The View from Here: - Each Month a Group of Past Delegates to the General Service Conference Will Talk About the Traditions
May 1996
By:
Mark L.
| Kensington, Maryland
A Consistent Message
Buried Treasure
July 1984
By:
S. J.
| Terrell, Texas
Would you believe fifty cents for a Big Book first edition?
One Christmas at a Time
December 1983
By:
J. J.
| Tampa, Florida
When she stopped projecting a dreary holiday, she could relax and enjoy her first good Christmas
Plain, Unvarnished Truth
September 1976
By:
L. P.
| Albuquerque, New Mexico
We need to hear it if we are ever to face it and go on to recovery
A Very Special Club
October 1974
By:
Pat C.
| Augusta, Georgia
When we belong to AA, many doors are open to us
KICK-BAWL
January 1971
By:
J. G. T.
| Negaunee, Michigan
Identification, anyone?. . .Now that we're sober and honest?
Conference Gleanings
June 1957
The Seventh Annual General Service Conference of AA met in New York April 17-21. On this and following pages the impressions and reports of staff members are presented.
The Young-timer
February 2005
By:
Darren F.
| New York, New York
The oldest young person at the meeting
Are AAs More Responsible?
February 1982
By:
C. B.
| Santa Maria, California
Or are we simply doing what others have been doing all along?
A Two-Way Gift
July 2026
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Bob P.
| Clovis, California
Thanks to his sponsor, a member signs up to help a guy in prison and it’s a win-win for them both
Kicking It Into the Future
October 2025
| AA & Technology
By:
Deanna S.
| Roswell, Georgia
For this active women’s group in Georgia, tech is the way to go. They say if they can do it, anyone can
Keeping Close To AA
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Nancy F.
| Portland, Ore.
She made several moves, but never left AA behind
God Has A Plan
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Kayleigh Z.
| South Elgin, IL
She was sure nothing good could come of her situation, but more was to be revealed
All Hands on Deck
July 2022
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
John D.
| St. Cloud, Minn.
An Intergroup in Minnesota comes up with a plan to write to prisoners together
Doing my best
January 2021
| Oldtimers!
By:
Kathleen A.
| Philadelphia, Pa.
As the COVID-19 lockdown continues, she stays connected and looks for ways to reach out
Return to Jail
February 2019
| Stories by Our Longtime Members
By:
Yvette T.
| Columbus, Ohio
Sober now, she speaks at the prison she was once locked up in—and finds it to be a transformative experience
A Piece of Cake
June 2018
By:
Sara B.
| Chute-a-Blondeau, Ontario
What do a piece of cake and a 12th Step call have in common? Helping a suffering alcoholic
No Mint On My Pillow
June 2014
By:
Michelle G.
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Amid the steel and chaos, her Higher Power sat by her every day
Get in the car
April 2011
By:
Ed M.
| Gig Harbor, Washington
Little did he know, he was about to embark on the ride of his life