Perfectionism
December 1975
By:
Virginia S.
| Gulfport, Mississippi
Some mutual inventory-taking in a search for reasonable balance
Sharing Our Strength. . .
June 1975
By:
Ben I.
| North Hollywood, California
An imaginary scene in which a poor, suffering soul really gets the works!
Anatomy of a Slip
November 1970
By:
Jim McL.
| Goshen, New York
Things might have been different if I had said the exact words I wished said to me
Five Years in AA--SLIP--COMEBACK
February 1968
By:
Jim C.
| Metcalfe, Ontario
An AA returning after a slip takes deliberate aim on wanting sobriety above all else
I Can Keep My Head High
February 1966
By:
Anon.
| Medellin
says one young mother who came to AA at 28
Go Forth Without Fear
September 1965
By:
Dick W.
| Van Nuys, California
An argument against the "give-'em-hell" approach
Fear
September 1963
By:
Dr. Hal S.
| Claremont, California
How to turn this potential defect into an asset
A Late Bloomer in AA
May 2019
| Our Big Book–80 Wonderful Years
By:
Rick
| W. Plains, Mont.
His drinking career stretched around the globe. Oddly, he was stuck in one place
Depression
April 1976
By:
L. H.
| Denver, Colorado
All right, we're sober! But what do we do about. . . - Four articles by AAs who have been there
Close Encounter
March 2025
| Sober and Out
By:
David S.
| San Francisco, California
Drunk and desperate, he had reached the end of the line. Luckily, a nearby passenger knew just where to go
From Your Heart to Mine
August 2025
| Atheist & Agnostic Members
By:
Jason D.
| Lake Charles, Louisiana
Listening to one another’s Higher Power through sharing is one of his biggest joys in AA
A Real Alcoholism Story
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
E.B.
| Los Angeles, CA
She was the drunk they all gave up on
One of those Days
February 2024
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Jim B.
| Macedon, New York
Sour milk, howling dog, ruined coat ... a longtimer recalls how a mud puddle saved his morning
Prayer
November 2021
| Prayer and Meditation
By:
R.E.
| Philadelphia, Pa.
I still experience doubts and have not made that quantum leap to faith. Some nuts are tougher to crack than others.
Been There
January 2021
| Oldtimers!
By:
Jack W.
| Houston, Texas
I went to Vietnam. I worked for five police departments. I ended up on the street. Today I have friends all over the world who have never seen me drink.
Gratitude, Every Morning
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Mary R.
| Bonita Springs, Fla.
No matter what changes in your life, sobriety is a cause for gratitude
A World of Yets
April 2016
Coming into AA very young, he knew there were other consequences of drinking waiting for him
Morning coincidence
February 2015
By:
Dave S.
| Butler, Pennsylvania
Sometimes the little moments that almost pass us by turn out to be gigantic