Web Exclusive: Running for Joy
May 2011
By:
Jim S.
| Dumont, New Jersey
This member with 49 years sober is not about to slow down.
The Fugitives
May 2004
By:
Dennis W.
| Tucson, Arizona
They just kept running until they came to the end of their long, painful rope
A New Life for Aunt Patricia
September 2014
By:
Patricia K.
| Ventura, California
She wanted to paint and garden when she retired, but martinis and hangovers came first
Friends for Life
July 2025
| AA Celebrates 90 Wonderful Years!
By:
Bill K.
| Tacoma, Washington
Struggling to accept the changes that come with age, a member finds meetings and fellowship a saving grace
Web Exclusive: The Bedrock of AA
February 2012
By:
Deb A.
A member wonders if the Traditions are given short shrift
Was Dr. Bob the First Two-hatter?
February 1975
By:
R. H. C.
| Parkersburg, West Virginia
A matter of opinion
A Twelfth Step Call In The Wild
May 2006
By:
Anonymous
| Ketchikan, Alaska
An unexpected opportunity to help a drunk
On the Mountaintop
December 2014
By:
Jerry F.
| Cerritos, California
Getting sober in AA relieved him of his alcoholism and the shackles he made for himself
Thank God for Despair
November 1983
By:
E. M.
. . . the unease that makes us want to do a better job of living - From the June 1965 Grapevine
Thank God for My Despair
November 1973
By:
Dr. Earle M.
| San Francisco, California
Our struggles with discontent and unrest lead us to ever-higher levels of living and learning - From the June 1965 Grapevine
Thank God for Despair
June 1965
By:
Dr. Earle M.
| San Francisco, California
...the un-ease that makes us want to do a better job of living
Coffee: The Great and Glorious Bean
December 1962
By:
T.D.
| Manchester, Massachusetts
Bane or bean, inst. or fresh, the caffeine bean is bountiful in AA--and grounds for a strong brew of intra-group controversy
DON'T CRY FOR ME: SMILE!
September 2010
By:
STEVE C.
| Tulsa, Okla.
Blindness was a sad state of affairs until he changed on the inside
The Delights of My AA "Childhood
November 1963
By:
J. S.
| Kansas City, Missouri
Neither baby charm nor childish rampages are as great as--
The Clip Sheet
November 1946
The Spiritual Angle
November 1992
By:
Reverend Samuel M. Shoemaker
There were men like clergyman Sam Shoemaker, whose early teachings did so much to inspire Dr. Bob and me." Bill W. in AA Comes of Age - From the October 1955 Grapevine