Turning Down the Volume
April 2022
| What's On Your Mind?
By:
Kiko M.
| West Chester, Pa.
Not everybody is going to like me or like what I have to offer. What matters is that I like myself enough to continue to take my inventory and be of maximum service.
Better than I deserve?
April 2022
| What's On Your Mind?
By:
Anonymous
| Brighton, Colo.
Does maintaining my sobriety and working the Steps “earn” me respect, even happiness? Am I expected to “man up and put up” with whatever circumstances arise?
Meeting on the yard
July 2021
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Andi F.
| Goodyear, Ariz.
When outside volunteers can’t make it in, these women know just what to do
One Primary Purpose
May 2021
| Our Twelve Steps
By:
Debbie D.
| Concord, Calif.
Their group has hot coffee, donuts, comfy seats and all three shades.
But the most important thing of all is the message they carry
But the most important thing of all is the message they carry
Sharing Everything
May 2021
| Our Twelve Steps
By:
Julian S.
| Huntington Beach, Calif.
Who knew he’d have a spiritual experience telling his secrets one morning to
a man he barely knew?
a man he barely knew?
One Day They GROW UP
April 2021
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Chuck C.
| Austin, Texas
Love, intimacy, acceptance and joy. A member shares his thoughts about sponsorship
Butterflies at the Alcathon
December 2020
| Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
By:
K.W.
| Tucson, Ariz.
No better way to get out of ourselves and anchor our nerves than to pick up dirty cups and welcome people
Bright Spot in a Crisis
October 2020
| Money and Sobriety
By:
Jim B.
| San Marcos, Texas
How the new world of virtual meetings gave one member a more powerful connection to the Fellowship
Where’s the newcomer?
March 2020
| Puzzled
By:
Aaron F.
| Cork, Ireland
Feeling ugly and broken, he warmed up to his first meeting, even though it seemed really weird
As We Understood Whatever
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Albert L.
| Tucson, Ariz.
It didn’t have to be “his” God or “her” God or some church’s God
Hula Hoop Larry and the Serenity Prayer
January 2020
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
Becky P.
The riddle of the Serenity Prayer explained
The Power That Lies Inside the Glass
October 2018
By:
Anonymous
The man may have been drunk, but he was a potent reminder of the power of alcohol to overwhelm her life
Any Lengths
August 2018
By:
Gary C.
| Evergreen, Colo.
Forty years sober, he looks back and discovers the key to finding sobriety and sanity
It’s Up to the Group
February 2017
By:
Alan S.
| Rio Rancho, New Mexio
Things may get heated and not go our way, but we learn to trust the group conscience
Liquid misery
January 2017
By:
Jeff H.
| Sturgeon, Missouri
After a friend’s tragic relapse, he recalls his own journey with Step One
Recognize Your Friends?
February 1956
Bottoms Up!
May 1948
Mail Call for All A. A.s at Home Or Abroad
July 1947
By:
J. O'D.
| Seattle, Washington
Guides, Only
Chicago Assures Yearlings a Part on the Platform
August 1946
