Compassion
September 1975
By:
L. H.
| Gates Mills, Ohio
Love really can conquer all, if we will only let it
Now, About That Return to Social Drinking. . .
November 1974
By:
R. Z.
A visit to Professor Winkley's school proves instructive in a confusing sort of way - From the January 1966 Grapevine
The God Force
October 1974
By:
D. L.
| Sao Paulo
There are spiritual laws. We can struggle against them or harmonize with them
Getting Yourself Out of Debt
July 1974
By:
R. J.
| San Antonio, Texas
Good advice for the newcomer who finds himself in a financial mess--and some principles that should be helpful to all of us.
There Can Be Love and Laughter
February 1974
By:
N. G.
| Neoga, Illinois
Would her decision condemn her to an empty life of somber, solemn sobriety?
The Worst AA Meeting
June 1973
By:
Dan
| Miami, Florida
Everything about it was lousy--except the payoff
The Path of Self-destruction
January 1973
By:
D. E.
| Yachats, Oregon
Depression, guilt, fear, all led downhill until AA charted a new way
Switch to Another Channel
May 1971
By:
F. J. T.
| Crescent, Missouri
Must we always dwell on the worst that can happen rather than the best?
I Might Have Missed It All
He and his partner have been sober for many years and now have been blessed with a grandson
“Would a friend of Bill W. please pick up a white courtesy phone.”
june 2026
| Young & Sober
By:
Cameron D.
| Las Vegas, Nevada
A super busy flight attendant has an important meeting he definitely hadn’t expected
I Should Have Known
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By:
Jenn D.
| Houston, Texas
Fighting to become the person her Higher Power wanted her to be
Two Lives, One Lifetime
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By:
Susan K.
| Great Meadows., N.J.
One of the great benefits of sobriety? Being able to look yourself in the eye
Journey To Recovery
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By:
Nicki C.
| Kansas City, Mo.
She called the AA hotline one desperate night, praying for someone to pick up
Dear Grapevine
February 2026
| Getting Through Tough Times
That Wonderful Sense of Belonging
April 2025
| Making Amends
By:
Scotty K.
| New Orleans, Louisiana
A motorcycle trip was what he loved most in life. But why could he not enjoy it? Ninth Step to the rescue
Dear Grapevine
December 2024
| Remote Communities and Sober Holidays
Talking to Air
September 2024
| Young and Sober
By:
Jay M.
| Carlsba, California
Grief, resentment and liquor soured him with God, but a new perspective on prayer changed his mind
A Mother’s Day Wish
May 2024
| How the Steps Changed My Life
By:
Mary Ann G.
| Dundalk, Maryland
After years of heartache and regret, she found the son her drinking took away
Leap of Faith
May 2024
| How the Steps Changed My Life
By:
T.R.
| Roseville, California
A frightening race to get down the mountain took every Step he had in him. Turns out he wasn’t alone
Suddenly Sober
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By:
Jamie G.
Alcohol literally stopped her heart—but she came back with it beating strong
A Grapevine Follow-Up
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By:
Gabriela R.
| Lynnwood, Wash.
Whatever happens to the authors of past Grapevine articles? Here, one returns to tell her story
All she ever wanted
February 2023
| Making Amends
By:
Catherine M.
| Ames, Iowa
Thanks to AA and her Higher Power, a daughter finds another way to honor her mother’s wish
The Last Three Things
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By:
Pat L.
| Eatonville, Wash.
For this alcoholic, the Promises came true off the page, in real life
Misty’s last night out
May 2022
| 60th Anniversary of the Concepts
By:
Mary Ann S.
| New York, N.Y.
A Chelsea Hotel survivor tells how the 80s party life nearly killed her. Then one day she met this girl named Cathy