Closed Meeting
December 1956
II
September 1952
By:
Anonymous
| Worcester, Massachusetts
Not to be outdone by the nation's political outbursts we bring you this month and next. . .a peek at our very own smoke filled rooms. . .
Jack Alexander Of Saturday Evening Post Fame Thought A.A.s Were Pulling His Leg
May 1945
By:
Jack Alexander
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
God Is Not Yourself
November 1973
By:
Paul de Kruif
Paul de Kruif, author of "The Microbe Hunters," "Life Among the Doctors," and other writings, helped greatly in carrying word of AA to the public - From the July 1951 Grapevine
How Anonymous Should You Be?
November 1998
By:
Anonymous
It may look easy to practice the second A in AA, but it doesn't always work out that way. - Tradition Eleven - Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather than promotion; we need always maintain personal anonymity at the level of press, radi
Dr. Bob's Last Major Talk
June 1973
Here is history from one who helped make it, and here is the dedication to service that will keep AA alive and, with unity, growing forever
Get In—Let’s Go!
May 2026
| How the steps changed my life
By:
Anonymous
| Minneapolis, Minnesota
Sometimes we never know the unexpected gift a meeting in the car brings us. Forty years later, she found out
Helping Spread the Word
April 2026
| Getting into General Service
By:
Nancy K.
| Fort Collins, Colorado
From coffee maker to GSR to CPC committee outreach, she discovered a whole new exciting world of sobriety
You Never Know
December 2025
| Sober Holidays & Remote Communities
By:
M.S.
On a trip in a remote area of India, he was handed a Big Book in Hindi and knew just what to do
Stayed To Believe
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
C.G.
| Moscow, ID
All he knew for certain was that he didn’t have the answers
I Want To Be Happy, Joyous & Free Today
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
J.H.
| Lewisburg, Pa.
Happiness, even joy, can be attainable and lasting
A New Freedom
June 2025
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Anonymous
| Coleman, Florida
From a 9 x 12 foot cell, he maintains hope each day with the help of meetings, friends, family and God
The Healing
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Jonel J.
| Lantana, FL
Hopeless, lost---and healed
“He’s Still Breathing”
August 2024
| Dating & Relationships
By:
Bob B.
| Olympia, Washington
His drinking pushed away the one he loved most. But that didn’t stop him—until it did
Turning Point
April 2024
| Happy Birthday Big Book!
By:
Amanda Z.
| Houston, Texas
At six months sober she left the meeting in a huff. Her plan?
Head straight for the liquor store
Head straight for the liquor store