AA In The Boonies
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Danny P.
| Waubun, Minn.
A fond look at small town meetings with big time sobriety
Keep on Trucking
July 2011
By:
Randy N.
| California
On the border of Nevada and California, a trucker threw out his last stash of alcohol on his way to an AA meeting
Pain in the neck
April 2019
| Relapse
By:
Bill S.
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin
At eight months sober, he got a prescription—but his disease was three steps ahead
Available
December 2018
| Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
By:
Kristina F.
| Tesuque, N.M.
Making yourself available to help, benefit, and be of use
Then Came Susan and Dottie
August 2012
By:
Laura P.
| Elkton, Maryland
She tried to stop drinking but couldn't, until two nice ladies from AA came over
100 Beards
December 2022
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Jack H.
| Westminster, Md.
What sobriety lifeline does a Santa turn to when he can’t get to meetings? Grapevine, of course
Life support
February 2018
| Title Goes Here
By:
Carol B.
| South Hadley, Massachusetts
When it got tough, she reached out to the rooms and found love and care. It was a Mother’s Day to remember
Web Exclusive: An Amends in the Nick of Time
July 2011
By:
Philip S.
| Carlsbad, California
If he had waited only one more day, he would have lost the opportunity to make amends
The Value of Life
June 2005
By:
Jeff P.
| Blythe, California
Working the program, an AA finds new riches at every turn
At Wit's End
January 2014
Alcoholism At Large
February 2019
| Stories by Our Longtime Members
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
May 1981
By:
Wayne King
Pursuit of Happiness
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
August 1978
By:
NIAAA Information & Feature Ser
'Third Party' Involvement
Bury That Blow-by-blow
October 1972
By:
Father Terry S.
| Providence, Rhode Island
Bring it to light, regret it, and move on
AA Around the World
December 1957
By:
Anon.
| Plymouth
AA AMBASSADOR <lbNews, comments and letters from and about AA's worldwide outposts and centers--gleaned from letters to the Grapevine and General Service Headquarters, and from the "AA Exchange Bulletin," published monthly by GSH
Harvesting Kindness
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Ron B.
| Winnipeg, Manitoba .
The seeds of wisdom and love a dear friend planted are still growing. And luckily there’s still more digging to do