Come with Me on My Rounds. . .
February 1971
By:
R. L.
| Pasadena, California
A hard night's duty in a hospital that cares for suffering alcoholics brings deeper understanding and respect
Am I Overdoing the AA Bit?
November 1970
By:
G. N. G.
| Queens, New York
An overstocked conscience leads to an inventory of his hyperactive way of life
Slips and Human Nature
June 1969
By:
Willliam Duncan Silkworth, MD
Originally published in the Grapevine for January 1947, this work has become a classic in AA literature
Don't Take Our Word for It
January 1969
By:
S. B. S.
| Sarasota, Florida
An early Chicago member writes the sequel to her story (page 304 in "Alcoholics Anonymous") and clearly spells out the progression of sobriety - Big Book Stories--Updated
In the Place for Drunks
December 1964
The Reluctant Jackass
October 1964
By:
D. C.
| Miami, Florida
Life eased up for this one when he dropped his burden and picked up the message
AAs Should Be Honest About Sex Problems
May 1961
By:
Jackson
| Michigan
One member's plea for more widespread discussion and understanding of a seldom-mentioned subject in the recovery program
Keeping It Simple
May 1960
Sobriety 1-2-3
April 1960
One of a series of "Beginners' Meetings"--to run from time to time--for newcomers to AA sobriety.
God Could If Sought
January 2018
| Sponsorship
By:
Corey Y.
| Pittsburgh, Pa.
Trained as a scientist, he had abandoned religion long ago. But then he found his way to AA, and AA brought him back to God
My Guardian Angel
October 2017
By:
Patty S.
| Romeoville, Ill.
She knew she had a problem. What she didn’t know was that the guy she liked would help her find the answer
Dying to be loved
November 2016
At age 20, liquor had done its job. It made her believe she had nothing to live for
Study Buddies
October 2016
Her daily dose of AA literature for a wonderful sobriety boost was just a call away
Wrong way
July 2016
After 10 years dry, she went back to drinking, and it took a disaster to wake her up
The Man from AA
May 2016
We show up, we help out, we comfort the suffering alcoholic—because that’s what we do
Dear Grapevine
April 2016
I Found My Place
February 2016
Through painful obstacles, a woman with mental illness stays sober and learns to help others
Dear Grapevine
January 2016
I Got My Wish
October 2015
Once she got sober, Alcoholics Anonymous gave this transgender woman something she always wanted
From 3,000 Miles Away
June 2015
By:
Tod C.
| Chino, California
A man serving 30 to life learns a new way to live from someone he's never seen
Operation: Cooperation
May 2015
By:
M.M. and Y.Y.
| New York, New York
A sponsor and sponsee sign up to help get the AA message to doctors in the field
I Better Get a Kiss Out of This
April 2014
By:
George K.
| Magnolia, Texas
Lucky for him, a romantic night out took a very strange turn
Transformed
January 2014
By:
Jennifer D.
| Wilmington, North Carolina
A past delegate tells how young peoples meetings and service changed her life