What We Were Like
March 1994
By:
Anonymous
| Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis: the Nicollet Chapter
Dear Grapevine
January 2011
Meet the parents
April 2023
| AA & Families
By:
Michael O.
| Marysville, Wash.
His folks came to “birthday night” to see what this weird cult was about. By the end of the night, everyone got a surprise
YPAA or bust
September 2019
| Young & Sober
By:
George S.
| Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
One day, he stumbled into a bunch of young AAs eager to hit the road. That’s when his sobriety went into high gear
Short Fuse
July 2014
By:
Jeremy B.
| Abilene, Texas
A drive for liquor made him do something he thought he’d never do
Dear Grapevine
June 2013
Triumphant Tale of the Timid Traveler
March 1977
By:
L. R.
| Victoria, British Columbia
Could he remain sober during his trip to Australia?
How AA Ruined My Life!
December 1960
By:
J. G. T.
| Negaunee, Michigan
EDITOR'S NOTE: Friends of the author may notice a slight swelling on his face, but it's only his tongue in his cheek.
Anonymity!
April 1951
By:
H. S.
| Great Neck, Long Island, New York
Gratitude, Humility, Anonymity. . .and the greatest of these is. . .
20 reasons
December 2013
By:
Debi E.
| Springfield, Illinois
After 20 glorious sober years, a woman expresses her gratitude
ON THE SHORES OF THE AEGEAN
May 2009
By:
RODNEY N.
| Mountain Home, Idaho
A beacon of hope is lit in Turkey
At Sea on an Island in the Baltic
July 2005
By:
Anonymous
An AA from Sweden struggles to make a new group home
Painful ego-puncturing
October 2015
New in town, she dove into service and wanted a position. What she got was an opportunity to grow
A Place in the World
March 2014
By:
Vergil S.
| Warsaw
Living in a predominately white country overseas, an African American man discovers that he can feel at home in an AA meeting anywhere
TRADITION 6: A Common Sense Approach
June 2008
By:
Paul C.
| Oceanside, California
Inviting cooperation, avoiding affiliation
The Home Group of My Heart
April 2004
By:
H. John R.
| New Martinsville, West Virginia
The light still shines at the Midnight Meeting
Self-forgiveness
December 1973
By:
F. M.
| New Canaan, Connecticut
Look back and see how far you've come. You may be better than you think you are
You Can't Record Them All
November 1963
By:
M. E.
| Dayton, Ohio
I wanted an envious collection of taped talks, to be admired by other members