Lucky Punch
December 2011
By:
P.T.
| New Britain, Connecticut
A wild roundhouse blow literally socks him into sobriety
God Didn't Follow Orders
July 1984
By:
V. P.
| Toledo, Ohio
Why a complacent old-timer got back to basics
A note about this article:
June 1963
Told he had cancer, this AA found an inner peace that amazed everybody
Along the Metropolitan Circuit
July 1944
Close Encounter
March 2025
| Sober and Out
By:
David S.
| San Francisco, California
Drunk and desperate, he had reached the end of the line. Luckily, a nearby passenger knew just where to go
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?
Musician Out of Tune
April 1976
By:
V. S.
| Laguna Beach, California
A concert tour took him around the world in a continuous daze, with high notes of disaster
Who Isn't Ready Yet?
August 1969
By:
B. L.
| Manhattan, New York
When we say a sick alcoholic isn't ready, could it be that <emphasis type="underline">we</i> aren't ready. . . to help enough?
Tina's Only Companion. . . Loneliness
January 1952
EARLY EXPOSURE
February 2010
By:
KEVIN D.
| Ft.Wayne, Ind.
YPAA service evolves into starting a meeting in a juvenile detention center
Alcoholism At Large
December 2015
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
September 1971
By:
Peter Brown
| San Diego, California
Half Alcoholics