One Pilgrim's Progress
August 1967
By:
W. B.
| Pennsylvania
He wrote for the Grapevine after two meetings, and again after three months. Now he tells of a year . . .
How to Kick Boobtoobitis
March 1967
By:
Anonymous
| Jupiter, Florida
He was hooked on TV until, one night, an old movie set him thinking
Don't Hide in AA
January 1967
By:
Bobbie G.
| Forest Hills, New York
A member asks: Isn't it AA's job to return us to normal living, not furnish a substitute for it?
Some Advice I Don't Take
March 1966
By:
Anonymous
A cool appraisal of a few old AA saws by a gal member who stays sober anyway
Slogans
February 1964
By:
M. S.
| Harrison, New York
Passé? Cliché? Cornball? War Cry?
Sponsor, Be Yourself
May 1963
By:
Dr. O. Hobart Mowrer
Are we really "opening up in a way to bring us the greatest benefits?
My Name Is..." Rex
April 1962
By:
R. C.
| Inglewood
I tried to determine whom I hated most--God or people
Twelfth Step Encounter
December 1961
By:
C. C. A.
| Cincinnati, Ohio
An adventure of twenty years ago
Formula for an AA Meeting in Southern California
September 1961
By:
C. A.
| Los Angeles, California
Some warm and friendly AA customs have spread from the Golden State
It Comes to Us
January 1961
By:
Anon.
| Cleveland, Ohio
We often hear, "... and then I came to AA." But how often AA comes to us!
The Antidote for Fear - Prudence, Trust, and Faith
November 1959
By:
Bill W.
Each year during the season of giving thanks we try to bring you a few new and meaningful words on an old but ever deepening subject: the Twelve Traditions of AA. We heard none better in the past year than Bill W.'s closing words to the General Service Co
Dear Grapevine
January 2016
From 3,000 Miles Away
June 2015
By:
Tod C.
| Chino, California
A man serving 30 to life learns a new way to live from someone he's never seen
Why I Don't Vote
March 2014
By:
Anonymous
An AA questions the use of Robert's Rules of Order in business meetings
River of Shadows
January 2014
By:
Dick L.
| Meridian, Idaho
Sometimes it is in the darkest places that the light is most visible
No Laughing Matter
April 2013
By:
Kris G.
| Sewickley, Pennsylvania
Her drinking became a big joke; then nobody thought it was funny
Finding Our Way
October 2012
By:
Jerry S.
| Austin, Texas
An agnostic discovers his place in the Fellowship
Dear Grapevine
October 2012
I Still Sit up Front, I Still Raise my Hand
March 2012
By:
G.G.
| Huntington, New York
After 20 years, this alcoholic does not have all the answers
Web Exclusive: Coming Back and Coming Clean
December 2011
By:
Scott T.
After a relapse, a member tells his homegroup that he took money from the basket
Chained to the Beer Fridge
September 2011
By:
Anton R.
| Edmonton, Alberta
He dragged it from Moscow to Texas to Canada ... and right into the rooms of AA
The Garden of the Present Moment
September 2011
By:
James S.
A Buddhist in AA talks about how through sobriety, he was able to truly practice his faith
Growing Up on the Farm
July 2011
By:
Al S.
| Orting, Washington
It all began as a good time in a small farming community, but the good times wouldn’t last
The Third Time Is the Charm
June 2011
By:
Cheryl B.
| North Riverside, Illinois
A young mother hits bottom and finds AA but learns through relapse that she still had to concede powerlessness