Recovery, Romance, and a Pre-nup!
June 2019
| Letting Go of Resentments
By:
Steve L.
| Cary, NC
It turned out the only pre-nup the two of them needed was the principles the program provided
Right in front of me
March 2019
| What’s On Your Mind?
By:
Anonymous
Broken hand, no phone, locked out of his van and running late. Perfect time to do the Third Step Prayer
A Sweet Sign
June 2016
On a beautiful country drive to visit his sisters, something was trying to get his attention
Middle of the Herd
November 2015
On a remote Alaska road, he got a big scare that turned out to be HP’s Thanksgiving gift
My Superhero
September 2015
By:
Tom W.
| West Des Moines, Iowa
A father begins to made amends to the daughters he was once too drunk to love
Dear Grapevine
September 2013
A Tragic Day in Central Park
August 2013
By:
Alex S.
| San Francisco, California
He was sober, in love, everything was going great—then his sunny day went dark
The 19th Hole
January 2012
By:
Donna G.
| Rochester Hills, Michigan
Drinking killed her golf career but not her joy for life
My Parking Spot God
September 2011
By:
Jennifer C.
| Chula Vista, California
She learned that she was going to need God's help for more than just the little stuff
The Miracles of Recovery
June 2011
By:
John Z.
| Baltimore, Maryland
A sober man recounts his experiences in repairing relationships with his family after the ravages of alcohol
Standing on the edge
January 2011
By:
Tanya C.
| Bedminster, New Jersey
A suicidal leap was her first step toward recovery
BEYOND WISHFUL THINKING
February 2008
By:
Mark Z.
| Hayward, California
A true partnership between AAs
The Twelve Concepts of AA: a Beginner's Guide
August 2004
By:
Boyce B.
| Brooklyn, New York
Understanding AA's Third Legacy
What Is an Open Mind?
July 1959
The seventh of a series of "Beginners' Meetings"--to run from time to time--for newcomers to AA sobriety.
The Churches and Alcoholism
September 1957
By:
J. P. L.
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
THE ACCOMPANYING ARTICLE reflects the Grapevine's developing plans to bring its readers more news of what is going on along a vast front of activity on the problem of alcoholism. It is written by an AA with personal experience in the growing interfaith wo
Pedro's Story
September 1957
By:
Pedro
THIS ARTICLE, like "A Letter to Headquarters"(p, 40), is also part of the Grapevine's promised program to tell more of the individual stories of worldwide "Twelfth Stepping" as reflected in the endless flow of letters, from far and near, to the familiar "
AA World Wide
July 1957
News and comment from and about AA's worldwide outposts and centers--gleaned from letters to the Grapevine and General Service, Headquarters, and from the "AA Exchange Bulletin," published monthly by GSH.
Tradition Eight
December 1952
By:
Bill W.
The eighth of a new series of articles explaining The Twelve Traditions. . . <lb"ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS SHOULD REMAIN FOREVER NON-PROFESSlONAL, BUT OUR SERVICE CENTERS MAY EMPLOY SPECIAL WORKERS".
In Growth
December 1951
By:
C. H. T.
| West Springfield, Massachusetts
WE GET STRENGTH FROM THE SUFFERING OF OTHERS
Double Conviction?
May 1950
By:
A. F.
| Cheyenne, Wyoming
the human story <lbPete was sweating out a bad rap. and running into an old cell-mate didn't make it any easier. . .or did it?