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The Grapevine

Past, Present and Future

Who Am I Really?

After a lifetime of pretending to be somebody else, the Steps helped her accept herself

Don't Lose Everything

August 1961
By: M. A. E. | Wyckoff, New Jersey
You need not if, like this young wife, you diagnose the disease in its first stages

Slips

April 1961
By: W. D. | Rowayton, Connecticut
An examination into the causes and consequences of taking that first drink

The Grapevine:

July 1945
By: Bill W.
Past, Present and Future

Panic at the Top

September 2014
By: Anonymous
With her international acclaim rising sky-high, how could she possibly be an alcoholic?

Easy

August 1972
By: M. D. B. | Toledo, Ohio
A "most unforgettable person" in AA

Taking a Chance

September 2025 | Stories of Gratitude
By: John L. | Hernando, Florida
Little by little, outside help, Steps and faith are helping him overcome his fear of intimacy

Yes, It’s True About Acceptance

Web Exclusives | Grapevine Online Exclusives
By: Tim H. | Hayden, ID
Reflections on a cancer diagnosis and lessons learned through AA

My Oasıs

October 2020 | Money and Sobriety
By: Marcy B. | Bothell, Wash.
Except for an occasional scorpion or two, this wonderful desert meeting was her safe, sober home

Grandpa’s Journal

April 2020 | Home Group
By: Kyle F. | San Antonio, Texas
Tucked away under old dog tags and love letters was a worn-looking list of names. Could it be? Yep, it sure was

My Sponsor—Sweet Pickle

October 2019 | Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By: George A. | Lake Oswego, Ore
Remembering the lessons taught by an extraordinary AA

My First Foreign Trip Sober

February 2019 | Stories by Our Longtime Members
By: John K. | Sanford, N.C.
It wasn’t quite 90 meetings in 90 days around the world, but wherever this AA went, the warm embrace of Alcoholics Anonymous welcomed him

Cake or no cake

April 2017
By: Rosemary P. | Waynesboro, Virginia
After moving to different towns, a member gets a big lesson in how other meetings like to clap, share, pass the basket and celebrate

Out of the gutter

June 2016
With the Steps at their back, they take their aim.These sober bowlers are striking it big and sparing nothing but joy

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I Never Had It So Good

June 2001
By: Dossie P. | Aptos, California

Confinement and Trial

April 1954
By: W. K. | New York City, New York

Quiet Desperation

October 1993
By: Margie-Kay S. | Park City, Illinois

Significant Sobriety

January 1993
By: J.R.C. | New York, New York

Baby Boom

January 1990
By: Cathy D. | Laurel Springs, New Jersey

Liberty Weekend

January 1987
By: F. N. | Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania

Un Trago?" (A Drink") "!No, Soy Miembro De AA!" ("No I'm in AA!")

February 1965
By: A. B. | Stamford, Connecticut

Life on Life’s Terms

Web Exclusives | Grapevine Online Exclusives
By: Sherry H. | Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
Life is both beautiful and fragile, she discovers. So is recovery

Dear Grapevine

June 2022 | Stories by Longtimers!

Ignite the Spirit

August 2021 | Seniors in AA
By: Liz H. | Bellingham, Wash.
Through the freedom of the Steps, she’s no longer a prisoner of her mind or the booze that took her away

Searching for something bigger

August 2019 | African-American Alcoholics in AA
By: Jason B. | Trenton, Missouri
An alcoholic shares about his small-town struggle with judgement, inclusion and Step Three

Dear Grapevine

July 2015
Letters to the editor

Dear Grapevine

April 2015
Letters from Readers

Dear Grapevine

March 2013

Paradise Lost

June 2011
By: Suzan C. | San Francisco, California
A meeting of one turns her vacation from disastrous to delightful

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