2,500 Hellos and Hugs
September 1982
By:
F. M.
| New Canaan, Connecticut
A banquet honoring old-timers spurred memories of old times
Now I Want What I Get
February 1977
By:
B. M.
| Saratoga, California
With a broken arm and a wheelchair, she still enjoyed her vacation
2nd Step
February 1970
By:
P. S.
| Greenwich, Connecticut
Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
Second Tradition Checklist
December 1969
By:
B. L.
| Manhattan, New York
AA's Twelve Traditions have, in my experience, often proved vital in keeping me shober, and helpful otherwise in all my affairs." - This is the second of a series of articles sharing that experience
Dear Editors:
June 1968
By:
R. T.
| Manhattan, New York
Many members. . .might. . .rush through the earlier Steps. . .bypassing the deeply private, personal work of the first three. . .
The Puzzle of AA
April 1965
By:
Griffith Edwards, M.D.
An English psychiatrist finds that AA "continues to grow and to puzzle psychiatrists by breaking all rules of psychotherapy. . .
Broader Vista Opened
June 1945
Five Alcoholics Looking for the Perfect Pitch
August 1944
How to Stay Married Though Sober
July 1970
By:
B. F. P.
| Manhattan, New York
Sobriety is important in terms of what I can do with it.
A Gift That Surpasses Understanding
April 1970
By:
A Priest
The spiritual experience in AA is something quite apart from formal religion, says this priest
Actual Joy
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Rhiannon N.
| Kamloops, B.C.
She loved to party, but it took AA to show her real happiness
We’re in This Together
August 2025
| Atheist & Agnostic Members
By:
Ron B.
| Costa Mesa, California
One member shares why he joins in with his group’s prayers rather than rebel and be different
Whooooole Bunches of Love
May 2025
| Young and Sober
By:
Matthew C.
| Coram, New York
Diving into service and YPAA events—with lots of hugs—is an experience he says you must not miss
Too Good to Be True
December 2024
| Remote Communities and Sober Holidays
By:
H.G.
| San Juan Capistrano, California
Your never know what surprises you’ll find when you stick around and share stories
Cooperating with the Courts
October 2024
| CPC: Cooperation with the Professional Community
By:
Kerry Meyer Class A (non-alcoholic) Trustee
| Minneapolis, Minnesota
Chief Judge and Class A Trustee of the General Service Board shares about the importance of CPC service
Just Another AA Story
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By:
Jessica G.
| Huntington Beach, Calif.
Her fight for sobriety found a happy ending in the Steps
Service of a Lifetime
September 2024
| Young and Sober
By:
Anonymous
| Mesa, Arizona
At four months sober he dove into general service and with lots of help and love, he’s never looked back