“I’m an Alcoholic!”
November 2023
| Gratitude
He was thrilled to break his anonymity onstage and even to the press. What could possibly go wrong?
How Anonymous Do I Want to Be?
November 2022
| Fun in Sobriety
A member shares his beloved wife’s thoughts on when to be secret about our AA membership
Just the Right Moment
November 2020
| Our Twelve Traditions
How soon do you tell your date you’re an alcoholic? Do you tell your friends, coworkers, neighbors? One member has some thoughts
Smarter phones
November 2019
| Grapevine Classics
Texting and posting can be tricky when it comes to anonymity. There are guidelines that can help
Even in a bar
November 2018
To break or not to break
November 2017
| Issue Title Here
When it comes to telling others that he’s in AA, whether in person or through his computer, he looks to our Twelve Traditions
Practice, Practice, Practice
November 2015
The Eleventh Tradition helps one member stay out of the pulpit and keep his focus down on the field
Mike the Plumber and Airplane Tim?
November 2014
Should AAs be less anonymous when we introduce ourselves to each other?
Read All About It
November 2013
A death of a fellow member reminds one man why anonymity is so important
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