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.
On Relief Pitching
November 1957
By:
An AA "Fan
| New York City, New York
Autumn thoughts on baseball and sobriety, as seen by an oldtimer
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
Dear Grapevine
October 2015
Dear Grapevine
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
Rowing Up the River
June 2014
By:
Jim
| Tasmania
After he started feeling worse sober, he realized that he needed to do things differently
A Father's Legacy
December 2013
Through the 12 Steps, she was able to forgive her father at the end of his life
Dear Grapevine
November 2013
Back in the Groove
January 2013
A man at a mountain retreat helps a songwriter change his tune—just in time
My Friend Bill
April 2012
By:
John M.
An AA reflects upon his friendship with an oldtimer he met at a meeting overseas
Web Exclusive: Dealing with our Character Defects
January 2012
By:
Jim
He bottomed out and had to seek outside help to deal with his sexual misconduct
Ready for a Second Chance
January 2012
By:
Kristen C.
| Santa Ana, California
She relapsed after years in the program only to see everything she'd worked for fall apart