Mail Call for All A. A.s at Home Or Abroad
May 1948
By:
J.O'.C.
| Chicago, Illinois
Membership Dues
Mail Call for All A.A.s at Home Or Abroad
November 1947
By:
J.A.M.
| Wollaston, Massachusetts
The 12th Step
Mail Call for All A.A.s at Home Or Abroad
August 1947
By:
Tony F.
| Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore A.A. On The Air
A Pharmacological Approach to Alcoholism
October 1968
By:
Stanely E. Gitlow, MD
The simple act of prescribing sedatives in order to relieve the anxiety symptoms of the alcoholic is the one thing that will guarantee failure almost 100 percent of the time. There are for the most part no drugs of any great value in treating alcoholism.
40 Years, 80,000 Spoons
July 2026
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Joe S.
| Loveland, Colorado
A retired teacher looks back at his life with gratitude, and high on his list is something hot and delicious
Too Young?
june 2026
| Young & Sober
By:
Carol F.
| Midlothian, Illinois
After 10 years of teenage blackouts, she was ready to be free. It took her a while, but she finally did it
Up, Up & Away
May 2026
| How the steps changed my life
By:
Sara B.
| Newton Square, Pennsylvania
At 69, with 28 years sober, a brave, determined member discovers rock climbing is remarkably like doing the Steps
In the Right Place
April 2026
| Getting into General Service
By:
Isa W.
| New York, New York
Forty-seven years ago she stumbled into AA, still drunk, wearing six-inch high heels. A day she’ll never forget
Lonely & New
March 2023
| Get Into Service
By:
Glenn P.
| Florissant, Mo.
Isolating and drinking alone at home had been so lonely. Luckily, my new involvement in AA service committees became a way for me to fill that idle time with usefulness.
A Dream Come True
March 2023
| Get Into Service
By:
Anonymous
It was Kathy and her guitar, and me in my wheelchair with an oxygen bottle. My sponsor, a resident there, joined in the singing. It was a high I won’t ever forget.
A big splash
November 2022
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Kathy R.
| N.C.
I grabbed my tube and plunged into the water. I recall laughing throughout the day—a lot. There were jokes, teasing, hamburgers, hot dogs and soda. AA had taught me how to live.
Shifting Focus
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Ed H.
| Middle Island, N.Y.
My wife and I have done some really fine things in improving our relationship in the past few years. And a love I’ve never experienced before has blossomed as a result.
Saving my life
October 2021
| Cooperation With Professionals (CPC)
By:
Ron E.
| Oak Park, Ill.
A heartfelt amend from a grateful AA member who encountered many medical professionals on his way down
The Importance of a Phone Call
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Tomas C.
| Albuquerque, NM
He made his last drunken phone call to the man who became his sponsor
Traumatic Recovery
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Bonnie J.
| Billings, MT.
“Hijacked” by alcohol for most of her life, she had found “an entire psychic change” in AA
How we drank
April 2019
| Relapse
By:
Patrick H.
| San Marcos, California
Do we sometimes forget to share about why we came to AA in the first place?
Dangerous treats
December 2018
| Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
By:
Al G., USAF Ret
| Plattsmouth, Nebraska
Fitting In
May 2018
By:
Jim G.
| New Boston, N.H.
He played the clown and partied hard, but was never able to find his place until he got honest about his drinking
Newcomers And Social Media
October 2017
By:
Thomas P.
| Wichita Falls, Texas
At first he didn’t see what the big deal was about celebrating his sobriety on social media, until someone explain the real meaning of anonymity
Strangers on a Train
July 2016
This judge "invited" us to attend an AA meeting. He had just celebrated 15 years in the program