9th Step
April 1971
By:
M. D. B.
| Jackson, Michigan
Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. - <emphasis type="italic">This series on the Twelve Steps is written by twelve members of AA, each interpreting one of the Steps as he sees it</emphasis
How Could We Turn Them Away?
May 1974
By:
D. E.
| Oregon
We are responsible. . . - A little group faces sudden expansion--or total collapse
Three Times I've Come Here
April 1973
By:
Don N.
| Bronx, New York
Now shall we try for lasting recovery?
The Message in Far-off Places
August 1962
By:
T. D.
| Massachusetts
In Singapore, Hong Kong, New Delhi, and Ceylon, this traveller found AA at work
Dear Grapevine
May 2016
A Zebra Among Horses
July 2014
By:
Anonymous
The pack she ran with in rehab was great, but now it was time to switch herds
I Finally Know What My Job Is
March 2012
By:
Helaine D.
| Sudbury, Ontario
Setting up chairs, sitting with the dying and visiting jails sets her free
Giving It Back
March 2011
By:
Chris M.
| Mahawah, New Jersey
After 20 years, she is finally experiencing the joys of being a sponsor
God drove me there
July 2009
By:
Mathew B.
| Wyoming
Craving booze, he heads for the liquor store and ends up at an AA meeting instead
11th Steppers
December 1961
By:
E. B.
| Miami, Florida
Second of a series reporting on special AA meetings
My Favorite Character
August 1953
By:
Fee Simple
| East Los Angeles, California
His gift was unlocking bound-up souls
My Name is..." Miles
January 1963
By:
M. E.
| Dayton, Ohio
Extreme fear can neither fight nor fly, But coward-like with trembling terror die." Shakespeare
Greed, Fear, and Ignorance
July 1974
By:
Paul M.
| Riverside, Illinois
We can have almost everything we want if we want it badly enough--but we have to pay the price
Ham on Wry
October 1986
The Anecdote Bin
November 1976
Dedicated to the lighter side of our common problem - From the August 1965 Grapevine
Reflections
May 1951