6 Ways to Relieve Self-pity
October 1956
Silver Lining
April 2021
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Christina A.
| Auburn, Calif.
As COVID-19 completely alters the way we meet, one member looks for ways to embrace the change
Poor Little Old Me
October 1978
By:
C. U.
| Evansville, Indiana
Some tips on how to wallow in self-pity and a few more on how to snap out of it
Our Greatest Christmas Gift
December 1960
By:
Bill O.
| Charleston, South Carolina
How better can we thank God for our sobriety than by bringing the light and hope of AA to others
A.A.'s Country-wide News Circuit
August 1945
3000 Sober Sisters
January 2023
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
Jen R.
| Chicago, Ill.
She used to drink at women. Now she’s trading numbers, doing service and making lifelong friends
Through her letters
July 2019
| The Prison Issue
By:
Anonymous
| Pennsylvania
A woman with 20 years gets her gratitude back from a member who’s lost her freedom
My new Big Book
May 2019
| Our Big Book–80 Wonderful Years
By:
Justin "Gio" G.
| Cross City, Florida
STILL AGNOSTIC AFTER ALL THESE YEARS
April 2009
By:
Ann M.
| Phoenix, Ariz
Steps, service and fellowship keep a long-timer sober
Various Tests Given
January 1958
OUTSIDE AA <lbActivities and developments outside AA in the field of alcoholism. . .a news report
Please Take One!
January 2026
| Stories for Day Counters
By:
Scott S.
| Mooresville, North Carolina
He had no idea that coming across a well-placed pamphlet rack one day would change his life so much
No More Secrets
March 2011
By:
Scott M.
| CampHill, Pennsylvania
A prayer to God sent him to prison—but it also set him free
Do You Drift Around Or Take a Stand?
June 1964
By:
Ada L. W.
| Rochester, New York
An argument for having a home group
Inventory Research Snobriety Division
March 1951
Pull up a chair
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Chris D.
| Bartlett, Ill.
One day his buddies took him to Harry’s. What he learned there he’ll never forget
When duty calls
December 2021
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Mike M.
| Milwaukie, Ore.
I pulled over and ran to where he was. Multiple people had their cell phones out. At that moment the “injured” man sat straight up. Thank God, I thought, he’s alive.
To Speak or Not to Speak
March 2021
| Making Amends
By:
Jo S.
| Shanghai
Reluctant to share at meetings, a teacher says she’s grateful for Tradition Three.
It gave her room to grow until service helped give her a voice
It gave her room to grow until service helped give her a voice
Calvin’s Prayer
September 2020
| Living Sober Group
By:
Calvin M.
| Argyle, N.Y.
I heard two things that night: “Come back” and “Pray, if you can.” I knew I was in a fix. But desperation led me to say this prayer anyway.
Happily Giving
December 2016
By:
Brenda M.
| Boise, Idaho
Oh, what a bag of goodies we have to share once we we get sober
Unlocking Stories
August 2016
Taking Grapevines into a women’s prison to help them write their stories ends up helping everyone
Queen of Alibis
August 2014
By:
Rosa P.
| Oregon City, Oregon
After all the drunken lies, her house of cards finally fell
A New Way of Thinking
August 1999
By:
David D.
| North Platte, Nebraska
Step 8: Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.