Three Valleys
April 1973
By:
M. O.
| São Paulo
Was this vision a split fraction of all the time in eternity?
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
February 1972
GM's 'Carrot and Stick'
The Beautiful Words
June 1970
By:
E. R. P.
| Vidor, Texas
They come to us when we need them most, displacing the vulgar and the profane
The February 2013 Issue of Grapevine is Here!
This month's special section features stories about how AAs found their higher power
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
August 1969
By:
Associated Press
Post Office Alcoholics Receive Aid
My Dream
November 1968
By:
Rev. G. P.
| Kansas City, Missouri
Can We share <emphasis type="underline">All</emphasis> We Have?
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
October 1968
By:
Frederick Lemere, MD
| Seattle, Washington
Alcoholics and Social Drinkers
AA'S Tradition of Self-support
October 1967
By:
Bill W.
AA's co-founder discusses the reasons why AA groups do not seek charity and why they support AA central services
God's Will?
September 1967
By:
W. W. W.
| Englewood, Florida
Headed for his first AA meeting, he lost his way, The bar's neon glowed invitingly. . .
Ah, Sweet Order!
November 1965
By:
H. W.
| Philadelphia,, Pennsylvania
In praise of a modest accomplishment with a significance both commonplace and cosmic
Tahitian Interlude
February 1965
By:
J. M.
| Victoria, British Columbia
In the hotel bar overlooking the blue lagoon there was a chance to carry the message. . .
My Son, the Alcoholic
April 1967
By:
G. N. G.
| Forest Hills, New York
On Irish cops and rye bread, 'shickers,' and what was wrong with Ham's father
The Lost Commandment: The Dictionary and AA
June 1954
By:
Bernard B. Smith
The opening address of Mr. Bernard B. Smith, non-alcholic Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Alcoholic Foundation, at the Fourth Annual General Service Conference of AA, held April 21-25, 1954, is here reproduced in full.
Sometimes Miracles Happen
December 2025
| Sober Holidays & Remote Communities
By:
Anonymous
| Rocky River, Ohio
A central office volunteer tries to help a liver patient find the AA path with a lot of love and hope
Miracles Do Happen
December 2023
| Remote Communities and sober holidays
By:
Nancy H.
| Lehigh Acres, Florida
A drunken night haunted this longtimer for years, but one day she got a call that brought unexpected joy
Becoming Willing
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Bruce W.
| Byron, Ga.
In AA meetings all over the world, he hears the language of the heart
Sobriety and My Spiritual Journey
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Mike H.
| El Cajon, Calif.
If he stays connected, his Higher Power always provides “a door to a new and better place”
A Room Full of Broken People
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Roseanne D.
| Merced, Calif.
AA was a place where her shattered life could be pieced back together
Sober at ground zero
January 2021
| Oldtimers!
By:
T.Y.
| Olathe, Kan.
A courageous sober doctor fights the good fight in the COVID-19 wards of a hospital near Wuhan
Isolation? Are You Kidding?
July 2020
| AA Around The World
By:
Ruth H.
| Slinger, Wis
Who said change is easy? Staying sober and sane through a health crisis requires all the Steps she’s got
Surrender—Literally and Figuratively
January 2020
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
David M.
| Alexandria, Va.
His choice was clear: A spiritual life or an alcoholic death
I’m here we’re here
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
By:
Clement C.
| New York, New York
A long-time African-American member tells his story and encourages others to get involved beyond the group
Dear Grapevine
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
What's On Your Mind? : Too Many Meetings?
November 2016
What if “meeting makers” don’t make it? An AA with over 30 years sober suggests that when meetings are substituted for working the Steps and seeking spiritual awakening, sobriety can be endangered.
Back From Hell
April 2016
At 20 years, he decided to take a break from AA. What followed was years of detoxes, psych wards and pain