Bedtime story
June 2013
By:
Doug R.
| Tujunga, California
With a bottle in his hand, a newcomer finds Step Two on a bedroom floor
Help on the Line
April 2013
By:
Jim T.
| Ft. Collins, Colorado
How a man named Gery helped keep him from being tossed back into dangerous waters
Hot house
December 2012
By:
Frankie B.,
| Spring Hill, Florida
An old-timer challenges the way his local meeting place is run
Bobbleheads
November 2012
By:
Dan W.
| Eatonville, Washington
A newcomer learns the heard truth about the men who keep smiling and nodding
Pint-Sized
October 2012
By:
Anthony W.
| Carson City, Nevada
Too anxious to attend AA, he finally found his home in a small meeting room
Horsing Around in Ireland
April 2012
By:
Tom G.
| Northport, New York
For his 50th birthday, an AA member takes a dream trip to the Emerald Isle
Target Practice
October 2011
By:
Anonymous
One member’s unique way to practice restraint of tongue and pen
Web Exclusive: The Missing Bottle
September 2011
By:
Diane R.
| Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Her plans to continue drinking were stymied when she couldn't find her secret stash
Web Exclusive: I Was On My Way
August 2011
A doctor at a detox gave him what he needed to get sober: hope
Sober Transplant
August 2011
By:
Lisa R.
| Laurel, Montana
Kidney surgery took her 500 miles from home, but brought her closer to the Fellowship
Tales of a Roll Dog
July 2011
By:
Shannon R.
| Los Angeles, California
A drunken teenage mascot grows up to discover that even when she’s sober, she’s a blast
The Grapevine: Past, Present and Future
July 2011
By:
Bill W.
In July 1945, Bill W. penned an article on the AA Grapevine that is still relevent today
Web Exclusive: Sometimes To Carry The Message is to Carry the Messenger
March 2011
By:
Tom C.
| Evanston, Illinois
How a World War II vet taught this member about unconditional love.
Web Exclusive: Must We Hear from Her Again?
March 2011
By:
James J.
| San Diego, California
It took years for this member to see that an old-timer’s simple message was the way to go.
Gifts of the jungle
January 2010
By:
LIZ E.
| Austin, Texas
A breathtaking waterfall opens a newcomer's eyes to the rewards she is receiving
What’s on your mind?
April 2022
| What's On Your Mind?
Members tell us what they think about meetings, fellowship, sobriety and more. What do you think?
A Good Cry on the Beach
February 2021
| Sponsorship
By:
Anonymous
| Port Orange, Fla
Nearly 30 years ago, a sponsor entered her life to show her a new way to live. She also showed her how not to die
Eddie's journey
February 2015
By:
Eddie G.
| Cupertino, California
The road is rocky and sometimes uphill, but he's found his primary purpose.
Living in Abundance
August 2014
By:
Shannon I.
As a sober woman she was able to forgive all the people she resented. And herself
Does this edition have a new cover?
December 2001
If you have a drinking problem, we hope that you may pause in reading one of the forty personal stories and think: 'Yes, that happened to me'; or, more important, 'Yes, I've felt like that'; or, most important of all, 'Yes, I believe this program can work
How Could We Turn Them Away?
May 1974
By:
D. E.
| Oregon
We are responsible. . . - A little group faces sudden expansion--or total collapse
The Eleventh Concept--part 3
November 1972
Third Tradition Checklist
February 1970
By:
B. L.
| Manhattan, New York
The only requirement for AA membership is a desire to stop drinking.
I Married an Alcoholic--on Purpose
July 1962
By:
M. T. E.
| New Haven, Connecticut
Rx for a Happy Marriage: The 12 Steps and the AA group<lb The 12 Steps and the Alanon group mix well in the mortar of life and take in daily doses