A Happy Holiday!
December 1952
By:
R. B. A
| New York City, New York
a hand reaches across the sea in AA's own "auld lang syne. . .
Through the AA Looking Glass
November 1950
By:
Bill
Your magazine. . .reflecting your thoughts, ideas and philosophy.
The Twelve Steps Revisited/step 11
December 1962
By:
J.E.
| Guilford, Connecticut
<emphasis type="italic">Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God</emphasis> as we understood Him, <emphasis type="italic">praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out</emphasis>.
My Pink Cloud
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Julie P.
For three months, her pink cloud kept her going. It was only after it turned grey that she discovered the value of a simple word: gratitude
The Gift of Desperation
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
By:
Becky B.
| Chillicothe, Ohio
Going into rehab felt like defeat, but it was the beginning of spiritual victory
A Wonderful Life
August 2014
By:
—Mike A.,
| Arcata, California
At 74, a California old-timer expresses gratitude for his 53 years in AA
What We Were Like
April 1993
By:
Francis F. and Wayne F.
| Farmington, Connecticut
Fragments of AA History - <emphasis type="bold">The Hartford Blue Plate Group</i>
Beware the Sound of Blaring Trumpets
May 1978
By:
M. D. B.
| Toledo, Ohio
The spiritual basis of anonymity gives sense and direction to its practice
I Remember Dr. Bob
February 1977
By:
B. M. B.
| Naples, Florida
As a student nurse, she worked with him and learned to love him long before she joined AA
Why Psychiatrists Fail with Alcoholics
November 1972
By:
Harry M. Tiebout, MD
From the September 1956 Grapevine
Why Psychiatrists Fail with Alcoholics
September 1956
By:
HARRY M. TIEBOUT, M.D.
In a frank talk to his professional colleagues, one of the top practitioners in the field of alcoholism gives his answer to a baffling question. It also brings AAers up to date on a professional dilemma.
Joe's Woes
April 1991
Eddie's journey
February 2015
By:
Eddie G.
| Cupertino, California
The road is rocky and sometimes uphill, but he's found his primary purpose.
Born to Raise Hell
January 2012
By:
Mary B.
| Menominee, Michigan
A drunken mom lost her kids—and herself—until a chance encounter with an old high school chum
Web Exclusive: The Disease of More
August 2011
By:
Dennis T.
| Evanston, Illinois
His addictive side emerged in early childhood when he would hoard sugary drinks
A Visitor's Report
July 2001
A Lifetime of Service
February 1999
<emphasis type="italic">An Interview with Elaine Johnson, Ph.D.</emphasis> Class A (nonalcoholic) Trustee on the AA General Service Board, US/Canada
Ninth Tradition
September 1994
By:
B. L.
| Manhattan, New York
Tradition 9 - AA, as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve.