Carrying the Message
September 1971
By:
MRS. TALK-TOO-MUCH
| Orange, Connecticut
Interpretations, by request
Victor E.
November 1999
The Vine Line
June 1994
Ham on Wry
February 1988
Ham on Wry
January 1987
Our Feet Will Know What to Do
November 2022
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
David L.
| New Smyrna Beach, Fla.
When sadness, pain and tragedy come he stays close, shares and takes action
The China Cabinet
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Sunny W.
| Indio, CA
The old cabinet reappeared in her life after a chance encounter at a meeting
Put me to Work
October 2022
| Relapse
By:
Scott G.
| Kouts, Ind.
When you show up at a district meeting looking for a job, it doesn’t take long before you get one
Danced all night
September 2022
| Young & Sober
By:
Heidi E.
| Portsmouth, N.H.
Just when she thought she’d never have fun again, they turned the music up!
YPAA Till We DIEPAA
September 2022
| Young & Sober
By:
Don S.
| Burlington, Conn.
When you grow up in young people’s AA, the commitment to serve never leaves you
Open for Business
September 2022
| Young & Sober
By:
Leah B.
| Laramie, Wyo.
Feeling all alone in a college town, she and some other young AAs came up with a plan
Miracle Woman Today
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Betts W.
| Evergreen, Colo.
The sign on the door of her first meeting read “Miracle Women.” Could she ever be one of them?
Getting the service bug
August 2022
| Sober Travel
By:
Irving M.
| Washington, D.C.
Land ho! If you stick around in the service pool long enough, your willingness to serve will be noticed
Shame of the Rocks
July 2022
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
E.M.
| Amarillo, Texas
Have a hard time not romanticizing the drink? Here’s one way this guy remembers
Love in action
June 2022
| Stories by Longtimers!
By:
Bobbie S.
| Cincinnati, Ohio
I’m sober 56 years now. Due to my poor health, I’m confined to my home, but that doesn’t stop me. I keep this good life going by doing service by phone, email and virtual meetings.
A brand new memorial day
May 2022
| 60th Anniversary of the Concepts
By:
Chris M.
| Point Pleasant, N.J.
Once a holiday of lying, hiding and heavy drinking, it’s now a weekend he cherishes
Turning Down the Volume
April 2022
| What's On Your Mind?
By:
Kiko M.
| West Chester, Pa.
Not everybody is going to like me or like what I have to offer. What matters is that I like myself enough to continue to take my inventory and be of maximum service.
Better than I deserve?
April 2022
| What's On Your Mind?
By:
Anonymous
| Brighton, Colo.
Does maintaining my sobriety and working the Steps “earn” me respect, even happiness? Am I expected to “man up and put up” with whatever circumstances arise?
Putting The Fear Prayer To Use
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Anina B.
| Chico, Calif.
Making time for a walk with her Higher Power
Here lies a Hampshire Grenadier
January 2022
| Beginners
By:
Elaine B.
| Greenfield, Mass.
On a worldwide sober trip, a member spends a cherished moment in the footsteps of our cofounder
