How Could We Turn Them Away?
May 1974
By:
D. E.
| Oregon
We are responsible. . . - A little group faces sudden expansion--or total collapse
The Eleventh Concept--part 3
November 1972
Third Tradition Checklist
February 1970
By:
B. L.
| Manhattan, New York
The only requirement for AA membership is a desire to stop drinking.
The Twelve Steps Revisited/Step 9
August 1962
By:
J. E.
| Guilford, Connecticut
Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
LONERS
September 1954
By:
Ann M.
A REPORT ON AA ABROAD AS PRESENTED AT THE 4th GENERAL SERVICE CONFERENCE IN APRIL, 1954
Jane and the Third Legacy
March 1954
An alcoholic, his wife, his sponsor. . .and the future of AA. How are they all connected? The thread is our invisible lifeline.
Bronzed Moccasins
May 1975
By:
A physician
| California
This doctor was his own worst patient until he accepted AA
How A.A.'S World Services Grew
June 1955
By:
Bill W.
Part Two of a three-part series on AA history by our co-founder, Bill.
Laughing In Recovery
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Alex K.
| North East, Md.
We’re travelers on the same journey. Let’s laugh a little
Building A Bridge
December 2025
| Sober Holidays & Remote Communities
By:
Gigget W.
| Keswick, Ontario
This day’s challenge was a remote community of one. No one should have to celebrate alone
Prayer Changes Me
April 2025
| Making Amends
By:
Anne S.
| Albany, New York
When struggling with acceptance, the suggestion to pray for someone became a game changer for her
What’s Different This Time?
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By:
Jenna D.
| Tuckahoe, NY
After a tough time relapsing, she came back and stayed right in the middle of AA
Something Kindled in My Heart
September 2024
| Young and Sober
By:
Liz O.
| Morro Bay, California
The liquid source of her confidence and wit was killing her. Then one day AA gave back her hope
Gratitude To A Sponsor
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By:
Bud K.
| Mesa, Ariz.
At the heart of his sobriety, a tough love sponsor
Alcoholism At Large
June 2023
| Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
Staying Afloat
October 2022
| Relapse
By:
Rick R.
| Poway, Calif.
These holes are like my defects of character. I can become willing to patch those little holes. Or I can risk sinking altogether.
Staying in my Lane
April 2022
| What's On Your Mind?
By:
Snow P.
| Fla., Boca Raton
If I’m a sober woman of any worth at all, then I’m required by all the gifts God has given me to repair whatever small tear I can in the universe.
Paving the way
September 2021
| Young & Sober!
By:
Lois C.
| Pittsburgh, Pa.
If someone hadn’t listed our meetings or delivered the pamphlets, how would we have known where to find help?
Be Careful What We Say
March 2021
| Making Amends
By:
Sonny F.
| Mandaree, N.D.
A Native American member encourages us to watch our words when we speak to those who might need us
Nothing Changes If Nothing Changes
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By:
Jeff H.
| Quartz Hill, Calif.
Hitting bottom even in sobriety, he discovered that hard-won change can be a lifesaver