Be Not Afraid
February 2025
| Longtimers
By:
E.M.
| Lawrence, Massachusetts
A sober firefighter’s near-death experience reminds him that he’s always taken care of
Problem Solved
June 2024
| Happy Birthday Grapevine!
By:
Jake S.
| Henderson, Nevada
His fight with a Higher Power and liquor was puzzling, but one day while practicing Step Six, a solution was revealed
The Importance of Powerlessness
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Coleen F.
| Micanopy, Fla.
Hearing “How It Works” refreshes her sobriety anew each meeting she attends
The Men’s table
November 2022
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Aim C.
| Pa.
What’s it like to transition after being sober for years in a home group? One member lovingly shares his journey
The Kinship of Common Suffering
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Michael O.
| New York, N.Y.
A moving and thoughtful meditation on one man’s Higher Power
From three and a Half Feet
February 2020
| Tough Times
By:
Anonymous
| Sarasota, Fla.
With a little help and love from her AA friends, she heads off to the bus for her 7 a.m. meeting
Meetings, Meetings, Meetings
January 2020
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
Anonymous
| Amherst, Mass.
A perfect depiction of why “meeting-makers make it”
Bloom Where You Are Planted
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By:
Chuck V.
| Troy, Mich.
Finding peace and serenity wherever life takes you
Boyish charm
September 2018
By:
Zachary F.
| Santa Fe, New Mexico
At 21, his innocent face had only gotten him so far. But this night, standing in the cold, he saw hope
Lookin’ Good
December 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
Carol S.
| Knoxville, Tennessee
She kept up a good front as she drank down the liquor and ran from her emotional past
Big shoes to fill
August 2016
Her grandmother led her to Alcoholics Anonymous, but she followed her mom into the world of special workers
Desperate on New Year’s Eve
December 2015
There he sat, all alone feeling sorry for himself ... would he drink? Or would he reach out?
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research, and Treatment
September 1984
By:
Tom O'Connell
Depression: Cause or Result?
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research, and Treatment
March 1983
By:
AP
Drive-a-Drunk Service
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research, and Treatment
January 1983
By:
AP
A Missing 'Natural High'
Live and Let Live
November 1981
By:
J. F.
There are times when my sons say, "Hey, mom, the old man is getting mellow" - From the February 1957 Grapevine
Road to Maturity
June 1981
By:
M. B.
| Minneapolis, Minnesota
AA's universal principles are a way of life for others, too