Overcoming Depression
August 1977
By:
S. M.
| Arlington, Virginia
Along with booze and pills, old ideas have to be cast aside
Hello. This Is AA. . .
December 1969
By:
E. S.
| Brooklyn, New York
All the world's a stage, and the telephone in any AA Intergroup or Central Office is a lifeline to human drama
Explaining the Unexplainable
August 1969
By:
G. N. G.
| Queens, New York
Speaking to interested civilian groups about AA is fraught with peril, frustration and reward
Let's Make Practical and Spiritual Sense--
August 1958
By:
Bill W.
The 1958 General Service Conference unanimously voted down a proposal for a cheap paperback edition of the Big Book. Believing that all AAs should fully understand why this was done, Bill has asked the Grapevine to reprint portions of a letter he recently
Quote September 5, 2015
"Let us continue to take our inventory as a Fellowship, searching out our flaws and confessing them freely. Let us devote ourselves to the repair of all faulty relations that may exist, whether within or without."
AA Co-Founder, Bill W., February 1961 "The Shape of Things to Come" The Language of the Heart
Quote September 5 2012
"Let us continue to take our inventory as a Fellowship, searching out our flaws and confessing them freely. Let us devote ourselves to the repair of all faulty relations that may exist, whether within or without."
AA Co-Founder, Bill W., February 1961From: "The Shape of Things to Come"The Language of the Heart
Quote August 9, 2016
“I do not need to make amends on my hands and knees; I need to walk tall, without false pride. When I go in humility and sincerely ask people to forgive me, this will remove the burden from my shoulders.”
Reynoldsburg, OH, September 1979 “Persons We Had Harmed” AA Grapevine
Quote August 9, 2015
"I do not need to make amends on my hands and knees; I need to walk tall, without false pride. When I go in humility and sincerely ask people to forgive me, this will remove the burden from my shoulders."
Reynoldsburg, OH, September 1979 "Persons We Had Harmed" AA Grapevine
Best Hamburger Ever
July 2021
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Chuck S.
| Saranac Lake, N.Y.
How a much needed meal served up the ingredients for repeated acts of kindness
It’s All Good
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Kenneth C.
| Culver City, Calif.
A tragic drinking life, but a solid recovery that puts everything in perspective
Off to Founders’ Day
May 2021
| Our Twelve Steps
By:
Patty B.
| Columbus, Ohio
A risky three-day road trip to Akron with her mom? Luckily, a big dose of Bill & Bob was just the right medicine
Sealed & Delivered
March 2021
| Making Amends
By:
K.W.
| Tucson, Ariz.
Write a letter to everyone she owed? How would she ever pay them back? Time for a little faith
Just the Right Moment
November 2020
| Our Twelve Traditions
By:
David P.
| Prescott, Ariz.
How soon do you tell your date you’re an alcoholic? Do you tell your friends, coworkers, neighbors? One member has some thoughts
Faith in the Time of COVID
September 2020
| Living Sober Group
By:
Louise M.
| Long Island, N.Y.
Could she maintain emotional sobriety with the COVID bully at her door? She and her Higher Power had a plan
Bring to the table
July 2019
| The Prison Issue
By:
Bradley W.
| Plymouth, Wisconsin
A sober prisoner discovers that hanging out in the day room is the place to be
Educating Pamela
February 2018
| Title Goes Here
By:
Pamela H.
| Canandaigua, New York
Once drunk in a pile of ungraded papers, a teacher gets schooled on how to stay sober and get her joy back
Early diagnosis
March 2017
By:
Robert P.
| Amity, Oregon
A doctor gave him a prescription for his shakes. Turned out there was no need for a second opinion
Under-Slept, Over-Served
January 2017
He got drunk and missed a crucial career meeting—but found that his Higher Power had an even bigger job in store for him.
Wherever We’re Needed
December 2016
By:
Jen K.
| Whitehorse, Yukon Territory
A delegate from the Yukon Territory shares what she’s learned about the challenges of some of our most remote communities
Stranger In My Head
October 2016
Coming into AA in his 70s, it took him a while to get used to the sober “stranger” who now inhabits him and helps guide the way
Raising the roof
June 2016
For a motion to raise money to fix up a church, Tradition Six hit the nail on the head
Prime Dating Material?
November 2015
They told him romance would happen in God's time. But would he listen?
Painful ego-puncturing
October 2015
New in town, she dove into service and wanted a position. What she got was an opportunity to grow