Women pioneers
June 1994
By:
Marty M.
| New York, New York
From the special Grapevine publication AA Today--first published in June 1960 to celebrate AA's Twenty-Fifth Anniversary
The Kid With the Strawberry Hair
June 1983
By:
E. S.
| Manhattan, New York
Different" people and "new" ideas were part of AA from the beginning
Big, Beautiful & Wild
December 2016
By:
Brian M
| Portchester, New York
With grizzly bears and bighorn sheep for neighbors, how was he ever going to stay sober?
Report on the 54th General Service Conference
September 2004
First Law
November 1984
By:
M. B.
Life in a whirl? Here's an antidote for disorder - From the August 1965 Grapevine
The Hurt That Shouldn't Be
October 1981
By:
E. E.
| Tulsa, Oklahoma
A thoughtful look at a widespread misunderstanding about dual addicts in AA
The Healing
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By:
Jonel J.
| Lantana, FL
Hopeless, lost---and healed
An Awakening With No Ending
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By:
Mistydawn L.
| Gulfport, Miss.
Online meetings or in-person? Both sustain the sobriety of this AA
Alcohol, My Master
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By:
J. K.
| Madison, Wis.
Falling in love with life rather than alcohol
Looking Up On A Starry Night
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Bob C.
| New YorK, NY
Regrets, yes, but sobriety brought him hope—and a wonderful life
My Home Group
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By:
Rob. C.
| Birdsboro, PA
The perfect home group? This AA discovered it the first time he stepped into a meeting
The Plain Truth
February 2023
| Making Amends
By:
Carla H.
| Chico, Calif.
A parent of an autistic son keeps her amends to him simple and honest. Now it’s time to live it
Meeting Makers Can Make It
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Patricia B.
| New York, N.Y.
Whether online or face to face, AA meetings help sobriety grow
Meditation Brought Clarity to This Atheist
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By:
Marck B.
| Little Rock, Ark.
A beautifully written ode to the strength of spirituality
Like Daughter, Like Mother
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L.M.
| Haverstraw, N.Y.
With the example set by her daughter, one woman finds her way into the rooms of AA.
Learn To Take Less And Get More
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Tim D.
| Lexington, KY
For this alcoholic, sobriety is all about the ABC’s
The Best Life I Have Ever Lived
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Eric V.
| Alexandria, Va.
Overcoming alcohol and mental illness, he found a new life in AA
A Lesson for a Long-Timer
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Ann T.
| Redondo Beach, Calif.
After almost 30 years in recovery, she’s still learning
Is There Safety In Numbers?
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Eryn M.
| Fort Morgan, Colo.
Even though it’s growing in size, her home group remains a place of family, connection and purpose
Sobriety Is Not Always A Straight Road
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Gary C.
| Arvada, Colo
Although he never picked up a drink, he found himself off track when it came to sobriety
Queen of the Silver Dollar
February 2020
| Tough Times
By:
Alice N.S.
| Walden, N.Y.
Every evening at 9:15 a group of a half-dozen people would come in, grab a table and drink coffee. I became friends with them.