Troublemaker
June 2017
By:
Art H.
| Mount Prospect, Illinois
How a ministry student turned into an alcoholic bad boy, then found spirituality in AA
Lights Out
June 2011
By:
Paul McQ.
| Long Beach, New York
Even without electricity, a struggling alcoholic plugs in to a group’s sober energy
Amateurs Anonymous
August 1990
By:
W. H.
| New York, New York
Eighth Tradition - Alcoholics Anonymous should remain forever nonprofessional, but our service centers may employ special workers.
Are We Letting Others Do Our Work?
December 1978
By:
H. R.
| Miami, Florida
A question raised at the 1978 General Service Conference is a vital one for all of us
Working Steps Six and Seven—All Over Again
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Lori C.
| Michigan Center, MI
When she and her partner moved in together, her character defects surfaced again
Fired Once a Year
February 2021
| Sponsorship
By:
Bruce T.
| Highlands Ranch, Colo.
Patience, joy, expectations and hope. Four decades of sponsoring has been one hell of a journey.
Pearls of Wisdom
January 2026
| Stories for Day Counters
By:
Anonymous
A member in Southeast Asia is grateful to reconnect with the hope he finds in a little AA magazine
Right Here Inside
August 2025
| Atheist & Agnostic Members
By:
Ruth P.
| Seattle, Washington
Like many others, she began searching to find a Higher Power. Then one day a tragedy made it clear
When Self-pity Comes Sneaking Back
June 1975
By:
Sue C.
| Los Angeles, California
We have to remember where we've been and where we are now
Anonymity: Giver of Life
November 1990
By:
B. P.
| Contoocook, New Hampshire
Eleventh Tradition - Our public relations policy is based on the attraction rather than promotion; we need always maintain personal anonymity at the level of press, radio, and films.
A Swinger Gets Sober
October 1982
By:
V. R.
| Fargo, North Dakota
And discovers that self-love is the most important thing
A "Loner" at Sea
September 1948
90-Year-Old Newcomer
September 2022
| Young & Sober
By:
Dick K.
| Roseville, Calif.
After decades of drinking, he’s sober now and ready for some new adventures
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
July 1975
By:
Physician's Alcohol Newsletter
Magnetic Money
2nd Step
February 1970
By:
P. S.
| Greenwich, Connecticut
Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
