20 reasons
December 2013
By:
Debi E.
| Springfield, Illinois
After 20 glorious sober years, a woman expresses her gratitude
Moment in the Mirror
January 2012
By:
John E.
| Seattle, Washington
Sweating and shaking in front of the bathroom cabinet, he looked at himself finally surrendered
Web Exclusive: Pass It Down
March 2011
By:
Bob M.
| South Euclid, Ohio
An AA shares how he learned about district service from good service sponsors.
Mentally ill
March 2010
By:
DUANE T.
| Hamilton, Ontario
A sponsor thinks he can't help a troubled member, but decides to try
God drove me there
July 2009
By:
Mathew B.
| Wyoming
Craving booze, he heads for the liquor store and ends up at an AA meeting instead
This was it
April 2009
By:
Kelly A.
| San Mateo, California
A young woman, desperate to stop drinking, asks her recovering father for help
Everything You've Always Wanted to Know About Service But Were Afraid to Ask
May 2002
By:
C. C.
| West Palm Beach, Florida
Secret society? Politics in AA? Elite group? Well, not quite . . .
Stepping Stones to the Spirit
May 1995
By:
Anonymous
| New York
STEP 5: Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs
Everything You've Always Wanted to Know About Service But Were Afraid to Ask
December 1984
By:
C. C.
| West Palm Beach, Florida
Secret society? Politics in AA? Elite group? Well, not quite . . .
The Image Scrimmage
July 1965
By:
Anonymous
| Tuscon, Arizona
An AA old-timer reflects on self-knowledge
You, Too, Can Come Back
November 1964
By:
D. M.
| Timmins, Ontario
A drunk at 12, jailed at 16, I thought I was hopeless
Yale Has Not Moved to California
June 1962
. . .no matter what you hear about the Center of Alcohol Studies and its new home
AA Around the World
July 1959
By:
E. F.
| San Salvador
Social Distinctions Make Problems - 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 by the General Service
From the Grass Roots
January 1956
By:
Anonymous
SOME ANSWERS TO "M.M.'s" GRIPE ABOUT BAR-BY-BAR AA TALKS
Don't Is a Horrid Word
September 1949
Doing The Next Right Thing
September 2016
As she fights her way through years of incredible adversity, a woman discovers the healing messages to be found in familiar slogans