Salute to AA'S Old-timers
October 1967
By:
D. S.
| Dayton, Ohio
An AA "frozen in newness" tells why length of sobriety seems to him a valuable asset
In All Our Affairs
July 1956
By:
H .W.
| Westport, Connecticut
Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.
A Friend In Deed
May 2006
The Disease Concept In Early AA
November 2003
Dr. Bob On Anonymity
December 2002
By:
D. S.
| San Mateo, California
Reprinted from the February 1969 Grapevine
Editors' Choice
January 1999
Around AA
August 1996
Digest of Advisory Actions - Some significant Advisory Actions appear below in condensed form
Building an Arch
May 2003
By:
Chico C.
| West Palm Beach, Florida
from AA Grapevine, May 1989 - Step Five
Building an Arch
May 1989
By:
Chico C.
| West Palm Beach, Florida
Step Five - Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
Gratitude
September 1979
By:
F. M.
| New Canaan, Connecticut
How do you manage to feel grateful when you're feeling terrible?
From the Cave of the Fallen Angels
March 1975
By:
E. S.
| Manhattan, New York
The words and the phrases may vary from time to time, but the basic message of the AA experience goes on unchanged
The Serenity Prayer
August 1968
By:
Bob N.
| Scarsdale, New York
The beginner's third question: What <emphasis type="underline">is</i> this thing called AA?
A Mother’s Day Wish
May 2024
| How the Steps Changed My Life
By:
Mary Ann G.
| Dundalk, Maryland
After years of heartache and regret, she found the son her drinking took away
Suddenly Sober
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Jamie G.
Alcohol literally stopped her heart—but she came back with it beating strong
A God-Shaped Hole
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Dayna C.
| Highlands Ranch, Colo.
An accomplished suburban mother “who just loved to drink wine” finds her Higher Power in the rooms of AA
Dear Grapevine
April 2021
| Fun in Sobriety
The Committee
July 2020
| AA Around The World
By:
Andy A.
| St. Peters, Mo.,
Voices # 1,2,3 and 4 have lots to say about Andy’s day off. Oh wait, #5 does too
Embracing Change
March 2020
| Puzzled
By:
Paula C.
| Georgetown, Texas
Sobriety prepared her to step out of her comfort zone and take on a new adventure
Dear Grapevine
August 2018
70 Reasons I Love Grapevine
June 2014
By:
Jeff W.
| Maplewood, New Jersey
A member from New Jersey can’t get enough of our beloved meeting in print
Confrontation
September 2013
By:
Anonymous
An old-timer learns a valuable lesson about the need to "discipline" her group