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
Quote November 15, 2015
“Open-mindedness seems to me a core spiritual principle of the program ... Without it I cannot change.”
San Francisco, Calif., August 1995 “Practical Enlightenment” Spiritual Awakenings
Quote November 15
"Open-mindedness seems to me a core spiritual principle of the program ... Without it I cannot change."
San Francisco, Calif., August 1995 From: "Practical Enlightenment" Spiritual Awakenings
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
Distaff Definitions
December 1964
By:
W. S. R.
| East Norwalk, Connecticut
A typically misguided male proposes that the ladies adopt a new language
Do You Drift Around Or Take a Stand?
June 1964
By:
Ada L. W.
| Rochester, New York
An argument for having a home group
Let's Level About Money
February 1963
By:
P. R.
| Manhattan, New York
A reminder that the program also has a material side
P.S. From the Editor
August 1961
Easy Does It
January 1961
By:
P.W.
| Jackson Heights, New York
Time can be a helpful friend or a harsh master. Use it wisely and you'll live longer and happier!
P.O. Box 1980
September 1960
By:
L.S.
| Silver Spring, Maryland
SOME ANSWERS TO ''I DON'T GO TO MEETINGS ANY MORE''
AA Around the World
July 1958
By:
Owen W.
| Montana
LO! THE POOR INDIAN AA- News, comments and letters from and about AA's worldwide outposts and centers--gleaned from letters to the Grapevine and the General Service Office, and from the "AA Exchange Bulletin," published monthly by GSO
Across the Editors Desk
July 1954