The Show’s Over
October 2022
| Relapse
By:
Gary C.
| Pawley’s Island, S.C.
Fueled by liquor and fear, he had so many roles he forgot who he was. Then one day, he got to play himself
Life--it Happens
May 2005
By:
Joe B.
| White Rock, British Columbia
Ups, Downs, and spiritual progress
Are We Fulfilling Our Primary Purpose?
September 1986
By:
H. M.
| Bellaire, Texas
The following three articles were originally presentations at the 1986 General Service Conference
A.A.'s Country-wide News Circuit
October 1945
Challenges in Mid-Sobriety
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Anonymous
| Southport, N.C.
He thought he was safely sober—but his disease had other ideas
I’m here we’re here
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
By:
Clement C.
| New York, New York
A long-time African-American member tells his story and encourages others to get involved beyond the group
A Solitary Swimmer
June 2011
By:
Nancy L.
| Albuquerque, New Mexico
After a childhood of solitary pursuits, she became a secret drinker
Lest We Forget
June 1953
Excerpt from the fourteenth printing of the book "Alcoholics Anonymous," pages 113-116
A desperate dad
November 2018
By:
Jeremy V.
| Mesa, Arizona
Trying to manage his drunken nights was taking its toll. How would he ever be a good father?
Slice of Life
July 2023
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Joe S.
| Oakland, California
Sponsoring guys in prison is a real treat for his soul, but watching them get out and help others is like getting a whole pizza
Sobriety on Ice
December 2022
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Anonymous
| Falmouth, Mass.
Each year in Vermont, AA members get out their hockey sticks for a weekend of food, fun and fellowship
Zooming in love
September 2021
| Young & Sober!
By:
Bill I.
| Marlton, N.J.
From totally different sides of the country, a “boy meets girl on AA campus” romance in tiny squares
Home But Not Alone
December 2015
Can someone get sober without a home group, a coffee commitment or a 90 in 90? Two alcoholics in Kentucky find out
The Little Group on Hapalmach Street
April 2012
By:
Charley W.
| Jerusalem
In Jerusalem, an old meeting room disappears, but not the years of love
Death and Taxes
January 2008
By:
Larry L.
| Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
A spiritual search leading to sobriety
A Matter of Pride
February 2004
By:
Craig M.
| Warrensburg, Missouri
He had to find his own way to sobriety
Friendly Yet Different
June 1990
By:
Anonymous
| Denver, Colorado
Sixth Tradition - An AA group ought never endorse, finance, or lend the AA name to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property, and prestige divert us from our primary purpose.
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research, and Treatment
December 1987
By:
Samuel G. Freedman
A Learning Experience
New World of Sobriety
September 1978
By:
D. K.
| Manhattan, New York
He found a better way to take a geographic cure
A Warm Room on an Icy Day
July 2015
By:
Ray G.
| Knysna
On a January morning in Amsterdam, a man tries to sober up in a place he least expected
A Cabin in the Woods
December 2014
By:
Diane S.
| Benson, Arizona
A newly sober wife escapes into the mountains to hike and fish—but that’s not all she does