An Equal-opportunity Disease
March 1975
By:
Joyce H.
| Toluca Lake, California
She learned to think of herself as an alcoholic first and a woman second
My Wife Divorced Me
March 1967
By:
Ed F.
| Warren, Ohio
It seemed the worst thing that could have happened. . .
From the Grass Roots
January 1956
By:
Bob G.
| Bangor, Washington
SOME ANSWERS TO "M.M.'s" GRIPE ABOUT BAR-BY-BAR AA TALKS
What Love Means
January 2026
| Stories for Day Counters
By:
Peggy C.
| Bayside, New York
Through good times and bad, an AA friendship turns into a lifelong bond
I Lost Everything
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
J.G.
| Des Moines, Iowa
He thought he was “cured,” and could go on with his life. But alcohol had other ideas
Making Peace with the Holidays
December 2020
| Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
By:
Paul B.
| Oak View, Calif.
This Christmas Eve, a lonely newcomer learned that choosing joy was the way to go
Somehow We Did It
July 2020
| AA Around The World
By:
Cosmas S.
| Moldova and Calif.
An AA member in Moldova shares his journey to nurture local groups despite language barriers
Something wonderful overhead
September 2018
By:
Mindy S.
| Villa Grove, Colorado
A frightening encounter on a lonely desert road helped her find a little faith
Portrait in Blue
November 2014
By:
Chaula H.
| Pittsfield, Massachusetts
A member looks back on all the ways her sponsor helped her change her life
Practice Gratitude and Watch It Grow
November 2011
By:
F. M.
| New Canaan, Connecticut
After a visit with her family, she remembers the good things
A World of Yets
April 2016
Coming into AA very young, he knew there were other consequences of drinking waiting for him
Around AA - Items of AA Information and Experience
December 1973
By:
John
'Sponsors' for Medical Students
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
October 1970
By:
Physician's Alcohol Newsletter
Five Stages to Recovery
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
October 1969
By:
Rev. Charles L. Massie
A Mormon's First Reaction to AA
AA Around the World
March 1959
By:
J. M. G.
| Badajoz
MORE THAN FRIENDS - News, comments and letters from and about AA's worldwide outposts and centers--gleaned from letters to the Grapevine and the General Service Office, and from the "AA Exchange Bulletin," published monthly by GSO.