Is That Resentment Necessary?
November 1968
By:
M. D. B.
| Jackson, Michigan
Maybe you're hanging on to a few because you feel they're justified. Take another look . . .
The Rewards of Not Fighting Back
February 1957
By:
Anonymous
| Woodstock, New York
Peace of mind is no by-product of sobriety, says this letter to a perplexed fellow-AA. . .it takes detailed planning and daily practice.
One Song At A Time
November 2025
| Early days of AA
By:
Landon H.
| Knoxville, Tennessee
This newcomer thought the fun was over, but Living Sober told him it wasn’t so. Time to get out the guitar
Traci
August 2023
| AA in the Military
By:
Traci J
| Ingleside, Illinois
Through painful challenges, she’s managed to get sober, turn her past to good use and find her place in AA
A Place to Fit In
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Sandy L.
| Douglassville, Pa.
Beginning with her first drunk at the age of eight, she struggled to find the place where she truly belonged
More hope than I know what to do with
September 2019
| Young & Sober
By:
Tyler A.
| Globe, Arizona
A young man turns his life around in prison and even becomes his AA group’s GSR
Here for each other
June 2018
By:
Dorothy J.
| New Salem, Massachusetts
The long, beautiful friendship of two women who met at the New York City St. Luke’s AA meeting in 1959
The Dreaded Job of Making Coffee
May 2013
By:
Les L.
| Medicine Hat, Alberta
An old-timer remembers how washing cups taught him to laugh again
AA Is Getting Too Organized
November 1989
By:
Anonymous
| New York City
From the February 1961 Grapevine
Is There Room Enough in AA?
October 1987
By:
J. L.
| Oakland, California
An atheist shares her experience, strength, and hope
How to Nurse Your Depressions
November 1980
By:
R. D
Here are some helpful hints on the care and feeding of these monsters - From the November 1971 Grapvine
Where Have All the Tappers Gone?
December 1977
By:
J. R. C.
| Manhattan, New York
It's funny how AA cures other people's neuroses
Lalophobia
July 1976
By:
M. U.
| Brighton, Colorado
Sometimes her group is sorry they helped her conquer her fear of public speaking
Energy Crisis
March 1974
By:
F. J. T.
| Crescent, Missouri
A too-vivid imagination can project all sorts of troubles--but AA philosophy should see us through
How to Nurse Your Depressions
November 1971
By:
R. D.
| Indian Rocks Beach, Florida
Do you love your depressions? Do you wallow in self-pity? Here are some helpful hints on the care and feeding of these monsters
Fitting In
She realized that she wasn't that different from everyone else and that she was at home in any AA meeting
The Stranger
August 1965
By:
Anon.
| California
She was not a newcomer--but a warm welcome would have helped