The Rum-Soaked Razor Bill
May 1963
By:
M. D. B.
| Jackson, Michigan
Bird watching for fun, profit and sobriety
Alcoholism in the U.S. Today
January 1963
A special report to the Grapevine from The National Council on Alcoholism
The Green Demon
May 1962
By:
M. D. B.
| Jackson, Michigan
Jealousy is poisonous--but this AA member found an effective antidote
Pro and Con
April 1958
Brief comments end excerpts from letters containing opinions pro and/or con specific items (including the Grapevine itself) will appear in this corner from time to time.
II
September 1952
By:
Anonymous
| Worcester, Massachusetts
Not to be outdone by the nation's political outbursts we bring you this month and next. . .a peek at our very own smoke filled rooms. . .
Guidebook for Presbyterian Ministers
April 1952
Clergy of two faiths advises on AA used as pastoral aid. A Grapevine Milestone Report
Home But Not Alone
December 2015
Can someone get sober without a home group, a coffee commitment or a 90 in 90? Two alcoholics in Kentucky find out
AA News
August 2015
Part of something big
April 2015
By:
Allison D.
| Glenside, Pennsylvania
How her dream to have a meaningful life became something to really cheer about
Rallying Cry
October 2014
By:
Steve A.
| San José, California
For more than 41 years, a California teacher has found the slogans to be some of his most powerful allies
New Meetings, New Friends
September 2014
By:
Monica L.
| Wichita, Kansas
By finding a new group, she was able to have the kind of sobriety she wanted
Fourth and Vine
January 2014
By:
David W.
He had spent 20 years of his life at the bar on the corner until one winter day
The Little Group on Hapalmach Street
April 2012
By:
Charley W.
| Jerusalem
In Jerusalem, an old meeting room disappears, but not the years of love
Pause Before You Send
March 2012
By:
Joanna W.
| Denver, Colorado
She found that her computer was not the best place to do a Ninth Step
Radiant Child
December 2011
By:
Kizzie P.
| Frankfort, Kentucky
Her son's despair over her alcoholism became the cornerstone of her sobriety
The Apple Falls from the Tree
November 2011
By:
Brenda P.
| Orlando, Florida
The science of gravity helped this newcomer believe in a power greater than herself
Web Exclusive: On the Rat Wheel
October 2011
By:
Molly H.
| Fresno, California
Obsessive thinking nearly led her to a drink until she turned it over to a Higher Power
A Back Porch Prayer
September 2011
By:
Vernon J.
| Frankfort, Kentucky
With his wife still missing, a young African-American vows to make things right
In Our Own Words: Stories of Young AAs in Recovery
September 2011
By:
John L.
| Howell, New Jersey
From Section 1, What We Used To Be Like
Web Exclusive: A St. Patrick's Day Business Trip
July 2011
By:
Dana M.
| Lebanon, New Hampshire
An AA uses the tools of the program to stay sober while traveling with work colleagues