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
Snow Globe Mike
September 2023
| Young & Sober
By:
Patrick D.
| Maquoketa, Iowa
What he recalls most fondly about his first home group are the smiles and laughter behind glass
The Invisible Life Raft
September 2019
| Young & Sober
By:
Tim M.
| Venice, Calif.
After more than twenty years sobriety, he continues to be grateful to the program that saved him
Web Exclusive: Looking Back
January 2012
By:
Don S.
| Burlington, Connecticut
An oldtimer reflects on getting sober at a young age
A Second Time Offender
October 2011
By:
Kathy W.
| Connecticut
She went to get her license back after a second DUI and found a new life instead
How to Identify a Martian
April 1975
By:
J. S.
| Bedford Hills, New York
A message from an alien living in an Earth person's body
YPAA Till We DIEPAA
September 2022
| Young & Sober
By:
Don S.
| Burlington, Conn.
When you grow up in young people’s AA, the commitment to serve never leaves you
Touching Lives
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Dave R.
| Gulfport, Fla.
One person touches another who touches another—it’s the AA ripple effect
Back to Court
June 2016
The last time she was here, she had broken teeth, two broken ribs and an eye swollen shut
Communication breakdown
July 2010
By:
MARY ANN G.
| Winnipeg, Manitoba
A member says service keeps the lines open among AAs and keeps her healthy