The Anecdote Bin
November 1962
AA Around the World
August 1958
By:
C. J. S.
| Etain, Muse
NEWS FROM FRANCE - News, comments, and letters from and about AA's worldwide outposts and centers--gleaned from letters to the Grapevine and the General Service Office, and from the "AA Exchange Bulletin," published monthly by GSO
Mail Call for All A.A.s at Home Or Abroad
January 1948
By:
T.H.
| St. Mary's, Ohio
Let's Mind Our Manners
The best part of my week
December 2018
| Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
By:
Tom C.
| El Paso, Texas
He’s seen men come and go. Some make it and many not, but one thing’s for sure: He keeps coming
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Who's the Greatest Sponsor of Them All?
January 1996
By:
Patricia W.
| Albuquerque, New Mexico
The Veil
August 1976
By:
Anonymous
| Rhode Island
Medication dulled her senses, so she was puzzled when A A. told her, "Don't chew your booze
The Grace of God
April 1973
By:
Laura L.
| Sonoma, California
We can choose to let go and let it happen
The Absent-minded Professor
November 1964
By:
J. C.
| Emporia, Kansas
She had her Ph.D. but needed to add A.A.
Around the World
January 1959
By:
C R. C. P.
| Queensland
THE LIFE OF A LONER - News, comments and letters from and about AA's worldwide outposts and centers--gleaned from letters to the Grapevine and the General Service Office, and from the "AA Exchange Bulletin," published monthly by GSO.
Humility. . .The Voice of Experience
April 1956
By:
O. J.
| Escondido, California
An old-timer (who waited three years to put down what he believes he learned from his slip that occurred after many years' sobriety) speaks, it seems to us, with both humility and authority
Oscar the Oracle
March 1956
By:
J. B.
| St. John, N.B.
A modern fable wherein the reader makes up his own ending
Mail Call for All A.A.s at Home Or Abroad
November 1945
By:
M. L.
| Rochester, New York
Answer from Genesee
The Long Walk Up
june 2026
| Young & Sober
By:
J.J.
| Louisville, Kentucky
All he wanted was some AA literature, so he headed up the stairs. Luckily, Helen met him at the top
When The Moment Came
May 2025
| Young and Sober
By:
Judy K.
| Newport BEach, California
It took a little time, but after watching her son’s and father’s lives change, she realized the truth
They Got To See the Best of Me
September 2015
Because of technology, her wish to go back and help the women at her former prison was about to hit the big screen
In the Heat of Anger
September 1983
By:
M. O.
| Manhattan, New York
An explosion of rage showed him that living sober is harder than existing drunk
The Suffering Is Optional
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Rod M.
The gift of God’s grace got him sober after years in prison