Minority Report on the Fourth of July
July 1966
By:
Florence T.
| Crescent, Missouri
Firecrackers give her the leaps, and then there are those endless booze sessions. . .
The Example of Love
May 1966
By:
D. McF.
| Los Angeles, California
What is this thing called Love, and what does it mean to a defeated alcoholic?
The Absent-minded Professor
November 1964
By:
J. C.
| Emporia, Kansas
She had her Ph.D. but needed to add A.A.
The First Meeting
January 1962
By:
H. W.
| Pleasantville, New York
was the difference between life and death
A Branch From the Vine
May 1954
By:
E.B.
| Granite Falls, Minnesota
from the groupvine<lbComments and suggestions
Are Women the Orphans of AA?
April 1953
By:
B. D.
| Woodside, New York
In my opinion, there are as many, if not more, female problem drinkers as male," writes a Buffalo doctor in a recent issue of GP. Does AA membership reflect this trend? A woman member raises this and other disturbing questions.
The Pleasures of Reading
August 1947
By:
M. N.
| Manhattan, New York
<emphasis type="italic">The Story of Mrs. Murphy</emphasis> by Natalie Anderson Scott (E. P. Dutton, $3)
Missionary Man
July 2025
| AA Celebrates 90 Wonderful Years!
By:
Ron M.
| Belpre, Ohio
A struggle to change his life became a wonderful journey to help alcoholics all over the world
Dear Grapevine
October 2024
| CPC: Cooperation with the Professional Community
Service Is My Cornerstone
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Mary G.
| Huntington, Calif.
At the heart of her sobriety—women being of service to other women
Everything's going to be okay
September 2019
| Young & Sober
By:
Alan F.
| Shoreline, Washington
One day on a beach, something lifted his hope and guided him out of the dark, drunken life
Practice, Practice, Practice
November 2015
The Eleventh Tradition helps one member stay out of the pulpit and keep his focus down on the field
The Changes in Light
July 2014
By:
Jaime S.
| Avon, Colorado
A newcomer recalls the months and seasons of her first year sober
The intersection
March 2014
By:
Jo P.
| Pocatello, Idaho
Drink/no drink, God/no God—the light was turning and it was decision time
Web Exclusive: The Chip on My Shoulder
August 2011
By:
Jason K.
| Albuquerque, New Mexico
Anger at AA turns to gratitude and turns his sobriety around
What Makes AA Work?. . .Or Shouldn't I Ask?
November 1997
By:
Ben E.
| Old Greenwich, Connecticut
(From the December 1956 Grapevine)
Let's Talk About Material Things
November 1992
By:
M. D. B.
| Jackson, Michigan
It's that money doesn't buy happiness but we do have responsibilities in this world - From the May 1971 Grapevine
What Makes AA Work?
November 1990
By:
Ben E.
| Old Greenwich, Connecticut
From the December 1956 Grapevine
Let's Hear It for Sobriety
December 1984
By:
R.K.
| Manhattan, New York
In AA, one person's sobriety is important to us all
The Roots of Resentment
October 1977
By:
F. M.
| New Canaan, Connecticut
We can see ourselves in the anger we feel toward others