On the Mountaintop
December 2014
By:
Jerry F.
| Cerritos, California
Getting sober in AA relieved him of his alcoholism and the shackles he made for himself
Attica's Beacon
June 2014
By:
John L.
| Attica, New York
A prisoner finds his shining light in one of the longest-running prison groups in the nation
Those Cornhusker Blues
April 2014
By:
Mel B.
| Toledo, Ohio
Sitting in a hotel room in downtown Lincoln, he found himself ruminating on some experiences from decades before
A White-glove Relapse
March 2006
By:
Jim H.
| Woodland, California
Things don't have to be bad to get worse
Desperate Times, Desperate Measures
March 2000
By:
Debbie H.
| Moscow, Idaho
Finding solace in nature
AA Is Not for Sale
August 1998
By:
B.L.
| New York, New York
We may be paid for our special skills but not for doing what keeps us sober. - Tradition Eight - Alcoholics Anonymous should remain forever nonprofessional, but our service centers may employ special workers.
A New Generation of Hope
March 1982
By:
M. P.
| Manhattan, New York
1980 survey results show increasing variety in AA's membership
AA Is Not for Sale
February 1977
By:
B. L.
| Manhattan, New York
We may be paid for our special skills but not for doing what keeps us sober
Give Me Liberty!
October 1976
By:
B. L.
| Manhattan, New York
In AA we demand - But that doesn't give us the right to push others around
Balance
May 1976
By:
D. B.
| Gulfport, Florida
When egoism becomes the motivation for hyperactivity in AA, it's time to take an inventory
6th Tradition
August 1970
By:
B. L.
| Manhattan, New York
An AA group ought never endorse, finance or lend the AA name to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property and prestige divert us from our primary purpose.
Dear Grapevine
July 2021
| The Annual Prison Issue
Dear Grapevine
July 2019
| The Prison Issue
The Root of Our Troubles
December 1979
By:
B. S.
| Dallas, Texas
He had created a whole universe centered around himself
The Conference--Then
August 1955
By:
, New York
| Little Neck, Long Island
Memories of AA's "First Panel
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
Balancing act
June 2019
| Letting Go of Resentments
By:
David S.
| New York, New York
An old-timer remembers to watch his impulses and stay on the sober path—no matter what
Doctor know
February 2018
| Title Goes Here
By:
Greeley M.
| Spring Green, Wisconsin
If this psychiatrist was so smart about alcoholism, how did he end up in his own detox unit?
Oliver & me
January 2018
| Sponsorship
By:
James L.
| Pegram, Tennessee
A man in Tennesse shares about a sponsee he once had who struggled with mental illness
One woman’s journey
November 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
L. B.
| Atlanta, Georgia
She learned to get honest, take care of herself and to her surprise, have friendships with other women
Five Drinks Max
May 2015
By:
Dennis C.
| Newark, Delaware
When he announced his new 5-5-5 cutback program, his friends had a good laugh
In the Eye of the Storm
April 2015
By:
Kari O.
| Greenfield, Indiana
With nowhere to go and unable to make it home, she had to depend on the kindness of strangers
Sneaky Drinker
January 2013
By:
Donna M.
| Sweetwater, Tennessee
Car keys, the neighbor’s liquor, vanilla extract—nothing was safe from this alcoholic