Chapter XXI . . . Continued
April 1945
Concluding Chapter XXI, begun in the March <emphasis type="italic">Grapevine. September Remember</emphasis>, by Eliot Taintor (a writing team, one of whom is an A.A.), will be published April 16th, by Prentice-Hall.
The Tool Box
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
James B.
| Darlington, Wis.
Successfully navigating sobriety with a toolbox all his own
Things Have Changed
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Jeremiah W.
| Hickory, NC
When old drinking buddies meet up again
My prayer was answered
February 2022
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Charley C.
| Arlington, Va.
I would say out loud in meetings that, “God let me down. I went to church and was praying to stop drinking and now I’m stuck here in AA.” Finally a guy cross-talked me.
A prayer for mom
April 2020
| Home Group
By:
Jeff H.
| Sturgeon, Mo.
This time, praying for my mother was different. She was dying. So I thought about what I would want if I were in her place. This is when AA really stepped in.
Alcoholism At Large
May 2018
Out of the Park
March 2016
Leaky thinking
January 2016
By:
Definitely Steve
| Brentwood, Tenn.
My wife couldn’t believe what had happened. Was I finally turning into the type of husband she always dreamed of?
I Lost Everything
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
J.G.
| Des Moines, Iowa
He thought he was “cured,” and could go on with his life. But alcohol had other ideas
Even more Valuable
July 2021
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Mardi D.
| Huntsville, Ala.
How a heated Big Book study one day led to a rigorous discussion about AA, money and wealth
Of Mountains And AA
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Scott C.
| Littleton, Colo.
Climbing a mountain and keeping sober? Summit or sobriety, the goal is surely worth the effort
Making the Best of 2020
April 2021
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
John C.
| Las Vegas, Nev.
A pandemic hit the U.S. and the 2020 International Convention had to be canceled.
Well, that wasn’t going to stop this couple!
Well, that wasn’t going to stop this couple!
Giving It Away
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Sheila F.
| Bloomington, Minn.
She was 22 years old, too tired to live, too scared to die. But then she found AA
A Taste of His Own Medicine
March 2021
| Making Amends
By:
Richard K.
| Wichita Falls, Texas
In charge of the DWI caseload, a parole officer begins to wonder if he might be on the wrong side of the desk
Changing Channels
March 2021
| Making Amends
By:
Kathy with a K
| Olathe, Kan.
Though the message of hope came to her through the TV, this mom had one more episode to go
No Meetings in Sight
December 2020
| Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
By:
Anna W.
| Oregon City, Ore.
What to do when a large section of the state you’re in has no AA meetings? One woman was about to find out
Taking That First Step
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
C.C.
| Glen Allen, Va.
Aided by the “limitless hope and boundless grace” of AA, she took the Step that changed her life
Freshly Squeezed Sobriety
November 2020
| Our Twelve Traditions
By:
Corinne H.
| Raleigh, N.C.
Wearing orange juice cans and a wine-stained robe, she opened the door to AA. Because of Tradition Three, they opened the door to her
Inside Issue
October 2020
| Money and Sobriety
By:
Steve S.
| Bloomfield, N.J.
Beaten by liquor and full of fear, he had lots and lots of opinions. Thankfully, because of Tradition Ten, we didn’t
The Sweet Smell of Coffee
April 2020
| Home Group
By:
Michael T.
| Stormville, N.Y.
On a hill in Upstate New York, he found a place to stay sober and help other guys
All The Way There
November 2019
| Grapevine Classics
By:
Karen H.
| Hershey, Pa.
She stopped halfway at everything but getting sober
Special workers
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
By:
Leslie J.W.
| Scottsdale, Arizona
Why we pay people for certain jobs, but not for Twelfth Step work
The Illusion of Control
May 2019
| Our Big Book–80 Wonderful Years
By:
Cody R.
| Shawnee, Kansas
He’d had three chances to stop drinking—and now, on a snowy highway, he faced his fourth