Better Than I Deserve
June 2007
By:
Ben F.
| Costa Mesa, California
A boy becomes a man under the tutelage of AA
How to Drink With Impunity (or Anyone Else)
April 1961
By:
K. V.
| Glenview, Illinois
4. A DRUNK AND HIS MONEY
Happy Birthday to Me
January 1961
By:
H.W.
| Pleasantville, New York
An AA mother appraises the results of her six years of sobriety on her son--and finds it good
Little Surrenders
January 2024
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Bill the Shirt
| Bristol
For him, each good deed, each kind gesture, is a spiritual experience
Finding Forgiveness
July 2023
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Steve T.
| Beaverton, Oregon
For many years he held a resentment toward his father. Thanks to AA, this day he was ready to let it go
Advanced Sobriety 101
March 2019
| What’s On Your Mind?
By:
Jeff L.
| Redondo Beach, Calif.
His pain was like a compass, pointing due north to the healing work that needed to be done
If It Ain't Nailed Down
March 2013
By:
Karen P.
| Franklin, New Hampshire
She cleaned out the treatment center, now it was time to clean up her past
A Matter of Time
July 2011
By:
Ann S.
| Menifee, California
An old-timer contemplates the significance of putting together “a few 24s”
What I've learned
June 2009
By:
GARY C.
| Petoskey, Michigan
A member with 34 years talks about changes to AA and how it's still about carrying the message
Why I Don't Vote
March 2014
By:
Anonymous
An AA questions the use of Robert's Rules of Order in business meetings
"Please God, Show Me What To Do"
November 2011
By:
Bernie S.
| Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
A man learns with the Eleventh Step that we all need a little help getting back into the water
IT COULD HAVE BEEN ME
January 2010
By:
JOE B.
| Brooklyn, N.Y.
A friend's death after relapse tells a newcomer that alcohol would never be the solution
Can We Permit Justice to Remain Blind?
March 1961
By:
Albert B. Logan
Before a Joint Session of the Law Society of England and the American Bar Association, an attorney stresses the need for the legal profession to recognize alcoholism as a disease
My Home Group Brothers
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Alex E.
| Spring Valley, Calif.
His life “a perfect storm of grief and failure,” he turned to the men in his home group
Fear Is My Middle Name
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Beth D.
| Coral Springs, Fla.
Only alcohol took away her fear—until the day it didn’t
When We Need Outside Help
March 2024
| Spanish-Speaking AA Members
By:
Chad P.
| St. Louis, Missouri
A member shares about his experience dealing with mental issues in AA
To Any Lengths
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Suzie V.
| Loxahatchee, FL.
Sometimes a geographic is a good thing—if it means staying sober
A Spiritual Awakening in Jail
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Claudia B.
| Pacific Palisades, Calif.
She finds spiritual awakening and a deep sense of gratitude helping other alcoholics behind bars
Lots and lots of help
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By:
Tina W.
| Tequesta, Florida
Mary, Sydney, Kathleen, Neena and the “move a muscle” lady...they were all exactly what she needed
Should we say it?
March 2019
| What’s On Your Mind?
By:
Carrie B.
| Bend, Oregon
A member who loves the Lord’s Prayer wonders if AA is the place to use it
A Benevolent Guardian
November 2016
They showed him love though he was still drunk. It was their primary purpose
Twenty-one and In Trouble Again
July 2003
By:
Howard W.
| Wrightsville, Arkansas
It took a twenty-two-year-old to turn him around