Dear Grapevine
September 2016
12. 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.
March 1973
By:
Rev. Canon Samuel M. Shoemaker D.D.
<emphasis type="italic">"There were men like clergyman Sam Shoemaker, whose early teachings did so much to inspire Dr. Bob and me."</emphasis> Bill W. in <emphasis type="italic">AA Comes of Age</emphasis>
Ham on Wry
March 1991
The ring
December 2023
| Remote Communities and sober holidays
By:
Roman W.
| Los Angeles, California
This jeweler drank to forget the past. Then one day a customer came in with a request he’ll forever remember
Hidden treasure
November 2019
| Grapevine Classics
By:
David H.
| Seattle, Washington
Meeting locked, sponsor unavailable, angry as hell...what was this newcomer to do? Thank God he loved old books
23 precious years
February 2018
| Title Goes Here
By:
Joan O.
| Marietta, Georgia
After alcoholism takes her son, she finds comfort and acceptance in the first three Steps
When You Need It Most
March 2003
By:
Roger M.
Shaken by a patient's death, a newly sober surgeon learns how AA works
Loving Myself
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
By:
Susan W.
| Bristol, Tenn.
A lesbian member shares about acceptance, tolerance, relationships, God and staying sober in AA since 1979
Finding My Way Home
April 2012
By:
Anonymous
| New Britain, Connecticut
Feeling alienated even amongst family, this AA used prayer to feel reconciled with his family
High-Bottom Drinking
August 2011
By:
M.O.
| Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania
She didn't think she had a problem with alcohol until attending AA helped her problems.
70 Reasons I Love Grapevine
June 2014
By:
Jeff W.
| Maplewood, New Jersey
A member from New Jersey can’t get enough of our beloved meeting in print
The rise and fall of Mr. $
February 2011
By:
Kelly K.
| Newport Beach, California
All the money in Fort Knox couldn’t keep him sober
Web Exclusive: What's On Your Mind
December 2011
By:
Dan
| St. Louis, Missouri
A member discusses the Traditions and special interest groups
Love on the Rocks
August 2011
By:
Jay K.
| South Carolina
An AA relationship is put to the ultimate test when a wife's affair with his sponsee is revealed
Flying High
December 2016
Used to the skies, a pilot finds his particular low in a bottom that brings him into the rooms of AA
Taking Shape
November 2015
Unacceptable
September 2013
By:
Anonymous
What to do when someone preys on a newcomer? Home group to the rescue