Dear Grapevine
May 2019
| Our Big Book–80 Wonderful Years
Dear Grapevine
April 2019
| Relapse
A to Zzzzz
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
By:
Donna B.
| Pulaski, Virginia
She found a dreamy way to get both gratitude and sleep and not have to count those shaggy sheep
28 hours straight
December 2018
| Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
By:
Derek R.
| Ottawa, Ontario
There’s nothing like a good alkathon to keep him sane, sober and useful during the holidays
A bunch of drunks
November 2018
By:
Anonymous
How a couple lucked out by living around the corner from Manhattan’s 24th street clubhouse
Sober at 14
April 2018
By:
James M.
| Sterling, Massachusettes
Young and confused, he stayed close to some old-timers and his life got so much better
Dear Grapevine
December 2017
| Issue Title Here
Dear Grapevine
February 2017
Dear Grapevine
March 2016
The Opera Singer
June 2015
By:
Bonnie L.
| Antioch, California
She left the stage and hid in the bottle. Now she faces the music and sings a new tune
Brooklyn Dreams
April 2015
By:
Michael C.
| New York, New York
Trading drunken nightmares of a dark canal for the Serenity Prayer and a brighter life
Dear Grapevine
February 2014
Dear Grapevine
January 2014
Dear Grapevine
November 2013
Sober in Key West
October 2013
By:
John T.
| Key West, Florida
He went south to party hard, but his HP had a much better plan
The AA Member and Government Employment
May 1969
By:
F. A. F.
| Bethesda, Maryland
An AA with eight years of working experience in Washington advises the fellow member who may be considering a job with the government
AA TALKS. . .How Do You Make Them?
March 1967
By:
R. T.
| Manhattan, New York
It seems remarkable to me that. . .nothing much has been written on this all-important subject of how one goes about making an A A talk.
5. Industrial Executive
December 1960
Being a light-hearted, sincere account of maintenance of sobriety at a difficult time of the year, by several interesting personalities in and around the City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii.
Hints On Avoiding the First Drink
November 1959
The eighth of a series of "Beginners' Meetings"--to run from time to time--for newcomers to AA sobriety.
When I First Joined AA There Were Two or Three Members in Our Group Who Were Dry Three or Four years. . .
July 1956
By:
Anonymous
| Scarsdale, New York
later I met fellow who was dry six years which seemed like an interminable period. . . - <emphasis type="italic">Now I have just had my own tenth anniversary</emphasis>
A Different Ending
September 1953
By:
M.E.B.
| N. Y. City, New York
AA members all around the country responded to our request for comment on "AA at Work--or at Leisure?" in the July issue. Three answers appear below.
Dear Grapevine
june 2026
| Young & Sober
Dear Grapevine
November 2025
| Early days of AA
Tale of 3 Sponsors
June 2025
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Joycee C.
| Englewood, Florida
She put some through hell, but she listened and learned about life, love and helping others
Dear Grapevine
September 2024
| Young and Sober
Love at First Sight
August 2024
| Dating & Relationships
By:
Rachel B.
| Kew Gardens, New York
She had five months, did a few Steps and was ready to date again! What could possibly go wrong?
The Experiment
January 2024
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Jeri W.
| Yukon, Oklahoma
To help with Step One, they suggested she try some controlled drinking. So she did. Let’s see how it went
Mom’s Holiday Gift
December 2023
| Remote Communities and sober holidays
By:
Michelle B.
| Kelowna, British Columbia
At two years sober, she was tempted by some bubbly Christmas “cheer.” Luckily she thought the drink through
