Someone's gotta do it
September 2019
| Young & Sober
By:
Jennifer M.
| Mobile, Alabama
Who pays the bills? Who opens the door? Who buys the coffee? A member shares a few things she knows about how some groups work
A Meeting in Greece
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
By:
John S.
| Harrisonburg, Va.
A sober trip to Greece brought him face to face with a younger, fresher Alcoholics Anonymous
Rescued in the big easy
April 2019
| Relapse
By:
Gale
| Alexandria, Virginia
An exhausted sober relief worker heads for an airport bar and the surprise of her life
Getting through the day
March 2019
| What’s On Your Mind?
By:
Frank F.
| Fort Wayne, Indiana
Sometimes remembering to not drink is about all newcomers can handle
Time to let go
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
By:
T.T.
| Alburquerque, New Mexico
His strong wish for a 90-minute meeting may not have lasted, but unity sure did
Thanks, G.U.S.
December 2018
| Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
By:
Robin F.
| Prince George, British Columbia
How a construction worker led him to his new best friend, someone who’d never let him down
Can I buy you a drink?
November 2018
By:
Joan B.
| Toronto, Ontario
In 1963, at a ski lodge in Quebec, an alcoholic makes a friendly offer. Boy, did she get the wrong guy
Like A Gem
September 2017
By:
Jeff P.
| San Jose, Calif.
After thirty years of self-destructive drinking nearly killed him, he discovered sobriety that he burnished into a precious jewel
Long overdue
September 2017
By:
Dave R.
| Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Sometimes when we clean house and pay people back, we get a wonderful surprise
One story at a time
August 2017
By:
Alan S.
| Rio Rancho, New Mexico
A former delegate challenges himself to write for Grapevine every month—service with a pen
100 days to go
July 2017
By:
Michelle L.
| Portland, Oregon
The recovery she was getting inside with this group of AA-loving women was time well spent
One plate at a time
December 2016
By:
Tim S.
| Riverview, Florida
Dirty laundry, piles of trash and stacks of filthy dishes. Little by little, a newcomer cleans up his act
A hundred miles of bad road
November 2016
His grandfather told him he was headed the wrong way. He sure wishes he’d listened
Final Chance
July 2016
She was struck drunk again and again for two years, then found herself in detox with a final chance to become willing
Things My Mother Taught Me
April 2016
An AA member deepens her faith in her Higher Power during her mother's illness
12th Step
October 1971
By:
W. S. R.
| South Norwalk, Connecticut
Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these Steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics and to practice these principles in all our affairs.
Doctor, Why Can't I Stop Drinking?
August 1970
By:
G. E. Deering, MD
For guilt and remorse, substitute a worthwhile experience, suggests this doctor friend of AA
Fifth Tradition Checklist
June 1970
By:
B. L.
| Manhattan, New York
Each group has but one primary purpose. . .to carry its message to the alcoholic who still suffers.
Surrender
November 1966
By:
Anonymous
| Manhattan, New York
Why did she drink too much, and why did she stop? <i>"Seven years away from a drink, I'm still not sure."</i>
Happiness
April 1965
By:
W. L. W.
| New Hartford, New York
It may not be euphoria, but don't knock it!
The Message in Far-off Places
August 1962
By:
T. D.
| Massachusetts
In Singapore, Hong Kong, New Delhi, and Ceylon, this traveller found AA at work
5. Industrial Executive
December 1960
Being a light-hearted, sincere account of maintenance of sobriety at a difficult time of the year, by several interesting personalities in and around the City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii.
Pro and Con
May 1958
Brief comments end excerpts from letters containing opinions pro and/or con specific items (including the Grapevine itself) will appear in this corner from time to time.
Twelve Steps and the Older Member
April 1956
By:
J.E.
| Bloomington, Indiana
Step Eleven: Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God <emphasis type="italic">as we understood Him,</emphasis> praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.
Twelve Steps and the Older Member
April 1955
By:
J. E.
| Bronxville, New York
Step Five: Admitted to God, to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs