Thanks, but No Thanks
July 1975
By:
W. G.
| Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
One alcoholic's response to the idea of controlled drinking--even if it were possible
The Best Group
July 1970
By:
W. B.
| Lexington, Kentucky
With AA groups, as with everything else, home is where the heart is
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
February 1970
By:
Charles Churan
School Program Teaches 'About'--Not 'How to'
Gift Bottle
January 1966
By:
B. E.
| Key Largo, Florida
He looked this gift horse in the mouth and it bit him
P.O. Box 1980
September 1960
By:
F. R.
| Baltimore, Maryland
SOME ANSWERS TO ''I DON'T GO TO MEETINGS ANY MORE''
And So From My Heart I Say
November 2025
| Early days of AA
By:
Rev. Canon Samuel M. Shoemaker, D.D.
| New York, New York
Reverend Shoemaker’s thoughts about helping alcoholics and the very early days of AA
In Search of a Spiritual Life
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Dan. F.
| Prescott, AZ
Losing faith—then finding it again in AA
Honest. Open-Minded. Willing
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Sue M. Oshawa,
| Ontario
She had 24 years sober. One day, the thought of a drink almost overwhelmed her
The Patron Saint of AA
September 2022
| Young & Sober
By:
Charles M.
| Columbia, Tenn.
A once bleeding deacon learns to recognize that service to the Fellowship ought to come from a place of love
Surrender
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Trisha C.
| Ventura, Calif.
Letting go of character defects, it turns out, is hard work
Online Sobriety
May 2019
| Our Big Book–80 Wonderful Years
By:
Barb C.
| Endicott, N.Y.
She hated computers, but finding AA online forums gave her the courage to return to the program after a long relapse
Can I buy you a drink?
November 2018
By:
Joan B.
| Toronto, Ontario
In 1963, at a ski lodge in Quebec, an alcoholic makes a friendly offer. Boy, did she get the wrong guy
Anniversaries
February 2018
| Title Goes Here
By:
Alan S.
| Rio Rancho, N.M.
Celebrating his anniversary may make him uncomfortable, but his entire life is a celebration of the beauty of sobriety found through the AA Fellowship
Final Chance
July 2016
She was struck drunk again and again for two years, then found herself in detox with a final chance to become willing
Three Lives
September 2014
By:
V.O.
| Phoenix, Arizona
It wasn't easy to maintain so many secrets living in a convent
Real Treasures
June 2014
By:
Michael A.
| Brentwood, Tennessee
When he got sober, he understood the value of certain experiences
From Control to Surrender
December 2013
She couldn't believe that she was actually an alcoholic until the night after her first meeting
Starting Over
December 2011
By:
Kate K.
| Fort Lewis, Washington
With her life unraveling, a woman joins AA and finds a new way to live
Here's the pitch
November 2010
By:
GABRIELA R.
| Lynnwood, Wash.
A member discusses what Bill W. meant by promotion in Tradition Eleven