, California
His prison was filled with alcohol and drugs, but luckily he began to do laps with a guy named Skyler
Pass it On
November 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
Irving M.
| Washington, D.C.
First his grand-sponsor carried it, then his sponsor, and finally him—the continuity of AA, all in one twenty-five year medallion
Shared Experience
October 1993
Some time ago, a letter was received at the US/Canada AA General Service Office from a dually addicted AA member who had already contacted the GSO where she was living, but wanted some additional information about starting a dual addiction meeting. Here i
Tradition Two
February 1992
By:
Bill W.
For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority--a loving God as He may express Himself in our group conscience. Our leaders are but trusted servants; they do not govern. - from the January 1948 Grapevine
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research, and Treatment
May 1986
By:
Millree Williams
Into the Unknown
Presentations On Back to Basics
June 1985
By:
J. B.
| Vernouillet
Relearning the 'Language of the Heart'
One Christmas at a Time
December 1983
By:
J. J.
| Tampa, Florida
When she stopped projecting a dreary holiday, she could relax and enjoy her first good Christmas
God As I Had Never Known Him
October 1983
By:
P. M.
| Detroit, Michigan
A nun's story of personal renewal
Our Spiritual Gift
January 1982
By:
Anonymous
| Suffern, New York
A reminder that alcoholism is a threefold disease