Cool Sand on My Feet
February 2014
By:
Laura C.
| Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
With AA, she has peace and knows where she stands
Relationships Reconsidered
November 2013
Learning to practice the principles in all his affairs made all the difference
Dear Grapevine
October 2013
Re-Connected
October 2013
By:
Anonymous
So he didn’t have a blown fuse after all. He just had to plug back in
Her New Technicolor World
October 2013
By:
Karen J.
| Portland, Oregon
How a woman on a speaker tape gave her hope and lifted her out of the gray
Dear Grapevine
June 2013
Enjoy the Ride
May 2013
By:
George F.
| Drums, Pennsylvania
Learning to have fun again was a trip of its own
Big Ego, Bigger Cup
May 2013
By:
Valerie
| Bloomington, Illinois
The more important she got, the more she poured
Stars, Not Bars
July 2012
By:
Perry G.
| Delmar, Delaware
Thirty-three years ago, AA gave him a new way to dream
Many New Beginnings
May 2012
By:
Patrick M.
| Sarasota, Florida
An AA discusses getting sober and getting remarried in sobriety
Web Exclusive: Someone to Watch Over Me
January 2012
By:
Christina N.
| Carlsbad, California
A member considers the vulnerability of young people in the rooms
At the Crossroads of My Alcoholism
July 2011
By:
Gary C.
| Woodstown, New Jersey
He had reached that place where he couldn't imagine life with alcohol, nor life without it
Web Exclusive: I Fell to My Knees and Simply Prayed, ‘Help’
March 2011
By:
Kim B.
At 18 months, a member expresses her new-found joy in early recovery.
Web Exclusive: Learning to Give it Away
March 2011
By:
Bob T.
| Washington
After 10 years in and out of Alcoholics Anonymous, it was a sponsor who helped this AA member learn to help others in recovery.
Web Exclusive: What It’s Like Now
March 2011
By:
Ginger
| Evansdale, Iowa
An old-timer tells why it’s important to share what she’s going through today.
The Puzzle of Serenity
July 1977
By:
C. P.
| Phoenix, Arizona
She practiced looking 'serene' and chased people away
My Way Or Yours?
April 1977
By:
C. H.
| Fairfield, Connecticut
Let's not make a big thing about how they do it--it's how it works that counts
Triumphant Tale of the Timid Traveler
March 1977
By:
L. R.
| Victoria, British Columbia
Could he remain sober during his trip to Australia?
Entertaining Is Part of My Work
October 1975
By:
W. W. G.
| Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
Or. . . How to succeed in business without really drinking
Need a Sponsor? Who, Me?
January 1975
By:
Sally H.
| Bellevue, Washington
Is this element of the AA program being neglected today? In response to wide concern, the Grapevine offers here the thinking of three writers on the subject
Do You Have the Granulated Sugar?
January 1974
By:
Louise S.
| Chico, California
Let us remember the unbelievably stupid questions we had to ask in the beginning, and let us always be tender with the newcomers who are afraid to ask them
Dad Works His Program and I Work Mine
April 1972
By:
K. K.
| Lubbock, Texas
AA will work for parent and child alike
I Just Let the Magic Happen
November 1971
By:
C. L.
| Fort Collins, Colorado
This salesman has traveled the long distance from misery to joy
Justifiable" Anger
July 1971
By:
J. G.
| Bogota
She couldn't afford to lose her temper--and she has the slips to prove it
Let This AA Thing Work for Me!
April 1970
By:
L. L.
| Studio City, California
An arrest record too long for his years brought him into the Fellowship
Rage
November 1968
By:
R. W.
| Van Nuys, California
He reached a plateau in his AA progress. Could he cross it without slipping off the edge?