Let's Hear It for Sobriety
December 1984
By:
R.K.
| Manhattan, New York
In AA, one person's sobriety is important to us all
Triumphant Tale of the Timid Traveler
March 1977
By:
L. R.
| Victoria, British Columbia
Could he remain sober during his trip to Australia?
Need a Sponsor? Who, Me?
January 1975
By:
Sally H.
| Bellevue, Washington
Is this element of the AA program being neglected today? In response to wide concern, the Grapevine offers here the thinking of three writers on the subject
How AA Ruined My Life!
December 1960
By:
J. G. T.
| Negaunee, Michigan
EDITOR'S NOTE: Friends of the author may notice a slight swelling on his face, but it's only his tongue in his cheek.
Twelve Steps and the Older Member
June 1956
By:
J. E.
| Bloomington, Indiana
Step Twelve: <emphasis type="italic">Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.</emphasis>
Anonymity!
April 1951
By:
H. S.
| Great Neck, Long Island, New York
Gratitude, Humility, Anonymity. . .and the greatest of these is. . .
Thirty-Six and Counting
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Tammie R.
| Lithopolis, Ohio
Savoring every day of life within AA
Under a Sixty Watt Bulb
November 2012
By:
Tom G.
| Silver Spring, Maryland
A stranger helps a newcomer by shedding a little light on HP
Dear Grapevine
May 2012
Keeping Our Focus
May 2012
By:
Jon C.
| Sacramento, California
Tradition Five reminds him that he's uniquely qualified to do one thing well
Web Exclusive: Not Drowning Our Sorrows
December 2011
By:
Sandy L.
| San Mateo, California
A woman shares her experience of grieving the loss of loved ones in sobriety
Web Exclusive: I Choose Not to Drink
December 2011
By:
Gary C.
| Yakima, Washington
The Third Tradition's concept of a desire to stop drinking kept him sober one day at a time for 35 years
Web Exclusive: A Family in AA
September 2011
By:
Deidra H.
| Bainbridge, Georgia
A woman tells how she sobered up in the same home group as her mother and brother
A room full of smoke and grace
January 2010
By:
JOAN N.L.
| Gloucester, Mass.
Sober many years, a woman recalls her first meeting
MY STORY
November 2009
By:
ANONYMOUS
| California
A member makes a connection by talking about her personal experience
An Electronic Dream
June 2008
By:
Daniel S.
| Brooklyn, New York
MAKING VITAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE FOR AAS
Some Serious Good
September 2006
By:
Chris K.
| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
An AA contemplates the magic of recovery
What Can We Do About Susan?
February 2004
By:
Susan S.
| Granada Hills, California
A letter from a loving father to his precious daughter
Down From the Mountaintop
August 2003
By:
Albert L.
| Tucson, Arizona
He had two choices: change, or crash and burn