4th Step
May 1970
By:
G. N. G.
| Queens, New York
Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves
Musician Out of Tune
April 1976
By:
V. S.
| Laguna Beach, California
A concert tour took him around the world in a continuous daze, with high notes of disaster
A PRAYER
May 1963
Presentations On Back to Basics
June 1985
By:
J. B.
| Vernouillet
Relearning the 'Language of the Heart'
An Experience You Must Not Miss
June 2025
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Dave A.
| Moncton, New Brunswick
A longtimer in Canada shares his love for helping members behind the walls. To him, it’s a joy like no other
I Found My Place
February 2016
Through painful obstacles, a woman with mental illness stays sober and learns to help others
Learning to feel
February 2023
| Making Amends
By:
Laura S.
| Boise, Idaho
Because of AA, her eyes, thoughts and heart are trained toward gratitude rather than self-pity today
AA News
March 2019
| What’s On Your Mind?
By:
Tom A.
| West Central Region
GSO’s new technology endeavor
Cult-like or just welcoming?
December 2010
By:
CAROL S.
| Sun City, Ariz.
Meetings filled with religiosity
At Wit’s End
September 2024
| Young and Sober
260 Breakfasts
March 2021
| Making Amends
By:
Anonymous
| Lafayette, Colo.
A trip to an old boss to make things right led to a long, wonderful friendship he never expected
Bored with meetings
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By:
Irving M.
| Washington, D.C.
A rocky encounter with an old friend got one member thinking about the importance of making meetings
Self-Afflicted
March 2012
By:
Daniela P.
| Buffalo, New York
Through working the Steps, she was relieved of her biggest problem
Requirements Beyond Sobriety
March 1974
By:
Zander M.
| Greensboro, North Carolina
Some reflections on the wearing of two hats and some suggestions on AA attitudes
RAILROADED
July 2010
By:
SHAUN G.
| Manteca, Calif.
Talked into service, a reluctant teen meets the AAs who convince him to stick around
So This Is AA
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Tracy C.
| Denver, Colo.
Alone at home with the shades drawn, she was completely powerless against alcohol
Two Gifts
March 2017
The first sound he heard, shuffling down the hall of the detox in pajamas and paper slippers, was laughter. But where could it be coming from?
Only One-sixth Left!
May 1968
By:
T. F. J. II
| Burbank, California
The best is yet to be, The last of life, for which the first was made." <emphasis type="italic">Robert Browning</emphasis>
Down Under
October 1961
By:
G. R.
| Sydney
The members gather about the tea table instead of the coffee urn, but the shared experience, strength and hope is the same
Is AA accessible to all?
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By:
Debra L.
| Mint Hill, North Carolina
Her journey into service revealed a need for more handrails, ramps, babysitters and Braille