The Bridge
February 1969
By:
K. M.
| Webster Groves, Missouri
At one time the group's youngest member was twenty-two and the oldest was eighty. But they had one common goal--sobriety
I'm No Hero!
November 1968
By:
Anonymous
| Saratoga, California
You find out alcohol has unpleasant effects on you. So you top taking it. What's so great about that?
To Find Truth. . .To Feel Love. . .To Stay Young. . .
March 1968
By:
D. A. S.
| Mount Clemens, Michigan
Around AA - Items of AA Information and Experience
November 1967
By:
Vance S.
| Long Beach, California
I'd Throw On My Bill W. T-Shirt, My Serenity Tie-Tack, and Ride!
Christmas Present
December 1965
By:
T. F. C.
| Suite Dorothee, Quebec
How some poor-me holiday blues were changed into love and the desire to share
I Nearly Quit
September 1965
By:
J. S.
| Walla Walla, Washington
Step Discussion - Here's a good start on a closed meeting discussion of Step Two, with emphasis on that word "sanity
When Sobriety Becomes Exciting
October 1963
By:
R. C. G.
| Des Moines, Iowa
New vitality and confidence make it unnecessary to smooth over the rough spots with Scotch
This Drunk Was Really a Monkey
October 1962
By:
M. V.
| Stillwater, Minnesota
Two zoo stories, similar until now--but the endings may be different
Can We Permit Justice to Remain Blind?
March 1961
By:
Albert B. Logan
Before a Joint Session of the Law Society of England and the American Bar Association, an attorney stresses the need for the legal profession to recognize alcoholism as a disease
Some Writers I Have Known
May 1963
By:
Upton Sinclair
How a top writer of his day views John Barleycorn's merciless plunder of literary talent
Hearing The Message In A Grapevine Meeting
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Jeff B.
| South Bound Brook, N.J and Tucson,, Ariz.
He hears it through the Grapevine, every Monday
From My Head to My Heart
May 2026
| How the steps changed my life
By:
Terri R.
| Fort Worth, Texas
After years of being dry, a woman in Texas discovers a new hope and freedom by diving back into the Steps
On a Dark Morning
June 2025
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Tom L.
| Albany, Georgia
At five years sober he woke up hating everyone, including himself. Time to pick up the phone
AA News
September 2024
| Young and Sober
The 74th General Service Conference
“Connecting with Love, Unity and Service”
“Connecting with Love, Unity and Service”
Snow Globe Mike
September 2023
| Young & Sober
By:
Patrick D.
| Maquoketa, Iowa
What he recalls most fondly about his first home group are the smiles and laughter behind glass
Hidden bottles everywhere
August 2023
| AA in the Military
By:
Lance S.
| La Center, Washington
A trip to Dr. Bob’s house was a real treat, but the things that surprised him most made clinking noises
How Anonymous Do I Want to Be?
November 2022
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Jim H.
| Largo, Fla.
A member shares his beloved wife’s thoughts on when to be secret about our AA membership
Getting To That First Step
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Tom S.
| Arlington Heights, IL.
His problems felt insurmountable—until he realized what his problem really was
Talking to students
October 2021
| Cooperation With Professionals (CPC)
By:
Ann O.
| Needham, Mass.
A member in Boston shares what it’s like to serve on a CPC committee that reaches out to future professionals in college
Still Learning
August 2021
| Seniors in AA
By:
Mickey H.
| Northridge, Calif.
Through grief, relocation, illness and a pandemic, a senior AA member uses the tools to keep going strong