From the Grass Roots
June 1957
By:
Gene L.
| San Bernardino, California
SEEKING COMES BEFORE FINDING
The Big Easy Does It
May 2025
| Young and Sober
By:
Phoebe M.
| New Orleans, Louisiana
Getting sober young in a city known for intense drinking can be challenging. But she’s getting out there and doing it
Kindness of the Human Heart
June 2023
| Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
By:
Ron K.
| St. Charles, Missouri
How a woman he once harmed taught him about forgiveness, love and being truly free
The Blooming Truth
October 2025
| AA & Technology
By:
Esther C.
| Anchorage, Alaska
An AA friend’s powerful lesson lives on—shared, loved, watered and cared for
The Dry Years
November 2012
By:
Sally H.
| Tucson, Arizona
After a relapse on pain meds, an alcoholic comes out of the desert
The Two Richest People I Ever Met
November 2001
By:
Anonymous
| Belfast
CLASSIC GRAPEVINE--January 1985
Close to the Edge
September 1993
By:
Robert J.
| Sacramento, California
My life hadn't become unmanageable, it had become crazy. . . . That was my moment of clarity.
The Love Project
August 1973
By:
J. A. B.
| Las Vegas, Nevada
Getting off an ego trip by learning to love others more than yourself - "For it is in giving that we receive. . .
The Preacher and the Meeting
An AA tells how his home group had to find a new space to avoid hearing the message of the church
Bridge Across the Centuries
June 1960
How the AA program revitalized an author's faith in God and opened her eyes to the importance of the Church in her life
Men with the Men?
March 2025
| Sober and Out
By:
Michael D.
| Davenport, Iowa
What does a gay member with sex and trust issues do when it’s time to get a sponsor? One man found a solution
On the Front
February 2021
| Sponsorship
By:
Luis A.
| Bronx, N.Y.
An essential worker in New York City shares gratitude for being sober and explains why he needs AA more than ever
Keep the Link Strong
April 2013
By:
Janice B.
| Midlothian, Virginia
She learned the hard way to play by the rules and not break AA’s connection
Under The El
March 2007
By:
Stevie H.
| Chicago, Illinois
What's the best thing you can do for a drunk?
Look Among the A's
June 1970
By:
Norm R.
| Melbourne
A scholarly colleague from Down Under takes us on a trip into the Oxford dictionary