Time to punt
October 2016
This high school coach was losing the drinking game. Then one day a fellow teacher handed him a winning play
Brewing new ideas
July 2018
By:
Woody R.
| Stockton, California
When a group treasurer discovered a financial predicament, the members stepped up with a plan
Hey, Why the Dress Code?
March 2012
By:
Patrick M.
| Cleveland Heights, Ohio
A member expresses his opinion about "rules" in AA, while holding fast to the Third Tradition
From Pretty to Beautiful
May 2005
By:
Janell H.
| Snohomish, Washington
The illusion of alcoholism vs. the reality of recovery
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
March 1980
By:
The Big Issue
Alcohol vs. Marijuana
Mail Call for All A.A.s at Home Or Abroad
February 1948
By:
Walt K.
| St. Petersburg, Florida
A Better Lift at Last
A Journey of Grace
October 2013
An old timer shares his thoughts on the practice of the Eleventh Step
On cultivating tolerance
December 2018
| Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
By:
Dr. Bob
| Akron, Ohio
Dr. Bob’s message in the July 1944 Grapevine is a wonderful thought to carry into the New Year
Alcoholic Ills and A. A. Compared to Mankind
January 1947
January 10, 1957
March 1958
By:
H. W.
THE GOLDEN THREAD<lbNews, comments and letters from about AA's worldwide outposts and centers--gleaned from letters to the Grapevine and General Service Headquarters, and from the "AA Exchange Bulletin," published monthly by GSH
Power to solve your problems
August 1966
By:
M. D. B.
| Jackson, Michigan
The fearful man who runs away from life is a slave; the free man can roll with the punches
"You Are Most Likely An Alcoholic"
November 2018
By:
Sarah W.
A letter she wrote to herself went unheeded, but seven years later, she saved her life in AA
“Don’t Change Anything Your First Year In AA”
June 2017
By:
Sheridan K.
| Los Angeles, Calif.
Instead of making the wrong changes, he took the Steps he needed to make the ones that have kept him sober for more than 30 years
The Steps at Sea
July 2011
By:
Ron. W
A dispute on an isolated, ocean-going ship led him to turn to the Fourth Step for a spiritual solution
If You Don't Like It, You Can Love It!
November 1993
By:
Anonymous
| Manhattan, New York
From the July 1963 Grapevine
How to Nurse Your Depressions
November 1980
By:
R. D
Here are some helpful hints on the care and feeding of these monsters - From the November 1971 Grapvine
How to Nurse Your Depressions
November 1971
By:
R. D.
| Indian Rocks Beach, Florida
Do you love your depressions? Do you wallow in self-pity? Here are some helpful hints on the care and feeding of these monsters
Paying the Price
December 2008
By:
Paul G.
| Washington, D.C.
The cost of a casual membership in the program
Do You Have the Granulated Sugar?
January 1974
By:
Louise S.
| Chico, California
Let us remember the unbelievably stupid questions we had to ask in the beginning, and let us always be tender with the newcomers who are afraid to ask them