On a November Afternoon
March 1966
By:
J. W. O., Jr.
| Louisville, Kentucky
Our lives are related, one to another, in ways we do not understand
About That Return to Social Drinking. . .
January 1966
By:
R. Z.
| San Diego, California
A visit to Professor Winkley's School proves instructive in a confusing sort of way
AN ANSWER
February 1964
Don't Forget
July 1963
By:
B. McD.
| Washington, D. C.
Your memories can help you maintain a happy sobriety
A Mother and a Miracle
January 1963
By:
Grateful Alcoholic
| Warwick, Rhode Island
She was getting close to the end of the line when it happened. . .
No One Understands...
March 1961
By:
G. G.
| Fort Myers, Florida
the wife of an alcoholic--except the wife of another alcoholic
Silent Partners
August 1958
By:
Marian M.
| Springfield, Illinois
The story of one of the pioneer "wives' groups"--now part of the Al-Anon Family Group Set-up--is here chronicled by one of its founders.
Pro and Con
April 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.
Dear Grapevine
November 2017
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Together in Recovery
September 2017
They share the same sobriety date and are sisters in recovery—helping each other, helping their loved ones, and helping their fellow AAs
My Real Third Step
July 2017
By:
Tracy F.
After years of unemployment, he faces the loss of his home—but turning his life over to a Higher Power meant finally turning his life around
Dear Grapevine
June 2017
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April 2014
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August 2016
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March 2016
So We Danced
December 2015
After years of dryness he couldn’t listen—until he got in step with the right guy
Dear Grapevine
December 2015
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October 2015
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June 2015
At the Garage Bar
February 2015
By:
Rick G.
| Temecula, Californiai
Things were going fine except that he spent most evenings mixing and drinking cocktails from the trunk of his car
Faith and Flour
December 2014
By:
Bernice S.
| Lincoln, Nebraska
With one cup of AA and a pound of love, a sober mother bakes some holiday joy
Take a Bow, AA
December 2014
By:
Anonymous
Sober since 1969, a man in Connecticut recalls his long, rocky, wonderful AA journey
A Cold January Night
July 2014
By:
Gary G.
| New Jersey
The night that he tried to end his life would wind up being the night his life began again