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
Love on Emerald Lake
May 2014
By:
Anonymous
After a breakup, he headed to Vermont to be of service. But his HP had much bigger plans
The A.A. Movement Gains Public Recognition
November 1948
(Third in a series giving a condensed history of A.A.)
Strangely Insane
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Dustin P.
| Bellvue, Neb.
Choosing not to spark the flame this time
Dear Grapevine
December 2012
The Good Within the Enemy
August 1973
By:
A. G.
| Decatur, Georgia
Where there is hatred let me sow love. . ." - Forgiveness comes when we love and bless the Power that flows through each of us
While You’re Down There…
February 2023
| Making Amends
By:
Tom L.
| Albany, Ga.
It was suggested that I throw my shoes up under the bed, and when I got up in the morning, since I was down on my knees anyway, to pray. Well, I did not do that.
The Mysterious Source
September 1975
By:
Betty M.
| Washington, District of Columbia
Seek it out and follow its promptings as an act of faith
God as I Understand Him
April 1973
By:
J. W.
| Key West, Florida
To grow beyond a vague abstraction, turn to the reality of today
Trains, Dogs & Drums
April 2021
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Chuck C.
| Austin, Texas
A nice marriage, a beautiful new three bedroom house and a good sober life. Why was he so annoyed?
The View from Here: - Each Month a Group of Past Delegates to the General Service Conference Will Talk About the Traditions
July 1996
By:
Alf S.
| St. Cloud, Minnesota
An Offer We Could Refuse