A Smiling Man, a Happy Man
October 1996
The Serenity Prayer
December 1972
By:
M. D. B.
| Toledo, Ohio
How one member applies it to his daily living
9th Step
April 1971
By:
M. D. B.
| Jackson, Michigan
Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. - <emphasis type="italic">This series on the Twelve Steps is written by twelve members of AA, each interpreting one of the Steps as he sees it</emphasis
At Wit’s End
December 2025
| Sober Holidays & Remote Communities
Surprise in the Desert
November 2014
By:
Doug H.
| Charlotte, North Carolina
At a very special AA campfire meeting one night, feathers were about to fly
At Wit's End
January 2012
A Walk in the Park
August 2008
By:
Rob R.
| Oakmont, Pennsylvania
The Second Step isn't as steep as it looks
The ICYPAA That Almost Wasn't
October 2006
The Key to Belonging
September 2000
By:
Karen S.
| Manchester, New Hampshire
The Home Group: Heartbeat of AA
The Chairman. . .
August 1951
Twenty-four hours at a time--or for life--which way does it work for YOU?
Strangers in the night
August 2016
One chilly, wet Friday evening in Independence, a lonely meeting chair learns the importance of making some coffee
Let's Not Flaunt It!
September 1982
By:
W. H.
| Manhattan, New York
Tradition 12 - Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities
I’m Just Like Everyone Else
March 2026
| AA & the Family
By:
Chad P.
| St. Louis, Missouri
The longer he’s sober, the less he knows everything.
He just tries to stay grateful and remain a beginner
He just tries to stay grateful and remain a beginner
Checking Out AA
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Joe H.
| New Westminster, British Columbia
He partied for years like it was 1999
Sober in Tamil Nadu
July 2023
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Ronny H.
| Macon, Georgia
The Indian government couldn’t stop his drinking and neither could he. So grateful he made it to AA