The Faith to Believe in What Is
July 1972
By:
J. W.
| Key West, Florida
Faith must be structured in the bright light of truth as we see it
12th Step
October 1971
By:
W. S. R.
| South Norwalk, Connecticut
Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these Steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics and to practice these principles in all our affairs.
4th Step
May 1970
By:
G. N. G.
| Queens, New York
Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves
Sober and off Pills Ten Days
July 1968
By:
J. L.
| Liberal, Kansas
She ran from a drunken father into a nightmare of pills and booze. . .and lost her own children. . .
One Drunk + a Damsel in Distress = Financial Finagling
January 1962
By:
L. H.
| North Hollywood, California
5. Industrial Executive
December 1960
Being a light-hearted, sincere account of maintenance of sobriety at a difficult time of the year, by several interesting personalities in and around the City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii.
A Senator Evaluates the Steps and Traditions
June 1960
Senator Margaret Chase Smith (Maine, Rep.) points out the value of the 12 Steps and Traditions to alcoholics and non-alcoholics alike
Case History
April 1952
DOE, Tom:<lb26 years-Full of liquor for ideas<lb3 years-Sober; Full of ideas, happy
Silent Night
December 1951
That Almighty First Year
March 1969
By:
E. M. K.
| South Pasadena, California
A two-coast story of profound despair and a new life
To Finland, With LOVE. . .
December 1965
By:
Dr. Earle M.
| San Francisco, California
The snow is deep, the sun shines at midnight, and AA is zestful and bright
My Pink Cloud
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Julie P.
For three months, her pink cloud kept her going. It was only after it turned grey that she discovered the value of a simple word: gratitude
Far from Home
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
P.G.
| Surprise, Ariz.
A newcomer’s move to the other side of the world forces her to dive deep and search for every tool she can to stay sober
God’s in the Cooler
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By:
Troy F.
| Newton, Iowa
After a deadly accident, he finds God in an unlikely place
Beautiful Ripples
March 2016
The longer he stayed sober, the more he saw how AA changed lives around him
Recalulating
February 2015
By:
J.B.
| Leicester, North Carolina
In the mountains, a woman faces big changes after a breakup and a move.
No One Home
July 2013
By:
Anonymous
With wife and kids gone and no furniture in sight, the lawn was the only place left to land
Cuts and Broken Noses
October 2012
By:
Samantha D.
| Tucson, Arizona
And all the time she thought high heels were the problem!
Getting off the Roller Coaster
October 2011
By:
Joshua H.
| New York, New York
How action, patience, prayer and careful sponsorship helped this bipolar alcoholic find his way
Protecting Us from Ourselves
September 2011
By:
David S.
| New York, New York
An ex-committee member learns how our structure is maintained to ensure Twelve-Step work is always available