Mail Call for All A. A.s at Home Or Abroad
January 1947
By:
H. R.
| Fort Knox, Kentucky
A Flier Lands
Mail Call for All A.A.s at Home Or Abroad
February 1946
By:
B.N.A.
| San Francisco, California
No Escape Clause
The Pleasures of Reading
October 1944
Fabulous & the Rockstar
April 2024
| Happy Birthday Big Book!
By:
Tim B.
| Hayward, California
He had no intention of doing Step Four, that is until a beer took him down and a guy with a funny name showed up
A Place to Fit In
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Sandy L.
| Douglassville, Pa.
Beginning with her first drunk at the age of eight, she struggled to find the place where she truly belonged
From a Distance
October 2020
| Money and Sobriety
By:
D.J.B.
| Wyckoff, N.J.
As the COVID crisis continues, she’s more determined than ever to help reach out any way she can
More hope than I know what to do with
September 2019
| Young & Sober
By:
Tyler A.
| Globe, Arizona
A young man turns his life around in prison and even becomes his AA group’s GSR
Vigilance
December 2018
| Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
By:
Kevin S,
| Gastonia, North Carolina
At every port, the booze once flowed freely. But now that he’s sober, he’s on full alert
Confessions of an Evolutionist
February 2018
| Title Goes Here
By:
Michele K.
| Columbus, Ohio
Her ability to debate was no match for the bottle. Luckily, when she got to Step Two, she had a new language
The Hard and Stubborn Lot
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
M.C.
| Belchertown, Mass
Fearful at first, he helped an inmate find a life outside of prison—and discovered they shared more than he had thought possible
A New View
September 2020
| Living Sober Group
By:
D.J.B.
| Wyckoff, N.J.
The beauty of making amends and not shutting the door on the past is that a window opens to help others
Somehow We Did It
July 2020
| AA Around The World
By:
Cosmas S.
| Moldova and Calif.
An AA member in Moldova shares his journey to nurture local groups despite language barriers
Help for a ‘Garden Variety’ Alcoholic
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Steve H.
He had been an ordinary drinker, but received extraordinary help from AA
A Night of Normal Drinking
January 2020
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
Simon J.
| Berwyn Heights, Md.
Just in case he ever forgets, a member recalls what an evening out was actually like
Rigorous Honesty
September 2019
| Young & Sober
By:
Ed K.
It was only cough syrup—but he knew it was a slip, nonetheless
A Big Book is born
May 2019
| Our Big Book–80 Wonderful Years
By:
Timeline written by Bill S.
| Fairfield, Conn.
Gotta shop around
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
By:
Margot C.
| Sandwich, Massachusetts
After finally getting through the front door, a newcomer learns that not all meetings are alike
Rest in Peace
December 2018
| Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
By:
John O’
| Martinsville, Ind.
A dying man spreads the message of AA in an Ontario snowstorm—and the person who receives it continues the cycle of love and service
All Greek to me
June 2018
By:
George M.
| Camden, Maine
How a smartphone came to the rescue for some alcoholics in Greece who really needed a meeting
Relax your grip
March 2018
By:
Paul M.
| Valatie, New York
On the beach, on a beautiful day in March, he took both hands and learned to let go
The Gift of Receiving
March 2018
By:
Yogi T.
| Incline Village, Nev
Faced with serious surgery and its aftermath, an AA learns that one must be willing to receive as well as to give
Kid u not
October 2017
By:
Deb A.
| Santa Cruz, Calif.
Coffee on, toys out, literature open. How a child-friendly meeting grew up
After A Relapse, Hope
June 2017
The voice of AA never left her, even as she hit bottom late one night in her fourth—and last—treatment center
Miracle in Hollywood
April 2017
By:
Bill V.
| New York, New York
After years of relapsing, he finally connected to AA at a recovery house in the town known for making dreams come true