Web Exclusive: Cleaning up after the Hurricane
September 2011
By:
Nancy B.
A manual labor job in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina proves to be this woman's spiritual, sober foundation
Keep on Trucking
July 2011
By:
Randy N.
| California
On the border of Nevada and California, a trucker threw out his last stash of alcohol on his way to an AA meeting
Dear Grapevine
May 2011
Down but not out
April 2009
By:
Jerry L.
| Phoenix, Arizona
After several false starts, a sponsor learns that sponsorship keeps him in touch with the literature
A 3-way Hug
May 1998
By:
Owen C.
| Rochester, New York
This AA was able to reconcile long-buried resentments toward family members who had died.
Tuning in to the Spirit
November 1996
By:
J. M.
| New York, New York
Reprinted from the July 1986 Grapevine
Sobriety Is Not a Science
November 1991
By:
C. A.
| Los Angeles, California
From the August 1960 Grapevine
I Didn't Join AA
October 1982
By:
J. M.
| Middle Village, New York
But 32 years ago, by the grace of God, he went to his first meeting
Living the Traditions
March 1982
By:
D. K.
| Oakland, California
They work for individuals as well as for groups
My 'MYOB' File
January 1979
By:
E. E.
| Tulsa, Oklahoma
A place where private affairs are kept private
Jet-propelled
March 2006
Ralph B., who got sober on September 1, 1956, in Seattle, Washington, talks about the early days of AA
Talking to Air
September 2024
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By:
Jay M.
| Carlsba, California
Grief, resentment and liquor soured him with God, but a new perspective on prayer changed his mind
A Small Window of Grace
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By:
Garth W.
| New York, N.Y.
He had a brief moment, lying in the hospital room, when he was able to face the truth about his drinking. That was the beginning
The "Happiness Part
November 1962
By:
Bernard B. Smith
The "lost Commandment," the Twelve Steps, and. . .
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