A.A.'s Country-wide News Circuit
March 1945
What a lift?
July 2019
| The Prison Issue
By:
José M.
| Anthem, Arizona
A ride up the mountain with his AA friends takes a serious turn, but delivers a memorable surprise
Grover's Big Book
April 2014
By:
Kathy D.
| Gloucester, Virginia
A special gift which had traveled many miles had one more stop to go
Welcome to Canada
July 2004
By:
Don M
| Louisville, Colorado
Things you should know about getting ready for the 2005 Toronto Convention
Grover's Big Book
April 2000
By:
Kathy D.
| Gloucester, Virginia
You have to give it away to keep it
Walking with Bill & Lois
May 2020
| Getting Into General Service
By:
Anonymous
| Conn.
A Stepping Stones volunteer shares his AA story and some wonderful moments at our cofounder’s home
Far from Home
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
P.G.
| Surprise, Ariz.
A newcomer’s move to the other side of the world forces her to dive deep and search for every tool she can to stay sober
Dear Grapevine
November 2025
| Early days of AA
Showing Up
September 2025
| Stories of Gratitude
By:
Nancy K.
| Galt, California
As a newcomer, she was full of rage. But someone took her to do corrections service and her life changed
Dear Grapevine
March 2024
| Spanish-Speaking AA Members
Dear Grapevine
September 2023
| Young & Sober
Higher Powers and Nonbelievers
February 2019
| Stories by Our Longtime Members
By:
Joe C.
| Toronto, Ontario
He was finally going to admit the fact that he was ‘happy, joyous and God-free.’ Would others in the rooms accept him?
Close call at 10,000 feet
June 2018
By:
Chris R.
| Spokane, Washington
High above the Grand Canyon, a newcomer was overcome with the obsession. Luckily, he had friends in Phoenix
The home inside us
March 2018
By:
Rick S.
| Lancaster, Pennsylvania
How two Ricks on very different paths found peace and friendship on the same road
Close to my heart
June 2017
By:
Marc B.
| Alexandria, Virginia
The necklace she wore told this newcomer that someone very special never gave up
Going Down
June 2016
By:
Steve B.
| Hopewell Junction, N.Y.
He was escorted to the elevators the day he was fired. Then booze escorted him to AA
I Better Get a Kiss Out of This
April 2014
By:
George K.
| Magnolia, Texas
Lucky for him, a romantic night out took a very strange turn
Reflections On Freedom
May 2007
By:
Bo C.
| Columbus, Ohio
A drunk looks back on the smoldering remains of the past and the firm terrain of the present