Barley !!! Corn !!!
May 1946
The Kid With the Strawberry Hair
June 1983
By:
E. S.
| Manhattan, New York
Different" people and "new" ideas were part of AA from the beginning
At Wit’s End
October 2016
Web Exclusive: God's Plans
November 2011
By:
Kingsbury G.
| West Salem, Oregon
An old timer attends a meeting to hear an old friend speak and finds himself of service to a newcomer
It’s About Love
August 2021
| Seniors in AA
By:
Maryellen O.
| San Rafael, Calif.
Although there’s a pandemic and she’s dealing with serious issues, she’s sober, useful and drinking in the kindness
In a safe place
June 2018
By:
Anonymous
While working in a refugee camp, a member tells how she stays sane, sober and most of all, grateful
If It Ain't Nailed Down
March 2013
By:
Karen P.
| Franklin, New Hampshire
She cleaned out the treatment center, now it was time to clean up her past
Warrior-Prince-Alcoholic
March 2011
By:
Shawn B.
| Stamford, Connecticut
The Third Tradition meant he was welcomed, not out of place
Reality Is the Antidote
April 1976
By:
Sam M.
| Plymouth, Connecticut
Our fantasy worlds never wear very well
Bottled-in-bond Was Aging Me
February 1967
By:
T. M. P.
| Manhattan, New York
They say you're as young as you feel. . .
79 Years With the Bottle
September 1961
By:
Louis R., by P. C.
| Washington, D. C.
His mother put whiskey in his baby bottle. From then on, any old jug would do
Truly Blessed
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Ed M.
| Bloomsburg, Pa.
Reflecting on the changes wrought by nearly 40 years of sobriety
High Stepping Twelfth Steppers
Web Exclusives
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By:
Sherri R.
| Ontario, Toronto
More than 30 years ago, two young women discovered they had a lot in common—including a deep desire to get sober
Give Them Some Time
February 2017
By:
Anonymous
One member feels we should Give newcomers a chance to figure out why they’re here
Thirty-Six
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Randall H.
| Kapaa, Hawaii
Old-timers have bad days, too
The Wonder Still Lives
April 1969
By:
B.G.
| Nutley, New Jersey
B.G. still looks upon the benefits of sobriety with the fresh approach of a newcomer. It works!<lb Big Book Stories--Updated
She Believed She Could.
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Tammy N
| Rome, Ga.
She found AA—and AA found her
Closing argument
November 2019
| Grapevine Classics
By:
Mitchell G.
| Watauga, Texas
Facing five years in jail, a sober dad stands before a judge and gets something much longer-lasting
Everything's going to be okay
September 2019
| Young & Sober
By:
Alan F.
| Shoreline, Washington
One day on a beach, something lifted his hope and guided him out of the dark, drunken life
My Own Private Hell
February 2014
By:
Anonymous
He couldn't stop and he was drinking mouthwash, until AA gave him the key to get free