12th Tradition
November 1980
By:
B. L
Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our Traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities - From the September 1971 Grapvine
Two Messengers
February 1978
By:
R. H.
| Culver City, California
Faith comes to us in mysterious ways
The Amends I Most Dreaded to Make
August 1977
By:
D. S.
| Desert Hot Springs, California
Some things can never be undone, but there is a spirit that heals old wounds
AA Is Not for Sale
February 1977
By:
B. L.
| Manhattan, New York
We may be paid for our special skills but not for doing what keeps us sober
The Counselor
February 1977
By:
Anonymous
| Cincinnati, Ohio
Do our attitudes toward professionals affect our ability to carry the AA message to newcomers?
They Brought a Meeting to My Madhouse
April 1975
By:
E. S.
| Manhattan, New York
A stirring plea for more interest and more hard work in institutions
Learning to Handle Sobriety
March 1975
By:
Bob P.
| Connecticut
God willing, we may never again have to deal with drinking, but we do have to deal with sobriety every day
A Power Beyond the Mind
April 1972
By:
B. M.
| Saratoga, California
The Steps were translated into terms that I, an atheist, could understand
Westward Ho! the Booze!
July 1971
By:
G. N. G.
| Queens, New York
Another of the Grapevine's scientific studies of alcohol and alcoholics
I Got Out of the God Business
January 1970
By:
R. S.
| Vancouver, British Columbia
This self-proclaimed unbeliever has a three-point program that works for him and, he hopes, might help others - The Search for Spiritual Experience
My Name Is Bertha. . .
March 1969
By:
B. D.
| Louisville, Kentucky
They tell me that I killed a man. . .
Four Proposals
January 1966
By:
John L. Norris. M.D.
As presented to the 1965 General Service Conference
The Rules Were OK for Others
September 1953
By:
Z.W.
| Clayton, Missouri
The story of a woman who thought: "I knew all the pitfalls and would be able to avoid them.
THE CHOICE IS LIFE
August 1953
Tradition Three
July 1952
By:
BILL W.
The third of a new series of articles explaining The Twelve Traditions. . . - The only requirement for AA membership is a desire to stop drinking.
Bullets & Bottles
October 2024
| CPC: Cooperation with the Professional Community
By:
Ernie G.
| Evansville, Indiana
After a rocky start, a young Army guy gets sober. Now he’s heading to Iraq. His mission: to help others
My Most Amazing Life
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Terra S.
| Helena, Mont.
She found the life she never thought she could have and then fought to keep alcohol from destroying it
As the Spirit Moves Us
February 2021
| Sponsorship
By:
Jake H.
| Whitefish, Mont.
On a remote dogsledding trip, a member has a tense white-knuckle moment and his connection with a Higher Power breaks free
Return to Riverside
June 2018
By:
Fred H.
| Jacksonville, Florida
How a blissful sunny day in 1970 turned into a long drunken hell... and then became a love story to remember
Third Step Surgery
September 2014
By:
Sam Marie E.,
| Atlanta, Georgia
Used to self-medicating with alcohol, she found herself looking to the Steps
Love in the Valley
April 2013
By:
Surely K.
| Sandy Valley, Nevada
In a small town, a newcomer opens her home to help save lives—and a little gas
Two-fisted Drinker
March 2013
By:
Ken L.
| Knoxville, Tennessee
After years of pounding back beers, a good soldier becomes a hopeless closet drunk
Dear Grapevine
April 2012