Back from the Brink
December 2013
Diagnosed with cirrhosis, he finally faced the truth about his drinking
Two-fisted Drinker
March 2013
By:
Ken L.
| Knoxville, Tennessee
After years of pounding back beers, a good soldier becomes a hopeless closet drunk
Women in AA in the 1950s
August 2011
By:
Betty H. (as told to Deborah H.)
| Mesa, Arizona
Remembering what it was like to get sober as a woman in the early days of AA in the Twin Cities
Life, Unlimited
September 2007
By:
Diana C.
| Oceanside, California
A teenager reaps rewards of sobriety
That Newcomer in the Corner
January 1984
By:
C. C.
| Aurora, Minnesota
How to carry the message to unwilling or misinformed newcomers? Here's one solution: a special beginners meeting, emphasizing AA basics and guided by the Traditions
Out of the Night and Into the Day of the First Meeting
February 1979
By:
I. C.
| Rochester, New York
Twelfth Step - Two people are blessed when a willing newcomer calls on an AA member for help
Don'ts for negative thinkers
May 1976
By:
K. N.
| Columbus, Ohio
How to make a catastrophe out of every thought and deed
Me and God
August 1974
By:
K. G.
| Potts Camp, Mississipi
Always life was up and down until she found that sharing made it balance
Humility
April 1974
By:
M. D. B.
| Toledo, Ohio
A word whose meaning causes arguments, but a quality we all aspire to when we understand it
Alateens Smartened up This AA
December 1967
By:
Ed C.
| Westbury, New York
Searching questions from teenagers drove their AA sponsor to live the program. . .
Speaking From the Heart
December 1965
By:
G. N. G.
| Manhattan, New York
A fairly new AA, who is an "old pro" lecturer, asks: Why are AA speakers all so good?
The Beautiful Words
June 1970
By:
E. R. P.
| Vidor, Texas
They come to us when we need them most, displacing the vulgar and the profane
The December Issue of Grapevine is Here!
In this month's special section, we feature stories about how members stay sane and sober during the holidays
The December Issue of Grapevine is Here!
In this month's special section, we feature stories about celebrating the holidays sober
No More Angry Nights
Until he got sober, he spent his evenings smoking, drinking and nursing grudges
The October Issue of Grapevine Is Here!
In this month's special section, we feature stories highlighting the diversity of AA.
Cracking Open the Shell
Coming to AA meetings, he realized that he had more in common with everyone else that he had previously thought
The April 2013 Grapevine is Here!
In this month's special section, we feature stories about Bridging the Gap
Reel Truths
She found herself glamorizing drinking and had to remember to watch the movie all the way to the end
Growing Pains
July 1969
By:
P. A. K.
| Amarillo, Texas
From "high" living in Thailand to a down-to-earth search for understanding back home, this youngster found maturity in AA
Around AA - Items of AA Information and Experience
November 1968
By:
Leff's Wife
A Man Can Make Good . . .
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
October 1968
By:
Frederick Lemere, MD
| Seattle, Washington
Alcoholics and Social Drinkers