East Coast Or West Coast, A.A.s Always 'At Home'
January 1946
By:
Grace O.
| Manhattan, New York
Traveler Finds Welcome
24-Hour Delivery
February 2014
By:
Alex M.
| Louisville, Kentucky
Doing service with Meetings on Wheels gives this guy the ride of his life
Ham on Wry
December 1988
The China Cabinet
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Sunny W.
| Indio, CA
The old cabinet reappeared in her life after a chance encounter at a meeting
Stealing pens
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Liz H.
| Bellingham, Wash.
I feel a bit embarrassed that old behavior (snatching what I want) is still so close to the surface, even after a number of years in the program.
The Missing Puzzle Piece
July 2012
By:
Lisa D.
| St. Louis, Missouri
Her search to complete the picture led to something a whole lot better
Slip and Slide
October 2011
By:
Jim F.
| Tasmania
This Australian kept getting drunk until he learned to love a new life
Room Service
March 2012
By:
W.F.
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
A lonely, drunken night in a hotel sends a woman onto her laptop—and a new life
The Cpc Desk
May 2006
A staff member at the General Service Office talks about working with professionals
Eighteen Days
February 2004
By:
Jeffrey T.
| Bountiful, Utah
A newcomer begins the journey back to life without alcohol
The Anecdote Bin
March 1963
Is AA accessible to all?
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By:
Debra L.
| Mint Hill, North Carolina
Her journey into service revealed a need for more handrails, ramps, babysitters and Braille
All is Well
February 2025
| Longtimers
By:
Joyce K.
| Coral Springs, Florida
Thanks to a sober doctor who showed her the way, she’s had a full, healthy life for decades now—and she’s only 83!
Need a Meeting? Call Us!
December 2024
| Remote Communities and Sober Holidays
By:
George M.
| Durand, Illinois
A local accessibilities committee puts the word out to help homebound members and those in assisted living
Between God And Me
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Adrienne G.
| Pompano Beach, Fla.
She loved to go on cruises, even sober—but an unguarded moment nearly dragged her down to John Barleycorn’s locker
Glad we took the steps
January 2022
| Beginners
By:
Duncan M.
| Poway, Calif.
I pointed to the AA sign and said, “Let’s go up there” My dad said, “Oh, no.”
When we got home, I told my mother about this and she remarked, “Oh yes, your father needs to go up there.”
When we got home, I told my mother about this and she remarked, “Oh yes, your father needs to go up there.”
Sink or Swim
July 2021
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Laura T.
| Little Rock, Ark.
Through tears, fits, fear and phone calls, she held tight to her Higher Power and got sober in a pandemic
