How Does the Recovering Alcoholic Want to Be Treated?
May 1953
By:
B. W.
| Springfield, Illinois
A WOMAN AA ANSWERS SOME FAMILY GROUP QUESTIONS
The corner
August 2017
By:
Chuck B.
| Hillsboro, New Mexico
The comfort he gave a deathrow prisoner for a crime committed in a blackout changed his life forever
Down and Out in Palm Springs
July 2014
By:
Gerard K.
| Palm Springs, California
He ran as far away from his feelings as he could, until they caught up with him the Calfornia desert
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
Okay for this day
April 2010
By:
KATE K.
| Lakewood, Wash.
The cravings for booze seemed unending, and now there was a baby on the way
From "They" To "We
July 2008
By:
Andy T.
| Braintree, Massachusetts
A black alcoholic reflects on fulfilling our common purpose
Eighteen Days
February 2004
By:
Jeffrey T.
| Bountiful, Utah
A newcomer begins the journey back to life without alcohol
It's Not That Hard
July 2002
By:
Paul C.
| Oceanside, California
This writer says he wasn't arrested, he was rescued
It's Not That Hard
July 2002
By:
Paul C.
| Oceanside, California
This writer says he wasn't arrested, he was rescued
The View from Here: Each Month a Group of Past Delegates to the General Service Conference Will Talk About the Traditions
January 1996
By:
Brian G.
| Lubbock, Texas
Brian's Story