Exactly Where I Needed to Be
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Anna M.
| Eagle Mountain, Utah
A miscarriage in sobriety deepens her spirituality
Unity=Love
January 2024
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Chad P.
| St. Louis, Missouri
A member shares how we use the tools to keep the group together and how no one is more important than the next
Boots
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Chelsea L.
| Glendale, Colo.
The muddied boots were a reminder of her worst drunken night. Should she hang on to them?
That First Meeting
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Bryan D.
| Deerfield Beach, Fla.
Most sober alcoholics remember their first drink—and their first meeting
Finding my lane
February 2019
| Stories by Our Longtime Members
By:
Jack F.
| Asbury Park, New Jersey
How learning to ask for help on a sober bowling team helped him find a Higher Power
Into Miraculous Newfound Purpose
October 2017
By:
Lou P.
| Springfield, Va.
His body was breaking down and so was his soul, until he found a new purpose through rigorous honesty
Garage opener
March 2009
By:
CLARDY S.
| Port St. Lucie, Florida
Two guys forge fellowship over a few good cigars
Not My Choice
November 2007
By:
Susan K.
| Asheville, North Carolina
The elementary schoolteacher and the biker babe
Tradition Eleven
November 1992
By:
Bill W.
Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather than promotion; we need always maintain personal anonymity at the level of press, radio, and films. - From the October 1948 Grapevine
What Ever Happened to Mom?
February 1983
By:
E. H.
| Tarpon Springs, Florida
Too much AA activity wasn't fair to her family
How to Use Your Inventory
February 1972
By:
B. T.
| Kenosha, Wisconsin
Set your goals and work toward them - Essence of AA
Opinions: Yours, Mine, and Ours
October 1990
By:
Fran D.
| New Orleans, Louisiana
Tenth Tradition - Alcoholics Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the AA name ought never be drawn into public controversy.
Laughter Is Our Best Medicine
July 1980
Excerpts from the new AA book "Dr. Bob and the Good Oldtimers" show both humorous and serious sides of our co-founder
A Meeting Every Night?
September 1978
By:
J. T.
| Texas
Putting our sobriety first doesn't have to mean neglecting others
Some Suggested Changes
May 1973
By:
J. P.
| Sioux Falls, South Dakota
The poor drunk can't possibly be comfortable in his present environment
We're All in This Together
January 1953
By:
Anonymous
| Ponca City, Oklahoma
More is accomplished by talking things out because. . .
