Our Primary Purpose and the Special-purpose Group
November 1989
By:
John L. Norris, MD
From the October 1977 Grapevine
TAX RETURNS
September 2008
It's not easy making amends to the government, but the payoff can be huge
Old Thinking vs. New Thinking
January 2007
By:
Pamela D.
| Los Alamitos, California
A mother celebrates more than her AA anniversary
Finding Walter
December 2006
By:
Walter S.
| Sacramento, California
A violent drunk wonders if he's too damaged for help
A Piece Of Cake
April 2006
By:
Liz O.
| Oakland, California
To slip, or not to slip--that was the question
Wonder Woman Comes Home
February 2006
By:
Margaret E.
| Columbia, South Carolina
A hellion surrenders
That Should Tell a Person Something
October 2005
By:
David F.
| Oregon
What does it take to get through to an alcoholic?
Does AA Have Hidden Membership Rules?
June 2004
By:
Anonymous
| New York, New York
You don't have to be a sheep to stay sober
The Telemarketer's Tale
February 2004
By:
Al K.
| California
His Higher Power was working overtime the day he made the call
In the Grip Of Rage
September 2003
By:
Marc S.
| Mesa, Arizona
He became his father and lived to know his pain firsthand
I Knew Joe
July 2003
By:
David P.
| Beverly Hills, California
Death and despair take a down-and-out rocker to the door of AA. A moment of grace brings him in
On the Jailhouse Floor
July 2003
By:
Jerome R. S.
| Corona, California
Spiritual awakenings can happen in the most unlikely places, and once they do, there's no telling where life will lead