On 'Getting the Program'
November 1977
By:
J. C.
If your motives are good, chances are, you're on your way - From the September 1953 Grapevine
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
November 1976
By:
Thomas Land
The Solution: Surgery? - From the June 1974 Grapevine
Guilt
January 1976
By:
Bobby H.
| Studio City, California
That monkey belongs back in the jungle from whence he came
Service
September 1974
By:
R. McC.
| Tacoma, Washington
An old-timer finds AA general service work has given him a new lease on AA life
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
November 1973
By:
M. E. S.
Book Review - 'New Hope for Incurable Diseases'
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
July 1973
By:
Morton Mintz
Honest Liquor Labels?
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
April 1973
By:
L. W. Parratt, MD
Opinions on Social Drinkers
When Life Goes Down
March 2026
| AA & the Family
By:
John D.
| Big Lake, Minnesota
When tough times come, he says God and the Fellowship always seem to show up
No Complaints
August 2024
| Dating & Relationships
By:
Ken T.
| Roseburg, Oregon
Thanks to three beautiful oldtimers, he found a wonderful recipe to be happy, joyous and free
Who Would Ever Have Imagined?
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Lori L.
| Indianapolis, Ind.
She thought she had it all, but without sobriety it meant nothing
Family Secret
April 2023
| AA & Families
By:
R.G.
| Slidell, La.
After years of drinking and pain, sobriety prepared a mother for a wonderful unexpected reunion
Sick Puppy
July 2021
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Anonymous
| Soledad, Calif.
A gang member serving 26 to life expresses his gratitude for AA and the sponsor who changed his life
Get out of your head
March 2021
| Making Amends
By:
Lisa J.
| New Hope, Pa.
Anger and sadness sent this newcomer mom right toward the liquor store.
Luckily, she knew what to do
Luckily, she knew what to do
Intellect and the Disease of Alcoholism
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Bart H.
| Reno, Nev.
Floundering after 15 dry years, he decided to stop thinking and start believing
One night in London
March 2020
| Puzzled
By:
Rose M.
| Jersey, Channel Islands
After 50 years, she’s curious to find the man who kept the doors open so she could find us
Bored with meetings
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By:
Irving M.
| Washington, D.C.
A rocky encounter with an old friend got one member thinking about the importance of making meetings
A Child’s Memories
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
By:
Jan C.
| Naples, Fla.
Her father sobered up with the help of one of AA’s most important friends
Relapse after 11 years
April 2019
| Relapse
By:
Ahmed J.
| Coral Springs, Florida
From a Florida jail, a dad warns how pain meds and a weak program woke his sleeping lion
Peace on the inside
February 2018
| Title Goes Here
By:
Travis K.
| Madison, Wisconsin
As the hospital helps him with his mental illness, the AA meetings give him hope until one day he can get out
Ticket to Ride
February 2013
By:
Bob S.
| Marquette, Michigan
AA buddies fly to the rescue when a member’s son reaches out
Still a Great Ride
January 2013
By:
Paul C.
| Oceanside, California
An old-timer returns to his beloved young peoples’ group, where, long ago, he learned to survive the ups and downs of early sobriety
What My Pencil Reveals
October 2012
By:
Gary T.
| Poughkeepsie, New York
Writing it all down helps him stay on the beam