Going Sane
January 2026
| Stories for Day Counters
By:
Katy O.
| Satellite Beach, Florida
This fun-loving newcomer thought AA meant the good times were over. Boy, did she get a big surprise
Under The Influence
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Emily B. St.
| George, Utah
Replacing the bottle with a loving Higher Power
Diehards
November 2018
By:
J.R.H.
| New York City, New York
With just a few weeks sober, a newspaperman learns that some Twelfth Step calls really pay off
A Grateful Heart
November 2018
By:
Anonymous
| Midlothian, Va.
Nearly 30 years later, a grateful alcoholic reflects on the experience of getting sober young
The Slippery Slope
June 2018
By:
Ron G.
| Camarillo, Calif.
He was a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde drinker all his life—respectable, but with a hidden “inventory” of booze
Spirits
August 2017
By:
John M.
| Chesapeake, Va.
After watching his father die of the same disease that possessed him, a man found a spiritual path out of the “age old malady” of alcoholism
Hello Mr. Blue
August 2017
By:
Mark H.
| Lincoln, Michigan
After a personal loss, a member near Lake Huron made a four-legged friend who helped open his heart
AA News
August 2015
In a Southern Town
April 2015
By:
Dean R.
| Catskill, New York
Alcohol had flashy allure to him when he was young and growing up in a religious home
Outsmarting the Jersey Devil
February 2015
By:
Anonymous
Wrecked cars, smashed toes and motel hell… nothing can keep him from having a joyful 25th anniversary
A Thinking Problem
September 2014
By:
Dave M.
| Oshawa, Ontario
AA helped him with more than his drinking and he learned how to be happy
"Forgive me, Pats!"
June 2014
By:
Boyd R.
| Aurora, Minnesota
The death of his wife made him look back on the amends he had made in the past
The Little Group on Hapalmach Street
April 2012
By:
Charley W.
| Jerusalem
In Jerusalem, an old meeting room disappears, but not the years of love
Like Learning to Ride a Bike
December 2011
By:
Matt S.
| Buffalo Grove, Illinois
A sponsor discovers how to help new guys up on two wheels and then let go
Garden variety
October 2010
By:
SARA S.
| Vancouver, British Columbia
Addicted to alcohol, a waitress keeps hoping that someday something will change
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research, and Treatment
April 1989
By:
Gladys Reams
The Silent Conspiracy
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research, and Treatment
November 1987
By:
Associated Press
Underestimating Alcohol
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research, and Treatment
May 1987
By:
Harlan C. Abbey
Alcoholism in Israel
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research, and Treatment
August 1985
By:
U. S. Journal
Lost Years
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
October 1979
By:
J. M.
Book Review - John Barleycorn
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
October 1975
By:
Israel Shenker
The Moonshine Gap
Artists Don't Have to Be Crazy
August 1973
By:
N. D.
| Woodstock, Vermont
It's possible to be creative and sober
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
March 1972
By:
M. E. S.
Book Review - 'The Ghost in My Life'
AA Around the World
November 1959
By:
L. W.
| Huntsville, Texas
A MATTER OF RECORD - News, comments and letters from and about AA's worldwide outposts and centers--gleaned from letters to the Grapevine and the General Service Office, and from the "AA Exchange Bulletin," published by the General Service Office.
The Independent Blonde
July 1991
This is the sixth in an intermittent series of personal stories which first appeared at the back of the first and second editions of the Big Book, <emphasis type="bold">Alcoholics Anonymous,</emphasis> but were later dropped from the third edition.<lbBy p
Why Study AA History?
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Tim B’s son
| Raleigh, N.C.
Following the path to personal history, one AA to another
Manhunt
October 2022
| Relapse
By:
Conny C.
| Los Angeles, Calif.
A longtime member recalls her rocky start, shopping her way sober while looking for “love”