P. S. From the Editor
June 1962
AA Around the World
July 1958
By:
Evan C. H.
EMOTIONAL SOBRIETY IN SOUTH AFRICA - News, comments and letters from and about AA's worldwide outposts and centers--gleaned from letters to the Grapevine and the General Service Office, and from the "AA Exchange Bulletin," published monthly by GSO
Across the Editor's Desk
January 1957
YESTERDAY. . .TODAY AND TOMORROW
July 1945
Saved in Honduras
June 2024
| Happy Birthday Grapevine!
By:
Jen G-P.
| Durham, North Carolina
Far away in the mountains, a sober nursing student finds herself in tequila hell. Grapevine to the rescue!
True Love At the Assembly
May 2020
| Getting Into General Service
By:
Angela P.
| Mesa, Ariz.
General service gave her sobriety so many remarkable rewards. But this one was a real surprise
Date nights
December 2021
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Jean W.
| Elkton, Md.
Other couples in AA began inviting us out for coffee. Suggestions, such as greeting each other with a kiss or ending the day with a slow dance, helped to rekindle our lost intimacy.
The Best Life I Have Ever Lived
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Eric V.
| Alexandria, Va.
Overcoming alcohol and mental illness, he found a new life in AA
A Lesson for a Long-Timer
Web Exclusives
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By:
Ann T.
| Redondo Beach, Calif.
After almost 30 years in recovery, she’s still learning
Is There Safety In Numbers?
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By:
Eryn M.
| Fort Morgan, Colo.
Even though it’s growing in size, her home group remains a place of family, connection and purpose
Sobriety Is Not Always A Straight Road
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By:
Gary C.
| Arvada, Colo
Although he never picked up a drink, he found himself off track when it came to sobriety
A Set of Principles
September 2020
| Living Sober Group
By:
B.R.
| Mt. Washington, Ky.
She was young and she drank hard, but then found the Fellowship and a new way of life
Their Sharing Brought Me Back
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Patrick H.
| Encinitas, Calif.
Losing jobs, losing marriages, losing hope—until AA gave him the solution
The Thinker
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
By:
Martin W.
| Rio Ranch, N.M.
I read all the works of the great philosophers—and I do mean all. I did not have an epiphany.
10 things I wish I’d known
March 2020
| Puzzled
By:
Dan C.
| New York, N.Y.
If I can quiet my mind for just long enough and just shut up for a second, something better always crystallizes. I don’t need what I thought I needed.
Gone fishing
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By:
Anonymous
| Ontario
A member in Canada fondly recalls his early days and reminds us of surrender and contentment
New to Sobriety—and Trying to Stay Alive
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By:
Kathy V.
| Las Vegas, N.M.
Struggling with illness and a loved one who drinks, she finds faith in AA
AA Has Never Lied To Me
May 2017
Night, after night, commitment after commitment, he found that giving the gift of service led him to a new life
Hunting the enemy
September 2016
This old-timer saw battles all over the world, but his real foe was always within
Back In Orange
July 2016