Anything Wrong With AA?
November 1990
By:
Anonymous
| New York, New York
From the March 1964 Grapevine
Striving to Fail
March 1977
By:
W. M.
| North Manchester
Have you ever tried to wrest defeat from the jaws of victory?
How Anonymous Should You Be?
May 1965
By:
Anonymous
It may look easy to practise the second A in AA, but it doesn't always work out that way
Anything Wrong With AA?
March 1964
By:
Anonymous
| Manhattan, New York
. . .AA as a movement might well have better friends in its adverse critics than in its nonalcoholic fans.
A Question of Faith
September 1963
By:
Anonymous
| Manhattan, New York
Reflections on AA's appeal to all men, regardless of formal belief or creed
The Deaf Alcoholic
August 1963
By:
Grapevine's West Coast Editor
Members of this new group really have to use helping hands
The Train That Stayed on the Tracks
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Gina S.
| Davenport, Iowa
Alcoholics Anonymous keeps her moving in the right direction
Geography
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Chris A.
| Cape May, N.J.
Sometimes the most sober thing to do is leave
Any Lengths
December 2024
| Remote Communities and Sober Holidays
By:
Marie W.
| Arkansas, Kansas
A loner working on a tropical island off the coast of Belize was determined to stay sober-no matter what
What Have You Got To Lose?
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Mary C.
| Orinda, Calif.
AA was better than nothing before it turned out to be better than everything.
The Secret to a Good Party
March 2024
| Spanish-Speaking AA Members
By:
Hector A.
| Santa Rosa, California
Celebrating was always dangerous and messy, until one day he walked into an AA room and saw how to do it right
Anchored
December 2023
| Remote Communities and sober holidays
By:
Patrick R.
| Longville, Minnesota
Opportunity Knocks
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Ted K.
| Dublin, Ohio
Taking a chance on the gift of sobriety
Reading & Healing
June 2023
| Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
By:
Barbara Jean H.
| Pennington, New Jersey
Invaluable questions in the “Twelve and Twelve” helped repair a mom’s relationship with her daughter
Looking Up On A Starry Night
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Bob C.
| New YorK, NY
Regrets, yes, but sobriety brought him hope—and a wonderful life
A Certain Book
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Connie Y.
| Venice, Fla.
It was not AA-approved literature, but it helped her find a Higher Power that kept her sober
The Man in Dakar
March 2023
| Get Into Service
By:
Ruthie S.
| Lumberton, Texas
I jumped from my seat. I demanded that we didn’t need AA. I remember feeling embarrassed after my tirade because he just continued to speak politely.
My Home Group
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Rob. C.
| Birdsboro, PA
The perfect home group? This AA discovered it the first time he stepped into a meeting
Maybe Next Year
December 2022
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Nancy W.
| Southbury., Conn.
She used to really tie one on at the annual office holiday parties. What now?
Strong Voice of the Eagle
September 2022
| Young & Sober
By:
Joe S.
| Toronto, Ontario
I’ve been sober more than 30 years. It has been a great journey. Being in AA and being Anishinabe, I believe, go hand in hand, for my culture is very spiritual and giving.
Meeting Makers Can Make It
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Patricia B.
| New York, N.Y.
Whether online or face to face, AA meetings help sobriety grow
A very good April
April 2022
| What's On Your Mind?
By:
Bill S.
| East Orleans, Mass.
It’s now many years later. I will go out and hide the Easter eggs before anyone else gets up. Finding AA and getting sober was a miracle of my life.
We’re in this Together
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Sara S.
| Carbondale, Colo.
As the women shared their stories about the offenses they committed, the
question she asked herself was...
Didn’t we all?
question she asked herself was...
Didn’t we all?
Island of hope
April 2020
| Home Group
By:
Brenda B.
| Alaska
An old-timer recalls moving as far away as she could to stop her drinking. Somehow, this time it worked
Getting back up
January 2020
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
Bobbie S.
| Cincinnati, Ohio
I came into AA in Los Angeles in 1965. I’ve been sober ever since. Through the years, action has been the magic that has kept me going.