The Anecdote Bin
November 1972
Dedicated to the lighter side of our common problem - From the August 1963 Grapevine.
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
February 1971
By:
Bernard Weinraub
British Alcoholics 'Getting Younger'
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
March 1967
By:
Medical Tribune
Booze, Teen-agers and Cars
Powerlessness
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Catherine F.
A classic Big Book story, often re-read, leads the way to her continued sobriety
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research, and Treatment
April 1988
By:
Jane E. Brody
A Family Disease
Innumerable Gifts
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
A.R.
| Potomac, Md.
With a new life on the way, she chronicles her journey to sobriety
Set Your Goals High
June 2023
| Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
By:
Tara B.
| Boise, Idaho
Her journey to sobriety found her seeking a meeting on a dark night in a foreign country
It’s All Good
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Kenneth C.
| Culver City, Calif.
A tragic drinking life, but a solid recovery that puts everything in perspective
Time to live
January 2021
| Oldtimers!
By:
Rachel H.W.
| London
Though she only drank for a few years, it was bad enough to stop early. And what a gift it is to enjoy a long, full, sober life
Sobriety Rocks!
March 1998
Transportation
July 1999
Our drinking story
November 2024
| The Gift Of Gratitude
By:
David S.
| New York, New York
A member shares his thoughts about the importance of AA’s singleness of purpose
Letting Go of the Golden Glow
April 2014
By:
Jerry F.
| Cerritos, California
Alcohol covered up a lot of his inner conflict but left wreckage in its wake. Sobriety enabled him to live a different life
I Remember, I Forget
January 2014
By:
Anthony S.
| Roberts, Montana
Seven years ago, he hit bottom all alone in a dingy house. Things are very different today
Confessions of a Sober Loner
December 2024
| Remote Communities and Sober Holidays
By:
Anonymous
She goes to meetings and lives a quiet, sober life. She doesn’t make a lot of friends and isn’t lonely—and she loves it
The perfect night
December 2023
| Remote Communities and sober holidays
By:
Charles M.
| Harbert, Michigan
Just as the midnight mass bells were ringing, he and his partner were heading to jail
70 Wonderful Years!
June 2023
| Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
We celebrate our beloved book "Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions"!
Marci AA!
May 2022
| 60th Anniversary of the Concepts
By:
Lucien J.
| Saint – Hyacinthe, Quebec
A past delegate from Quebec shares how he walked through fear, served AA and saw the spirit of inclusion firsthand
At Long Last
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By:
Ray D.
| China, Mich.
Despite certain knowledge that he was an alcoholic, he kept drinking for 30 years. AA freed him
Stepping Stones
November 2019
| Grapevine Classics
By:
Chris H.
| Washington, D.C.
“Skipping” along the Road of Happy Destiny works for this AA
One last experiment
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By:
Grace S.
| Ann Arbor, Michigan