Downstairs at the Upstairs
June 1983
By:
K. S.
| Lansdale, Pennsylvania
A clergyman finds sobriety in church basements
The Waiting Game
May 1983
By:
J. H.
| San Francisco, California
Something was missing. What--or whom--was he waiting for?
Bus Stop
March 1982
By:
T. E.
| Neosho, Missouri
An AA meeting in transit brought a wanderer back to the Fellowship
A Whole Person
January 1982
By:
J. B.
| Rochester, New York
He had changed in sobriety--and it showed
It's No Big Thing
February 1981
By:
M. R.
| North Vancouver, British Columbia
Helping out is not all that hard
Design for Living
March 1980
By:
H. R.
| Millbrae, California
AA offers a design for living that really works
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
June 1978
By:
Thomas Hill
In 'Golden Age' Country
Absolutely Positive
June 1975
By:
The Rev. D. M.
| Davao City
Not drinking was one of the "absolutes" and he was positive about his drinking
I Had Hoped That You Could Help. . .
January 1973
By:
B. F. P.
| Manhattan, New York
Dare we tell others that how we recovered is strictly our own business?
The Dash
January 2009
By:
Jessica L.
| Victoria, British Columbia
Every tombstone has a dash between the birth and death dates - it's the dash that counts
AA in Uniform
September 2008
By:
Thomas H.
| Palm Springs, California
On the brink of despair, a chaplain finds his true calling
Tradition One: You Call This Unity?
January 2006
By:
Dorothy H.
| Piscataway, New Jersey
from the January 1992 Grapevine
Building a New Life One Day at a Time
January 2004
By:
Susan R.
| St. Louis, Missouri
Alcohol made her question her every thought and action
The Truth About Cats and Dogs
July 1999
By:
C. R.
| New Haven, Connecticut
Pets can be affected by our drinking--and our sobriety.
In AA's First Five Years
November 1993
Lois W., wife of AA's co-founder, Bill, recalls the time in AA when there were few members and no Big Book. - From the January 1967 Grapevine