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?
Tenth/twelfth Step Meetings
March 1968
By:
T. P. Jr.
| Hankins, New York
We are not here to talk about. . .inventory; we're here to do the taking.
I Was Splendid When I Drank
July 1966
By:
R. A. S.
| La Verne, California
The sad tale of a member's fall from perfection
Voice of AA or Rubber Stamp?
May 1966
By:
J. M.
| Carmichael
About the Annual General Service Conference
Shore Leave
March 1966
By:
C. C.
| Santa Cruz, California
An ex-sailor calculates the cost of twenty-five years of drinking - What price AA membership?
Knock, and It Shall Be Opened. . .
March 1966
By:
J. C.
| Topeka, Kansas
After a diligent--and critical--search she found the door to faith
Marathon Drinkathon
January 1962
By:
J. M.
| Chicago, Illinois
Why one newspaper reporter wrote "30" to his thirst
Baker's Dozen
July 1961
By:
Anonymous
| Cleveland, Ohio
Sobriety, like baking, requires following a Master Recipe
Closed Meeting
December 1958
By:
J. P. L.
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Suggested Answers to "A Few Questions
That Wonderful Sense of Belonging
April 2025
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By:
Scotty K.
| New Orleans, Louisiana
A motorcycle trip was what he loved most in life. But why could he not enjoy it? Ninth Step to the rescue
A Way of Daily Living
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By:
Greg W.
| Escondido, Calif.
A difficult journey leads to recovery and peace of mind
Being Powerless—And Free
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By:
Mary B.
| Kansas City, KS
Making the first Step count
All she ever wanted
February 2023
| Making Amends
By:
Catherine M.
| Ames, Iowa
Thanks to AA and her Higher Power, a daughter finds another way to honor her mother’s wish
Dear Grapevine
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
Sweet rescue
February 2022
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Jules V.
| Boise, Idaho
Lockdown isolation led to depression, then finally to an ice-cold beer, but it was something red and tasty that saved him
A God-Shaped Hole
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By:
Dayna C.
| Highlands Ranch, Colo.
An accomplished suburban mother “who just loved to drink wine” finds her Higher Power in the rooms of AA
Dear Grapevine
September 2021
| Young & Sober!
Wayne’s Story
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By:
Jerry F.
| Gilbert, Ariz.
They cheered one man’s stubborn attempts to get sober against the odds. And they mourned when he left them for good.
The Officer
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By:
Vanessa D.
| Milwaukee, Wis.
When she went missing a police officer saw her as a sick person, not a bad one. It set her on the road to grateful sobriety
A Good Cry At The Alcathon
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Lisa Q.
| Bronx, N.Y.
Holding wrinkled tissues stained with mascara, a newly sober mom feels the love of a home group that has embraced her
Dear Grapevine
April 2020
| Home Group
Not My Finest Hour
February 2020
| Tough Times
By:
Brian R.
| Brentwood, Calif.
A member says it’s OK to share that we’re not always grateful and that we’re not having a wonderful day
How To Survive Your First Year of Sobriety
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By:
Hope A.
| Mooresville, N.C.
Some say the first year is the toughest. It doesn’t have to be