Lonely at the Top
May 1991
By:
S. C.
| Harrisonburg, Virginia
One alcoholic sharing his or her experience, strength, and hope with another is the heart of Alcoholics Anonymous. This month, four AAs share their thoughts on this topic, with six more to follow in June.
The Only Help We Have to Offer
May 1990
By:
B. M.
| Eureka, California
Fifth Tradition - Each group has but one primary purpose--to carry its message to the alcoholic who still suffers.
At War With the World
December 1984
By:
A. L.
| Gentry, Arkansas
In this "season to be jolly," three AAs remind us of a common character defect
Opening Up to Step Three
December 1984
By:
D. G.
| Parker, Colorado
We need to let go of spiritual prejudices
Not Today, Thanks
October 1983
By:
E. E.
| Tulsa, Oklahoma
. . . Some tips on turning down that drink
That Thirteenth Step
February 1978
By:
L. S.
| Chico, California
She found out the hard way that Twelve Steps were all she needed for happiness
Compliance
October 1976
By:
F. M.
| New Canaan, Connecticut
Who wouldn't be resentful? Wasn't everybody else smarter, richer, and more gifted?
Woman's Prerogative
May 1975
By:
M. M. C.
| Plattsburgh, New York
Watching women newcomers change their minds as they grow in the program
Dear Grapevine
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
Wherever you go
November 2019
| Grapevine Classics
By:
Jeanne R.
| Rochester, Pennsylvania
Her move to Florida would’ve gone a whole lot easier had she remembered her sponsor’s wise words
Confessions of a high school cheerleader
September 2019
| Young & Sober
By:
Jennifer M.
| Columbus, Nebraska
When the cheering stopped, she made a play to join the winning team
Dear Grapevine
May 2019
| Our Big Book–80 Wonderful Years
Looking Up
January 2016
When he first got to AA, he could only stare at the floor. Now he can almost see peoples’ eyes
90 days of June
February 2015
By:
Carol P.
| Clinton, Massachusetts
One summer, a woman with a few years sober decided to kick her program into high gear.
Pillow to Pillow
November 2014
By:
Simon H.
| Sag Harbor, New York
A newcomer learns a dream of a concept: If he can make it to bedtime without a drink, he’ll stay sober
Dear Grapevine
March 2014
Material Girl
April 2013
By:
Betsy G.
| Houston, Texas
All the fancy things could not fix her insides
My Cold Metal Chair
July 2012
By:
Jackie V.
| Morristown, New Jersey
Holding hands? Styrofoam cups? No way! Yet, she's grateful she stayed
Paternity Leave
November 2008
By:
Peter C.
| Oyster Bay, New York
Torn between recovery and responsibilities at home, a father puts meetings, but not sobriety, on hold
At Sea on an Island in the Baltic
July 2005
By:
Anonymous
An AA from Sweden struggles to make a new group home
A Judge's Thoughts On Sanity
February 2003
By:
Linda L. Chezem, J.D.
Step Two - Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity
A Night to Remember
June 1998
By:
Newton B.
| White Rock, B. C.
Two sober fishermen hook a wild party