Minor Miracles
April 1972
By:
L. D.
| Manhattan, New York
When we become aware, a lot of nice little things begin to happen
The Embrace of the Octopus
October 1971
By:
L. H.
| Castro Valley, California
And then suddenly he lets you go. . .
Comfort in Action
July 1971
By:
R. S.
| Queens, New York
The winners are those who do things because it makes them feel better
The Six S's
June 1971
By:
C. J.
| Pleasant Hill, California
To help you remember the ideals that make for happy sobriety
My Waterloo
February 1971
By:
Tibbey
This Hungarian seaman tells, in the language of the heart, how he met defeat and won a victory
We're Going to Do Something About Profanity!
January 1970
By:
D. C.
| Fitchburg, Massachusetts
The blue atmosphere at some meetings is turning many people off, says this writer
Will the Lord's Prayer Survive in AA?
A member weighs in on whether or not the prayer should be included in meetings
Anonymity and the Social Networks
An AA discovers a way in which her anonymity is threatened by an online social group
Letter from a Nun
September 1969
By:
C. K.
| Clinton, New York
Written to friends, this letter ultimately reached a member of AA who, with permission, sent it to the Grapevine. We feel it is a sensitive and moving report of an AA meeting as experienced by one who is not a member but who is with us in spirit
Her Name Is Helen
August 1969
By:
Mary C.
| Missouri
When she told her story every woman in the room found new meaning in some old-fashioned words like: valor, courage, fearlessness. . .
Merry Christmas to All!
December 1967
By:
W. S. R.
| East Norwalk, Connecticut
Not the tinsel wonderland, but the mature message. . .
Just Plain Sober
January 1967
By:
T. C.
| Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Contented with Sobriety?--<emphasis type="bold">Yes</emphasis> Contented with Everything Else?--<emphasis type="bold">Not Necessarily</emphasis>
Is the AA Program a Selfish One?
December 1965
By:
Anonymous
| East Greenwich, Rhode Island
Do we confuse the shaky newcomer?
Is the AA Program a Selfish One?
December 1965
By:
Anonymous
| East Greenwich, Rhode Island
Do we confuse the shaky newcomer?
More Valuable Than Ever
May 2021
| Our Twelve Steps
By:
Anonymous
| Amherst, Mass.
In the right hands, a Big Book never stops working. And this member’s copy has had some wonderful lives
My Love Affair With Booze
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Bill C.
| Okeechobee, Fla.
It was his first love, but not his last, thanks to AA
I Found My God in Perryville Prison
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Kirsten M.
She found “the possibility of a God I could trust” in the unlikeliest of places
One Year And Counting
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Fred M.
| Allen, Texas
A newcomer joyfully enumerates the way the program has changed his life
Calm and quiet
November 2019
| Grapevine Classics
By:
Jason C.
| Fairlawn, Virginia
After struggling to find an Eleventh Step practice that works for him, he took a leap of faith and finally found emotional balance
A mother's lifeline
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By:
Kristin B.
| Chicago, Illinois
Thanks to her online home group, neither an injury nor a need for childcare can keep her from AA
Sunday school
July 2019
| The Prison Issue
By:
Judy F.
| Chemainus, British Columbia
With an open heart, a member helps her pastor understand our Fellowship a little better
Pub tour!
October 2018
By:
John K.
| Sierra Vista, Arizona
A man tests himself on a trip to Europe with a bunch of old Army drinking buddies. Boy, was that dumb
Plugging in
July 2018
By:
Leon A.
| Doylestown, Pennsylvania
When AAs get together, something powerful happens, he says. It’s up to us to join in
Watching over me
March 2018
By:
Mitch G.
| Arlington, Texas
A powerful moment on the porch one day revealed that he was taken care of all along
Any lengths?
January 2018
| Sponsorship
By:
Russ K.
| Tampa, Florida
A sponsee in Florida shares valuable lessons he’s learned from his sponsor—including how to survive in a hurricane
The Day The Obsession Lifted
January 2017
After numerous relapses, a newcomer desperate for a drink allows someone else to take the wheel—and sees a glimmer of hope on the road ahead
Guiding Light
December 2016
By:
Dora S.
| Sailing Vessel “Chillmore”
Staying sober on a rum-filled ship can be rough. But with her sponsor as her lighthouse, she’s doing it
Chasing The Monsters Away
September 2016
Drunkenly putting his son to bed, he passed on three generations of alcoholism in a single breath—until AA helped him break the cycle.
What I Do Owe
September 2016
By:
Leon A.,
| Doylestown, Pa.
Abandoned by a skid row father, a son struggles to make amends to him