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
Knowing When to Leave
April 2023
| AA & Families
By:
Diane
| Minn.
After 33 years of marriage, it was decision time. With AA’s help, she made her move
Taking Steps
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Dan M.
| Boulder, CO
He said he was an alcoholic but didn’t believe it. The Steps convinced him otherwise
The secrets we share
May 2022
| 60th Anniversary of the Concepts
By:
Snow P. B
| Boca Raton, Fla.
There’s nothing like telling another alcoholic who we really are and what we have done
Estranged
April 2021
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
L.C.
| Deland, Fla.
Drinking buddies for 20 years, she and her sister were best friends. That is, until one of them sobered up
Two gifts From Zola
December 2018
| Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
By:
Clif G.
| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Norm’s world
January 2018
| Sponsorship
By:
Norm H.
| Cary, North Carolina
He still loves to go there, but thanks to AA, his stays are a whole lot shorter
The Answer Wasn’t Alcohol
August 2014
By:
Carolyn O.
| Orlando, Florida
When she came to accept that maybe she was an alcoholic after all, the answers were easier to find
Tough Nights and Days
May 2014
By:
Rose S.
| New Britain, Connecticut
A bipolar member gets help from an AA meeting filled with people just like herself
AA celebrates 20 years in Ukraine
September 2009
Participants from 17 countries attend June convention
A Maximum-security Celebration
December 2003
By:
Cindi C.
| Oxford, Alabama
Season's greetings from the New Outlook Group
First Christmas Sober
December 1982
By:
Anonymous
| Albuquerque, New Mexico
That dreaded trip home turned out just fine after all
