Around AA - Items of AA Information and Experience
December 1975
By:
Ted of AA
| Madison, Wisconsin
Prize 'Discoveries'
Is Your Group Wishy-washy?
May 1965
By:
Anonymous
How one group tried Tom Sawyer's tactic and found new unity and strength
AA World Wide
June 1957
What Do You Think About Youth Group in Philadelphia?
November 1946
By:
B.D.Mc.
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Daring and Carefree
May 2010
By:
RITA N.
| Gold Coast, Queensland
A woman from Down Under travels a rough road to sobriety
The Big Picture
April 2026
| Getting into General Service
By:
Jennifer R.
| Seattle, Washington
When in doubt about the right way to do things, she’s learned to ask others, let go and hold onto Rule 62
Fresh off the Farm
March 2024
| Spanish-Speaking AA Members
By:
Norberto A.
| Cartago, Valle
He learned to drink in Colombia, heard of AA in the U.S., then returned home to get sober and get involved
Meet the parents
April 2023
| AA & Families
By:
Michael O.
| Marysville, Wash.
His folks came to “birthday night” to see what this weird cult was about. By the end of the night, everyone got a surprise
Only A Symptom
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Gregory S.
| Windsor, Calif.
“I am home, I am safe”—emotional sobriety frees him from fear
Green Pastures
January 2022
| Beginners
By:
Mark D.
| Eagan, Minn.
A farm boy shares how he took the seed someone planted and got five decades of a meaningful sober life
Working on The Inside
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Todd P.
| Bountiful, Utah
Thanks to the literature, some inmates in Utah are determined to stay sober and go through the Steps
Group Inventory: A Privilege and a Duty
September 2018
By:
Mel C.
| Toronto, Ontario
Bringing your group together on a regular basis for formal reflection and inventory taking helps your group—and AA as a whole
Short Fuse
July 2014
By:
Jeremy B.
| Abilene, Texas
A drive for liquor made him do something he thought he’d never do
The Walls Will Come Down
July 2013
By:
Dave A.
| Moncton, New Brunswick
In trying to break through and carry the message to Jake, he was able to free himself
Dear Grapevine
June 2013
Stars, Not Bars
July 2012
By:
Perry G.
| Delmar, Delaware
Thirty-three years ago, AA gave him a new way to dream
Mommy drunkest
April 2011
By:
S.E.B.
| East Hawkesbury, Ontario
A young mother gets a sober second shot at raising her children
Whose Marriage Is It Anyway?
December 2006
By:
Charles H.
| Laguna Woods, California
A rocky relationship in recovery