To The Grapevine:
October 1957
By:
Thomas T. Jones, M.D.
| Durham, North Carolina
A Physician Looks at Alcoholism
Sponsorship. . .
December 1952
By:
J. H.
| Wilmington, Delaware
a few suggestions aimed at helping the novice
I Am Confused
November 1952
By:
Anonymous
| New York
Wherein A Wife Wonders Why Understanding Must Be One-Sided
Anonymity!
April 1951
By:
H. S.
| Great Neck, Long Island, New York
Gratitude, Humility, Anonymity. . .and the greatest of these is. . .
Cleveland, Here We Come!
May 1950
I Cried as Much as He Did
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Rick T.
| Queen Creek, Ariz.
He didn’t like hospitals—not the smells nor the food. But this day, he discov-ered something really special that made him want to come back
Dear Grapevine
June 2019
| Letting Go of Resentments
Grateful
June 2019
| Letting Go of Resentments
By:
Simon H.
| Sag Harbor, New York
When he heard that you couldn’t feel grateful and resentful at the same time, he grabbed his pencil and pad
Dear Grapevine
November 2018
A bunch of drunks
November 2018
By:
Anonymous
How a couple lucked out by living around the corner from Manhattan’s 24th street clubhouse
Trunk full of love
August 2018
By:
Lauri S.
| Spokane, Washington
The stories she read helped her so much she couldn’t wait to hit the road and share the good news
Sober at 14
April 2018
By:
James M.
| Sterling, Massachusettes
Young and confused, he stayed close to some old-timers and his life got so much better
Together in Recovery
September 2017
They share the same sobriety date and are sisters in recovery—helping each other, helping their loved ones, and helping their fellow AAs
Dear Grapevine
March 2017
Dear Grapevine
February 2017
Florida or bust
January 2017
By:
Susan B.
| Dayton, Ohio
Three friends muster all the sobriety they can to enjoy a rocky road trip down south
Can’t Stop
December 2016
By:
Coleen F.
| Jacksonville, Alabama
Her compulsion to drink made her hide vodka everywhere—in drawers, in old coats—even on the highway
Dear Grapevine
November 2016
Zipped up tight
September 2016
For a long time, she needed her leather jacket for armor. Now she was beginning to thaw
On to the Next Town
July 2016
No matter what city you find yourself in, wonderful service awaits you