Our Primary Purpose and the Special-purpose Group
November 1989
By:
John L. Norris, MD
From the October 1977 Grapevine
Something at Work in a Human Heart
June 1987
By:
S. M.
| Ottawa, Ontario
From time to time under this heading we will present stories that illuminate the journey some AAs make toward sobriety--often against considerable odds
A Life I Didn’t Know I Wanted
February 2025
| Longtimers
By:
Martin D.
| Bend, Oregon
Because of a gravel-voiced detox nurse in 1975, he gets to explore this wide wonderful world sober, with joy
Sunshine & Rainbows
January 2025
| Spirituality and Prayer
By:
James M.
| Leland Grove, Illinois
He was scared of Marty. She was tough. Luckily, he took a suggestion that became a long, wonderful friendship
Healing Words
April 2024
| Happy Birthday Big Book!
By:
Mary R.
| Snellville, Georgia
This nurse thought she was too smart for AA, but after reading the book she found her match
Maximum picnic
July 2018
By:
Ruth L.
| Beaconsfield, Quebec
Doing service in prison not only feeds her soul, but sometimes even her stomach
The corner
August 2017
By:
Chuck B.
| Hillsboro, New Mexico
The comfort he gave a deathrow prisoner for a crime committed in a blackout changed his life forever
Quite an impression
May 2017
By:
Moira B.
| Pearl River, New York
Many of us have a shameful family event we never want to remember—or forget. This one roared
Loose nut
January 2017
By:
Chris K.
| Grain Valley, Missouri
Once a danger at the wheel, she reduced her speed and joined the highway to emotional sobriety
What hope looks like
September 2016
By:
Kathe P.,
| Louisville, Colo.
How a woman’s tragic accident became a beautiful asset
The Tough Girl
November 2013
By:
Cindy B.
| Harwich, Massachusetts
Part Marilyn Monroe,part Albert Einstein— and part Superwoman
Dear Grapevine
July 2011
END OF MY ROPE
July 2009
By:
GEORGE M.
| Fort Atkinson, Wisc
A parolee says serving time in prison saved his life
Hiding In A Tree House
April 2006
By:
Steve F.
| Glencoe, Illinois
First he got sober; then he grew up
Slay the Dragon
July 2003
By:
Carol D.
| Homer, New York
First she faced her demons. Then she dealt with the shame