One of Those Bad Cons Nobody Can Reach
July 1975
By:
Anonymous
In this 14-page section, the Grapevine shares the experience, hope--and success--of some whose alcoholism brought them to a prison cell
Journey home
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
By:
Diane C.
| Guelph, Ontario
Though her father and brother didn’t make it, she and her sister knew exactly where to go
Spirituality. Serenity. Sobriety
April 2018
By:
Jen H.
| Tampa, Fla.
She thought she was a “happy” drunk, but it was only after getting sober that she found spirituality and, ultimately, real happiness
My Messy Valentine
February 2014
By:
Doug M.
| New York, New York
Some people lose their car on a night out—he misplaced his girlfriend
Closed Meeting
July 1954
How to Make It On the Street
July 2003
By:
Don P.
| Aurora, Colorado
For this AA, it was clear: if he wanted to stop serving time, he had to serve others
Gotta shop around
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
By:
Margot C.
| Sandwich, Massachusetts
After finally getting through the front door, a newcomer learns that not all meetings are alike
A Ruinous Hobby
January 2015
By:
Jeane E.
| Nebraska
For nearly 50 years, her life was consumed by alcohol
Tree of a New Life
October 2011
By:
Bob M.
| Tulsa, Oklahoma
A dreaded ice storm mends a doctor's bruised career
Turning on the Power
August 1977
By:
P. M.
| Riverside, Illinois
By "keeping it simple," the relaxed residents of Vilcabamba have found the secret of healthy serenity and longer life
Other Closed Meeting Subjects
September 1954
I Came To Believe That…
November 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
Peter
| Finland
Newly sober and filled with fear, he listened when an older AA asked him: “Have you ever prayed?”
OK for this day
November 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
Kate K.
| Lakewood, Washington
She got sober just in time to face a breakup and a new baby—and her sponsor’s words held true
April 25
March 2014
By:
Kris S.
| Boulder, Colorado
A son shares something very special with the dad he did not want to call