Most Thankful
November 2020
| Our Twelve Traditions
By:
John B.
| Louisville, Ky.
Messy, sad and sorry, his worst Thanksgiving ever is the one this old-timer never wants to forget
My Oasıs
October 2020
| Money and Sobriety
By:
Marcy B.
| Bothell, Wash.
Except for an occasional scorpion or two, this wonderful desert meeting was her safe, sober home
Grandpa’s Journal
April 2020
| Home Group
By:
Kyle F.
| San Antonio, Texas
Tucked away under old dog tags and love letters was a worn-looking list of names. Could it be? Yep, it sure was
Not too much to ask
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
By:
Thomas S.
| Inglewood, California
A member reminds us that it never hurts to be kind, patient and accepting of one another
Cake or no cake
April 2017
By:
Rosemary P.
| Waynesboro, Virginia
After moving to different towns, a member gets a big lesson in how other meetings like to clap, share, pass the basket and celebrate
Office Party Gone Bad
December 2016
By:
Mark E.
| Lebanon, Ohio
Boy, had he done it now. Little did he know he was about to be quietly 12th-Stepped
An Unsuspected Inner Resource
February 2016
If there’s something deep inside that’s smarter and kinder, then why not listen to it?
On Sacred Ground
August 2015
Who knew a spiritual trek to the Black Hills would include a van full of fun-loving AAs?
To Lift his Spirits
July 2014
By:
V,J.
| Chandler, Arizona
After an AA mom’s son lands in jail for drunken driving, she learns to stay sober and let go
Flight from Omaha
December 2013
By:
Carleen L.
| Helena, Montana
Most Twelfth-Step calls are down in the trenches, but sometimes they’re up in the air
Gay, Joyous and Free
October 2012
By:
K.A.
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
She found a safe place to get sober—and finally be herself
Just Like a Pinball
March 2012
By:
Edward P.
After bouncing around from trouble to trouble, he was facing jail time but chose AA instead
Starting at Zero
March 2012
By:
Jim
It took a long time of being in AA before he could take the First Step
Dear Grapevine
October 2011
Magic Without Tricks
January 1976
By:
R. P.
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin
The miracle of recovery comes from hard work
A Plea of 'Not Guilty'
August 1974
By:
Tim S.
| Manhattan, New York
Arguing the case for a "no fault" verdict on past insanities
Energy Crisis
March 1974
By:
F. J. T.
| Crescent, Missouri
A too-vivid imagination can project all sorts of troubles--but AA philosophy should see us through
How'm I Doing
January 1968
By:
J. C.
| Wyandotte, Michigan
A member reviews the signs of progress he finds along the way
It Wasn't Moby Dick
February 1964
By:
R. Z.
| San Diego, California
A yarn of the days when "Thar she blows" didn't refer to the head on a beer
How My Child "Came to Believe
August 1962
By:
H. W.
| New York, New York
An alcoholic mother has found that making amends brings results
We're Not an Employment Agency!
March 1961
By:
J. S.
| Bedford Hills, New York
Tough words for the new man desperately in need of a job. But they point the way to something even more important--his self-respect
Lest We Forget
May 1953
An (abridged) excerpt from the fourteenth printing of the book, "Alcoholics Anonymous," pages 46, 48-50, 54-55.