Not This Time
May 2012
By:
Terri R.
In early sobriety, she came face to face with a liquor store and asked God to intervene
Web Exclusive: Get With the Program
December 2011
By:
David A.
| Clifton, Texas
An old timer exhorts newcomers to do the Steps and not just go to meetings
10-78, Over and Out
September 2011
By:
Anonymous
A cop realizes he needs assistance and requires back up to deal with his alcoholism
Sober Voices
March 2011
By:
Anonymous
| Minneapolis, Minnesota
When asked if he heard voices in his head, he had to pause
Fired up!
September 2010
By:
JOSE G.
| Port Orchard, Wash.
Turning to the Big Book helps when a sponsee is laid off
Struck Sober
August 2010
By:
KIRK K.
| Al Ain
Four brothers come crashing into AA after years of raging alcoholism
Running from the program
September 2009
By:
BILL K.
| Dallas, Texas
A relapsing businessman faces a fellow AA in an out-of-town bar
More than words could say
August 2009
By:
BILL O.
| Oconto, Wisc
For one AA, Step Eight is all about connecting
STILL AGNOSTIC AFTER ALL THESE YEARS
April 2009
By:
Ann M.
| Phoenix, Ariz
Steps, service and fellowship keep a long-timer sober
THE WRITE STUFF
March 2009
By:
B.T.H.
| Middletown, New York
An author realizes the unlimited possibilities of a sober life
Order Of The Court
November 2007
By:
Brian C.
| St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin
A judge starts the ball rolling
Our Anonymity Is Both Inspiration And Safety
November 2007
By:
Bill W.
The origins of our Twelfth Tradition
Something Kept Me Sober
November 1989
By:
Anonymous
| New York, New York
From the November 1958 Grapevine
No Dues Or Fees, but. . .
October 1972
By:
F. F.
| Bethesda, Maryland
Just because we're sober, do we have to get tight?
People
March 1971
. . . many streams of influence and many people, some of them nonalcoholics, had helped, by the Grace of God, to achieve AA's purpose." Bill in <emphasis type="italic">AA Comes of Age</emphasis>
Hello. This Is AA. . .
December 1969
By:
E. S.
| Brooklyn, New York
All the world's a stage, and the telephone in any AA Intergroup or Central Office is a lifeline to human drama
Dangers in Linking AA to Other Projects
October 1957
By:
Bill W.
Reprinted from The Grapevine, October 1944
God Is Not Yourself
November 1973
By:
Paul de Kruif
Paul de Kruif, author of "The Microbe Hunters," "Life Among the Doctors," and other writings, helped greatly in carrying word of AA to the public - From the July 1951 Grapevine