Truly Blessed
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Ed M.
| Bloomsburg, Pa.
Reflecting on the changes wrought by nearly 40 years of sobriety
Three Men AND a Wet Drunk
April 2008
By:
A.G.
| Tabernacle, New Jersey
An old-timer recalls her early days
On the Road to Damascus
April 1975
By:
F. M.
| New Canaan, Connecticut
Many believe that the reality of conversion can be measured by the results - The Search for Spiritual Experience
I Took the Eighth
March 1964
By:
Dick W.
| Van Nuys, California
Too many fifths and a high-flying act led to a real-life courtroom scene
How "White" Is a "White Lie"?
September 1962
By:
Dr. O. Hobart Mowrer
A psychiatrist comments on "the honesty part
The Birthday Plan
May 1956
By:
Ab A.
| Tulsa, Oklahoma
Excerpts from a talk given by the originator of "The Oklahoma Birthday Plan," at the AA State Meeting in Great Bend, Kansas, last fall.
What We Were Like
October 1992
By:
Karl H.
| Eustis, Florida
Fragments of AA History - Sister Ignatia of Rosary Hall
Striving to Fail
March 1977
By:
W. M.
| North Manchester
Have you ever tried to wrest defeat from the jaws of victory?
The Serenity Prayer
December 1972
By:
M. D. B.
| Toledo, Ohio
How one member applies it to his daily living
Getting Back on Track
May 1993
By:
P. G.
| St. Thomas, Ontario
How one group rediscovered its primary purpose
Tradition Nine
September 1992
By:
Bill W.
AA, as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve. (from the August 1948 Grapevine)
A Power Greater Than Compulsion
May 1992
By:
Norm W.
| Magalia, California
Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism.
Are We Locked In?
May 1992
By:
E. L.
| Council Bluffs, Iowa
The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. There are no dues or fees for AA membership; we are self-supporting through our own contributions. AA is not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organization or institution; does
No Greater Fear. . .
September 1987
By:
G. M.
| Whitewater, Michigan
And no greater benefit when at last we enter the doors of AA