Recipe for Sobriety
November 1963
By:
K. P.
| Calgary, Alberta
I found at least "three parts Tradition" to be necessary as secret ingredients in mine
The Dilemma of No Faith
April 1961
By:
Bill W.
First of a series on the workings of AA principles ". . .in all our affairs." God As We Understand Him
The 12 Steps Revisited
March 1961
By:
J. E.
| Guilford, Connecticut
1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol--that our lives had become unmanageable. --First in a series of searching articles
Dangers in Linking AA to Other Projects
October 1957
By:
Bill W.
Reprinted from The Grapevine, October 1944
A Search in Personal Data for Key to "Slips
February 1946
Uncomfortably numb
May 2011
By:
Margie S.
| Columbus, Georgia
She had to drink to keep running—only AA stopped her.
Nice Jewish Girls Don't Go to Prison
July 2002
By:
Sherri B.
| Houston, Texas
Unless they find out, as this woman did, that they are also alcoholics who've gotten into trouble
Grapevine Daily Quote December 27, 2019
“As long as I am acting in a loving and caring manner, I am not responsible for how others react. This frees me from pleasing people at my own emotional expense.”
Temple, Texas, March 1983, “An Equal-Opportunity Deplorer,”, Emotional Sobriety
Quote December 27, 2014
“As long as I am acting in a loving and caring manner, I am not responsible for how others react. This frees me from pleasing people at my own emotional expense.”
Temple, TX, March 1983 “An Equal-Opportunity Deplorer,” Emotional Sobriety
Grapevine Daily Quote December 27, 2017
“As long as I am acting in a loving and caring manner, I am not responsible for how others react. This frees me from pleasing people at my own emotional expense.”
Temple, Texas, March 1983“An Equal-Opportunity Deplorer,”Emotional Sobriety
Rocky Mountain High
February 2013
By:
Andy L.
| Stevensville, Montana
He got his bike and his life back for an incredible 34 sober years on the road
Cracked Pipes
December 2012
By:
Anonymous
| Charlottesville, Virginia
A post-holiday emergency knocked her right off her pink cloud
Let's be frank
December 2012
By:
Dee C.,
| Muskegon, Michigan
Comforting words from a school principal helped this newcomer relax
Ed, We Think You Have a Problem
September 2012
By:
Ed P.
| Gloucester, Massachusetts
His wife was on his back, and now his boss? Time to take drastic action
Honeymoon
August 2012
By:
G.P.
| Elbert, Colorado
His love affair with early sobriety sent his wife screaming from the house
Calm, Cool, Collected
June 2012
By:
Beverly W.
| Boca Raton, Florida
In Step Six, she realized good things would come with a little hard work
Embroidering Resentments
April 2012
By:
Bob B.
| Beaumont, Texas
Years of AA and Step work showed him that he could cut the thread on his anger
The Story of the Red Dress
April 2012
By:
Scot S.
| Crossville, Tennessee
She wanted a dress. He wanted her. But what they got was much better.
Speed Bump
January 2012
By:
Daniel S.
| Mesa, Arizona
After a bicycle accident landed him in the hospital, he surrendered to the program of AA
Designated Driver
November 2011
By:
Nathalie H.
| Sacramento, California
The concert was all in good fun—until their car went off the cliff
Web Exclusive: Growing Up Drunk
September 2011
By:
Suzette C.
| Santa Cruz, California
Her drinking career began at girl's slumber party at age 12 and ended 23 years later
Web Exclusive: An Amends in the Nick of Time
July 2011
By:
Philip S.
| Carlsbad, California
If he had waited only one more day, he would have lost the opportunity to make amends
Caught on Tape
May 2011
By:
Brooklyn W.
| Jacksonville, Florida
He couldn’t believe the belligerent monster on the TV screen was him
Dear Grapevine
March 2011
Sober Routines
March 2011
By:
Cindy L.
| Akron, Ohio
Her sponsor had some suggestions for how to deal with challenging times in sobriety