Losing the Desire to Drink
December 1978
By:
R. G.
| Fort Knox, Kentucky
Beyond the desire to stop drinking is an even more positive goal
Don't Order Me Around
August 1976
By:
B. L.
| Manhattan, New York
In AA's Second Tradition he found a safeguard against being bossed and against being bossy
From Perfectionism to Perfection
May 1969
By:
M. D. B.
| Jackson, Michigan
An ex-perfectionist finds a new definition for the goal that once stayed beyond his reach
Life Really Did Begin at 40
April 1968
By:
C. J. M., Jr.
| Manhattan, New York
It has been twenty years since that birthday and his life "slowly and surely has become richer
90-Year-Old Newcomer
September 2022
| Young & Sober
By:
Dick K.
| Roseville, Calif.
After decades of drinking, he’s sober now and ready for some new adventures
Dear Grapevine
September 2022
| Young & Sober
Service Is My Cornerstone
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Mary G.
| Huntington, Calif.
At the heart of her sobriety—women being of service to other women
Seemingly Miraculous
January 2021
| Oldtimers!
By:
Bob S.
| Eureka, Calif.
In a long life of sobriety the difficult challenges do come and go, but the good times are so worth it all
Flying blind
March 2017
By:
Glenn P.
| Florissant, Missouri
How a drunken pilot on a collision course with liquor bailed out and landed safely
The Final Four Days
June 2014
By:
Joe S.
| Winston Salem, North Carolina
With his wife out of town, he settled into a binge. He didn't know it was his last
Sober Mother
August 1977
By:
S. B.
| North Hatley, Quebec
Children do forgive, and love and respect can be restored
To Fetch a Pail of What?
May 1977
By:
J. G. T.
| Negaunee, Michigan
Smiling bravely through the pain of shattered childhood illusions, this writer helps us face up to reality. . .
He Doesn't Dig Those 'Groovy Trips'
May 1970
By:
D. S.
| Santa Monica, California
Empathy, yes, but understanding, no, says this alcoholic who has been there
A Different Kind of Inventory
November 1965
By:
J. J.
| Ann Arbor, Michigan
Sober--but plagued by fear and depression: "How am I going to continue <emphasis type="underline">not</emphasis> drinking?
Too Young to Be Alcoholic?
December 1962
By:
I.C.
| La Jolla, California
Not so," says this 21-year-old sober two years, and adds: "That might be a dangerous remark.
Half-man
April 1954
The Ghosts of Halloween Past
October 2024
| CPC: Cooperation with the Professional Community
By:
Jill R.
| Tyler, Texas
A mother finds joy again in a family tradition her drinking had scared away
The Tough Girl
November 2013
By:
Cindy B.
| Harwich, Massachusetts
Part Marilyn Monroe,part Albert Einstein— and part Superwoman
Web Exclusive: The Homely Truth
August 2011
By:
Bob L.
| Woodstock, New York
A member sets out to tell his story without trying to make it more interesting and entertaining than it really was
How AA Started in Panama
October 1996
The following article is based on a 1954 memoir of the General Service Office in Panama, written by an early AA member there.
How, Then, Could We Carry Our Message?
February 1974
By:
A. R. McG.
| Encino, California
The Twelve Traditions and the General Service Office