From Pole to Shining Pole. . .
November 1952
Merry Christmas!
October 1948
Guilt
December 1974
By:
Paul M.
| Riverside, Illinois
There really is such a thing as guilt, and we have a specific program for dealing with it
Saying Goodbye
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Benjamin F.
| Mesa.,, Ariz.
Bidding farewell to be beloved father, finding new life in AA
To Love a Dad
June 2023
| Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
By:
Dick H.
| Winston-Salem, North Carolina
A newcomer heads to North Carolina to make amends to his father. Good thing he took his sponsor’s suggestion and prayed
Momma Bear
June 2011
By:
Nancy S.
| Renton, Washington
Through divorce and a decade-long custody battle, this member stays sober with the help of AA
12th Step
October 1971
By:
W. S. R.
| South Norwalk, Connecticut
Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these Steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics and to practice these principles in all our affairs.
Sober and off Pills Ten Days
July 1968
By:
J. L.
| Liberal, Kansas
She ran from a drunken father into a nightmare of pills and booze. . .and lost her own children. . .
Hour Upon Hour . . .
April 1952
By:
M. C.
| Hollywood, California
ONE WOMAN FINDS THAT TIME IS TO BE LIVED IN
Remembering To “Keep Coming Back”
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By:
P.K.
| Greensboro, N.C.
A well-worn AA phrase takes on powerful new meaning in her life
Blackout!
April 1962
By:
M. L.
| Chicago, Illinois
some of our weirdest case histories involve a loss of memory which is still a mystery to science
Gotta shop around
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
By:
Margot C.
| Sandwich, Massachusetts
After finally getting through the front door, a newcomer learns that not all meetings are alike
Exposed
April 2017
By:
David H.
| Canon City, Colorado
He thought he had the perfect cover, that he could keep everyone away—until someone saw right through it
Bobbleheads
November 2012
By:
Dan W.
| Eatonville, Washington
A newcomer learns the heard truth about the men who keep smiling and nodding
A Kid like me
March 2009
By:
PINKY G.
| Skaneateles, New York
A troubled teen and a 40-something sponsor have more in common than they think
Sobriety Cum Laude
June 1982
By:
G.S.
| Burlington, Vermont
An AA meeting brought a new dimension to a college reunion
Anonymity
August 1981
By:
W. F.
| Centreville, Virginia
Four personal experiences with Traditions Eleven and Twelve
Is There Life Before Death?
October 1973
By:
C. E. C.
| North Hollywood, California
AA sobriety brings awareness of a lot of life to be lived by a man of seventy
Our Slogans--old Sayings Made New
April 1971
A life-support system for beginners, our Slogans grow with us as we grow in the program - The essence of AA