An Equal-opportunity Deplorer
March 1983
By:
R. M.
| Temple, Texas
He learned to share with all sorts of people--and to learn from them
Accountability
January 2018
| Sponsorship
By:
Cheryl V.
We face complaints from the minute we make that first pot of coffee for our home group to the day we’re voted GSR. Responding with grace and dignity is what counts
The Deeper Dimension
September 1993
By:
Jim N.
| Denver, Colorado
Tradition Twelve - Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our Traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities.
Quote Your Way to Fame
December 1972
By:
L. H.
| Denver, Colorado
An allegory in which some fictional characters act out certain truths about our human experience
From Your Heart to Mine
August 2025
| Atheist & Agnostic Members
By:
Jason D.
| Lake Charles, Louisiana
Listening to one another’s Higher Power through sharing is one of his biggest joys in AA
Money is a Tool
November 2020
| Our Twelve Traditions
By:
Wes H.
| Idaho
Just to spite them all, I abstained from putting my dollar in that basket. This did not change anyone’s response. I began to see there was something more to their concern.
What's On Your Mind? : Court Cards
November 2016
A woman who first came into AA carrying a court card in her pocket finds that tolerance towards signing those cards is waning—and warns that it is not a good idea.
Service, Redefined
December 2003
By:
Eileen E.
| Kenilworth, New Jersey
An AA discovers a whole new meaning in the hearts of her fellows
Not Just Locked up and Forgotten
July 1978
By:
R. M.
| Bay City, Michigan
In this section, six AAs--inside and out--share experiences of how the program works in prisons
The Example of Love
May 1966
By:
D. McF.
| Los Angeles, California
What is this thing called Love, and what does it mean to a defeated alcoholic?
PO Box 1980
May 1980
By:
M. O. & G. B.
| North Brunswick, New Jersey
On 'thoughtless comments'
Welcomed, Accepted And Loved
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Nina P.
| Fargo, N.D.
A life worth living in the rooms of AA
Meeting Closed!
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
By:
Sam B.
| London
All of a sudden, we were told to remain in our homes with no access to AA meetings. Was this a cruel joke? Why stop me now? I was starting all over again!
Sometimes very slowly
May 2019
| Our Big Book–80 Wonderful Years
By:
Nancy H.
| Laguna Woods, California
It took her 30 years, but General Service made her fall in love with AA all over again
Felt like home
June 2018
By:
Janis L.
| Bangor, Maine
How the warm welcome at a shelter meeting helped her take off a “backpack” of fear and shame