My Lucky Day
February 2020
| Tough Times
By:
William W.
| Gulfport, Miss.
A nervous newcomer cautiously shows up for his daughter’s wedding. Luckily he has a good sponsor
Crash landing
April 2018
By:
Eric P.
| Monroe, Wisconsin
For this beer-drinking Wisconsin man, the journey to AA was definitely no smooth ride
Living Big
March 2014
By:
Ken A.
| Pender Island, British Columbia
An AA shares his thoughts on sobriety after going to a local Round-up
Someone Saved My Life Tonight
January 2012
By:
Allen K.
| St. Cloud, Minnesota
Not everyone at the bar thought his suicide joke was funny
Living the Pledge
October 2005
44,000 celebrate sobriety at the 2005 International Convention in Toronto
AA Under the Moon and Stars
June 2003
Elaine McDowell, Chair of the General Service Board in the U.S. and Canada, Talks About the Growth of AA in Cameroon
AA Tomorrow
November 1998
By:
Bill W.
AA co-founder Bill W. gives some advice and has some projections for the future.
Peter Pan Is Dead
December 1974
By:
J. W.
| Key West, Florida
The old fairy-tale concept of the happy ending takes on different meanings with the acceptance of reality
AA Tomorrow
November 1973
By:
Bill W.
Our co-founder sums up after 25 years of AA and looks into the future we are now living - From the Grapevine book AA Today, published on the occasion of AA's twenty-fifth anniversary
Crisis in Mexico
October 1969
By:
M. H.
| Oaxaca
There was no AA in the Mexican state where she had gone. . .and her sobriety was saved only when she acted out her responsibility to others
What Happened to the Newspaper Drunk?
June 1960
An esteemed journalist and critic reveals why the news hound booze hound is becoming less and less a part of the picture
The Rules Were OK for Others
September 1953
By:
Z.W.
| Clayton, Missouri
The story of a woman who thought: "I knew all the pitfalls and would be able to avoid them.
I Walked Alone
September 1952
By:
H. N. M.
| Sedalia, Missouri
A wife finds hope and comfort in experience shared
Ready for a Second Chance
January 2012
By:
Kristen C.
| Santa Ana, California
She relapsed after years in the program only to see everything she'd worked for fall apart
Dear Grapevine
September 2011
East to Joshua Tree
April 2011
By:
Ed L.
| Wrightwood, California
Criss-crossing the 150-degree Mojave can be hellish if you’re hungover
On Adolescence Avenue
March 2011
By:
William G.
| El Cajon, California
Getting sober gave him the chance to mature emotionally
Little Miss Mayhem
February 2011
By:
Tanya S.
| Mamaroneck, New York
Life was unraveling faster than she could lower her standards
The Perfect weekend
October 2010
By:
MEL B.
| Toledo, Ohio
After 60 years in AA, an old-timer reflects back to the first convention
Laughing in the face of death
September 2009
By:
BELLE M.
| Ocean Springs, Miss.
A 70-year-old accepts her health problems as part of the plan
God drove me there
July 2009
By:
Mathew B.
| Wyoming
Craving booze, he heads for the liquor store and ends up at an AA meeting instead
Six-Pack Lucky
May 2009
By:
LUCKY R.
| Parksville, British Columbia
After several relapses, a former sailor gets honest and asks for help
HARDSHIPS ON THE INSIDE
February 2008
By:
John W.
| Jarratt, Virginia
After a one-day slip on the outside
Finding Walter
December 2006
By:
Walter S.
| Sacramento, California
A violent drunk wonders if he's too damaged for help
A Piece Of Cake
April 2006
By:
Liz O.
| Oakland, California
To slip, or not to slip--that was the question
Almost Finished At Fifteen
January 2006
By:
John B.
| Everett, Washington
To this teenager, the graveyard made the most sense
Are We Doing Enough?
December 2005
By:
Gary K.
| Parker, Colorado
An AA looks at the changing face of Twelfth-Step work