Blackout!
April 1962
By:
M. L.
| Chicago, Illinois
some of our weirdest case histories involve a loss of memory which is still a mystery to science
The Care and Nurture of the Old Timer
December 1960
By:
J. P. L.
| North Haledon, New Jersey
How can we hold the active interest of our indispensable "elder statesmen"?
Closed Doors ----And Open Windows
December 1957
By:
Frank S.
| Perry Point, Maryland
Story of the Birth of a Hospital Group
Lammas August!
August 1950
The "Pauciloquent" Deacon bemoans the paucity of this month's drinkin' days--
A.A.'s Country-wide News Circuit
May 1946
Rescue Dog
May 2025
| Young and Sober
By:
Ron B.
| Centennial, Colorado
A man shares about the challenges of finding a sponsor after moving to a new town with 10 years sober
Hi Mom, It’s Me
August 2024
| Dating & Relationships
By:
Lauren Elizabeth L.
| Tallahassee, Florida
For years she carried the guilt and shame for rejecting her alcoholic mother, but through the Steps, she found love and forgiveness
What I Am Like Today
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Kate W.
| Kingston, Ontario
Healing from the inside out takes time, but the rewards are great
Back in the picture
December 2022
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Scott A.
| West Hollywood, Calif.
A holiday drawing shows a newly sober dad how precious his sobriety is to those he loves most
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
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Thom G.
| Boise, Idaho
Seduced, consumed, and abandoned by alcohol, he found a future in AA
AA Philosophy and the Creative Artist
June 1960
Can an alcoholic get too much AA? A noted novelist says yes--and tells you why he thinks so
I Didn't Think You Could Do Him Much Good
December 1957
CHRISTMAS 1944 IN THE GRAPEVINE - The fifth in a series of highlights
LONERS
September 1954
By:
Ann M.
A REPORT ON AA ABROAD AS PRESENTED AT THE 4th GENERAL SERVICE CONFERENCE IN APRIL, 1954
What If I Should Slip?
January 1953
By:
Anonymous
| Willows, California
to avoid trouble imagine facing it!
Like Unraveling Yarn
July 1947
By:
Ned A.
(Second of a series of articles presenting an intimate and detailed discussion of 12th Step work from the newcomer's viewpoint).
Sometimes Quickly Sometimes Slowly
September 2022
| Young & Sober
By:
Alison H.
| Warwick, R.I.
With surrender and action, the Ninth Step Promises came true. But it’s a process, she says. You can’t just flip a switch
The Random Meeting
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Scott C.
| Portland, Ore.
Picking a random meeting, a man and his sponsor find a new world of sobriety
My Authentic Self
February 2020
| Tough Times
By:
K.J.
| Los Angeles, Calif.
Filled with rage and punk rock, her teen years were rough. But since coming to AA, she has reinvented her life
Start with a Prayer
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Anonymous
| Lamy, N.M.
With love and lots of determination, a member tries to carry the AA message to a remote community in New Mexico
Home sweet home
June 2019
| Letting Go of Resentments
By:
Teresa H.
| Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania
The meeting her dad once attended became the place that she could call home
I want my mum back
May 2019
| Our Big Book–80 Wonderful Years
By:
Christine B.
| Kirwan, Queensland
In the depths of her drinking, she could not face the ones she loved most. Now she’s back in their lives
High-flying mom
April 2018
By:
Melani B.
| Pleasanton, California
As her plane took off, so did her drinking, drama and unmanageable life
I’m him
March 2018
By:
Anton R.
| Edmonton, Alberta
Today at the homeless shelter, he reached out to a man he never met but knew all too well
Big, Beautiful & Wild
December 2016
By:
Brian M
| Portchester, New York
With grizzly bears and bighorn sheep for neighbors, how was he ever going to stay sober?