Mail Call for All A.A.s at Home Or Abroad
November 1947
By:
L.C.L.
| Detroit, Michigan
Articles Enlightening
Pro and Con
May 1958
Brief comments end excerpts from letters containing opinions pro and/or con specific items (including the Grapevine itself) will appear in this corner from time to time.
Dancing Machine
November 2022
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Anonymous
I decided I was going to have fun—and I did. Some people would get close up to smell my breath. Even my sponsor asked if I had been drinking!
Getting On With My Day
October 2022
| Relapse
By:
Judy H.
| Claremont, Calif.
I’m alone a lot nowadays, and I have disabilities.
I’m not able to work at a steady job either, yet I’m still thankful. I’m trying to make every day count.
I’m not able to work at a steady job either, yet I’m still thankful. I’m trying to make every day count.
Message of hope
January 2021
| Oldtimers!
By:
Bud K.
| Mesa, Ariz
I have made many inside friends over these years. During this COVID pandemic, the prisons are closed to visitors, but I found another way to stay in touch.
The Grateful 5
December 2020
| Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
By:
Wes A.
| Lawtey, Fla.
When COVID-19 struck, our meetings in here stopped. AAs on the outside are fortunate enough to have the Internet. We inmates aren’t so lucky.
Feel, Deal, Heal
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Briggs C.
| Albuquerque, N.M.
A three-word phrase that he didn’t understand—until he spent some quality time in the program
Finding the Path
January 2018
| Sponsorship
By:
Emma M.
| Rhode Island
She was young, partied hard, went to jail—but never stopped seeking the right path to God and sobriety
AA Around the World
April 1997
Adapted from the Final Report of the 14th World Service Meeting, held in New York City, October 1996
A Fringe Player
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Anonymous
| Kingston, N.H.
All his life, he hung back a bit, observing from the sidelines. But the AA Fellowship would not let him stand alone
It Was All Worth It
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Donna B.
| Pompton Lakes, N.J.
Being a single mom and a beginner wasn’t easy. But it was worth every Step
Sharing my Secret
February 2020
| Tough Times
By:
Kirk S.
| Dundas, Ontario
Angry and lonely, he stayed quiet about his reading skills. Then one day he was able to help others
Online Sobriety
May 2019
| Our Big Book–80 Wonderful Years
By:
Barb C.
| Endicott, N.Y.
She hated computers, but finding AA online forums gave her the courage to return to the program after a long relapse
Getting through the day
March 2019
| What’s On Your Mind?
By:
Frank F.
| Fort Wayne, Indiana
Sometimes remembering to not drink is about all newcomers can handle
Having our say
February 2019
| Stories by Our Longtime Members
By:
Russ K.
| Tampa, Florida
After their treasury went missing, a group had to hold a vote. Luckily, they’d just had an inventory
Can I buy you a drink?
November 2018
By:
Joan B.
| Toronto, Ontario
In 1963, at a ski lodge in Quebec, an alcoholic makes a friendly offer. Boy, did she get the wrong guy
You're under arrest
April 2018
By:
Alex M.
| Louisville, Kentucky
Non-approved literature? Raffles? Religious talk? Who monitors what we say and do at our AA meetings? The Traditions make it clear
Why Be Organized?
September 2017
By:
Robert P.
| Amity, Oregon
A conversation with the coffee crew reminds this “elder statesman” why AA is set up the way it is
Gone berserk
June 2017
By:
Harold T.
| New York, New York
Texting constantly, always checking up on her, multiple visits to her workplace—was this love?
Never too old
May 2017
By:
Larry M.
| Devon, Alberta
A delegate from Canada reminds us not to forget about our octogenarian members
From Cocktails to Chaos
March 2016
Drinking for her never did resemble the social hours she saw in her childhood home
School Days
August 2015
After getting sober, she was able to follow her dreams and go back to school for her BA
To Lift his Spirits
July 2014
By:
V,J.
| Chandler, Arizona
After an AA mom’s son lands in jail for drunken driving, she learns to stay sober and let go
Flight from Omaha
December 2013
By:
Carleen L.
| Helena, Montana
Most Twelfth-Step calls are down in the trenches, but sometimes they’re up in the air