Quote March 8, 2013
“We have grown from two people to two million ... We must be doing something right.”
West Springfield, Mass., June 2002 From: “Live and Let Live” AA Grapevine
Supermom
July 2012
By:
Sandra M.
| Winnsboro, Texas
She took care of everyone else while alcohol took care of her
One of Those Bad Cons Nobody Can Reach
July 1975
By:
Anonymous
In this 14-page section, the Grapevine shares the experience, hope--and success--of some whose alcoholism brought them to a prison cell
Why Psychiatrists Fail with Alcoholics
November 1972
By:
Harry M. Tiebout, MD
From the September 1956 Grapevine
Seventh Tradition Checklist
October 1970
By:
B. L.
| Manhattan, New York
Every AA group ought to be self-supporting, declining outside contributions.
5th Step
July 1970
By:
L. L.
| Manhattan, New York
Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
Why Psychiatrists Fail with Alcoholics
September 1956
By:
HARRY M. TIEBOUT, M.D.
In a frank talk to his professional colleagues, one of the top practitioners in the field of alcoholism gives his answer to a baffling question. It also brings AAers up to date on a professional dilemma.
Hitting the Pause Button
May 2026
| How the steps changed my life
By:
Matt M.
| San Antonio, Texas
They were just trying to help out. He was sure they were yelling at him. Time to reset!
Who Rescued Who?
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Darrell L.
| Kennewick,, Wash.
A nine pound dog saves an alcoholic in despair
Mail Call for All A.A.s at Home Or Abroad
June 1947
By:
J.L.R.
| Fair Lawn, New Jersey
Don't Default
Mail Call for All A. A.s at Home Or Abroad
February 1946
By:
Pat C.
| Manhattan, New York
Charity Begins at Home
Contented Sobriety
September 1945
The Pleasures of Reading
January 1945
By:
Felicia G.
| Manhattan, New York
<emphasis type="italic">The Glass Crutch; the Biographical Novel of William Wynne Wister</emphasis> <lbBy Jim Bishop (Doubleday, Doran & Co., $2.50)
Rudy, Pee Wee, Paula, Peggy & Johnny
September 1944
Prescription for a Good Life
May 2026
| How the steps changed my life
By:
Paul H.
| Cary, North Carolina
A doctor who once lost his license for drinking discovers a wonderful new life through the Twelve Steps
Rescue Dog
May 2025
| Young and Sober
By:
Ron B.
| Centennial, Colorado
A man shares about the challenges of finding a sponsor after moving to a new town with 10 years sober
Joy on a Full Moon
November 2024
| The Gift Of Gratitude
By:
Paul L.
| Whitefish, Montana
A sober bike ride with his home group in Glacier National Park was just the adventure he was looking for
Welcome To The Covid Unit
May 2021
| Our Twelve Steps
By:
Jodee P.C.
| Chicopee, Mass.
An essential worker shares about staying sane, sober and alive on the front lines