A Treasury of AA History
September 1977
By:
Nell Wing
A nonalcoholic who has served AA almost from the beginning writes of her new work as AA archivist
The Care and Nurture of the Old-timer
November 1975
By:
J. P. L.
How can we hold the active interest of our indispensable "elder statesmen"? - From the December 1960 Grapevine
The Eighth Concept
June 1972
<emphasis type="italic">Bill W.'s</emphasis> Twelve Concepts for World Service
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.
Quote April 9, 2016
“When I go to a meeting today, I no longer have the delusion that I am supporting a good cause. I need AA; AA did quite well without me during my ten years of self-exile. I go to AA meetings today to hear and see how God is working. When I share at a meeting, it is not to try and ‘help’ those poor wretches, it is because I need their help and guidance.”
El Paso, Texas, October 2006 “Garden Hose Sobriety” Voices of Long-Term Sobriety
Quote April 9
"When I go to a meeting today, I no longer have the delusion that I am supporting a good cause. I need AA; AA did quite well without me during my ten years of self-exile. I go to AA meetings today to hear and see how God is working. When I share at a meeting, it is not to try and 'help' those poor wretches, it is because I need their help and guidance."
El Paso, Texas, October 2006From: "Garden Hose Sobriety" Voices of Long-Term Sobriety
Dear Grapevine
june 2026
| Young & Sober
Dear Grapevine
November 2025
| Early days of AA
Lessons From Life On Life’s Term
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Rob H.
| Star, Idaho
An unexpected emergency shows the power of the AA program
Filling the Vacancy
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Lisa D.
| Palmyra, Va.
Staring into the mirror after decades of drinking, she discovered a person she did not recognize
A Place to Fit In
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Sandy L.
| Douglassville, Pa.
Beginning with her first drunk at the age of eight, she struggled to find the place where she truly belonged
11/29/94
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Thom G.
| Boise, Idaho
Seduced, consumed, and abandoned by alcohol, he found a future in AA
Yes To Sobriety
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Ken K.
| Brooklyn, N.Y.
In the aftermath of the tragic death of a sponsee, his sponsor reflects back on life, service, and relapse in AA
In a Canberra Jail
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
By:
John K.
| Carleton Place, Ontario
A Toronto fireman discovers the joys of service taking meetings to prisoners Down Under
Son of a rocket scientist
January 2020
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
David M.
| Denver, Colo.
His analytical mind had to see results of a Higher Power at work. Thanks to his sponsor, he could show you it on a chart
More hope than I know what to do with
September 2019
| Young & Sober
By:
Tyler A.
| Globe, Arizona
A young man turns his life around in prison and even becomes his AA group’s GSR
Unhappy memorial day
April 2019
| Relapse
By:
Porter T.
| San Diego, California
After a bellyfull of beer, a sober Vietnam vet’s celebration takes a very nasty turn
Here for each other
June 2018
By:
Dorothy J.
| New Salem, Massachusetts
The long, beautiful friendship of two women who met at the New York City St. Luke’s AA meeting in 1959
On the edge
March 2018
By:
Joe H.
| New Westminster, British Columbia
Through the smashed furniture and pain, he watched alcohol bring his family down. Then came his moment
Thirst for adventure
March 2017
By:
Edith F.
| Essex, Massachusetts
A footloose bohemian sobers up and hits the road and discovers things she never imagined
Listening for 50 years
September 2016
In 1965, an old-timer heard the bartender say last call. Five decades later, he’s still using his ears
Your Voices In My Head
October 2014
By:
Dave
| Manchester, Washington
An AA thinks back on all the things people in and out of the rooms have said to him about his alcoholism
Central Office Notes
September 2014
By:
E.G.
The Honolulu Story. . . Continued from the August Issue