Our Primary Purpose
November 1985
By:
Anonymous
A "group within a group" practices Tradition Five - From the November 1956 Grapevine
Too Close for Comfort
April 1985
By:
T. M.
| Iselin, New Jersey
A too-early romance got in the way of serene sobriety
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research, and Treatment
January 1985
By:
Michael E. Miller
'Mandatory' AA Challenged
The Spiritual Side?
April 1983
By:
R. P.
| Bellevue, Nebraska
For this AA, the whole program is spiritual
By Willpower Alone?
March 1983
By:
W. W.
| Poultney, Vermont
After eight years of dryness, he found AA--and happy sobriety
Our primary purpose
May 2009
By:
ANONYMOUS
| Hartsdale-Ardsley, New York
From the November 1956 Grapevine
Garage opener
March 2009
By:
CLARDY S.
| Port St. Lucie, Florida
Two guys forge fellowship over a few good cigars
JUST SAY YES
January 2009
By:
James H.
| Corpus Christi, Texas
Taking the Friday night commitment kept this newcomer out of the bars
Tip From A Bartender
December 2007
By:
Bill S.
| Roswell, Georgia
The right message in the wrong place
Traditions Ten: Question Of Tolerance
October 2006
By:
Jack L.
| Ludwigs Corner, Pennsylvania
Keeping the door of AA open to all
Dr. Bob Bookshelf
March 2006
By:
Tom T.
| Cumberland, Rhode Island
Browsing through the Smith Collection at Brown University
An Important Stretch
May 2005
By:
John Y.
| Russell, Pennsylvania
Doing all we can from where we are
Staying Sober in the Sand
May 2005
By:
Bill S.
| Kingston, Ontario
Around the world, without picking up the first drink
Victor E (July 1995)
November 2004
By:
Anonymous
| New York, New York
For 42 years Victor E. has wanted to drink in almost every issue of the Grapevine--and every time has changed his mind. One AA offers this perspective on Victor's continuing dilemma.
The Hypnotist
April 2004
By:
Liz O.
| Oakland, California
She didn't cure the patient. She just let in a little bit of light
A Sacred Safari
April 2004
By:
Rick P.
| Vernon, Connecticut
His mind was a jungle. Would meditation really be able to tame it?
The Weaving
January 2004
By:
Jane S.
| Pueblo, Colorado
She and her Higher Power agreed it was time to let it go