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
To Share the truth
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
T.H.
| California
In prison, trust is a scarce commodity; revealing the truth can result in very severe consequences.
Alcoholism At Large
March 2019
| What’s On Your Mind?
The August 2011 Grapevine is Here
July 2011
This month's special section focuses on relationships in sobriety
WHITE-KNUCKLE WEDDING
December 2010
By:
LIZ P.
| Tempe, Ariz.
Sober at a reception? Who would have thought?
The River's Flow
July 2015
After diving back into the program, a member with 27 years returns to a familiar wooded spot and learns a beautiful lesson
Under the Banyan Tree
August 2013
By:
Anonymous
His journey to forgive his mother ended one sunny day as he sipped on pineapple juice
Hello. This Is AA. . .
December 1969
By:
E. S.
| Brooklyn, New York
All the world's a stage, and the telephone in any AA Intergroup or Central Office is a lifeline to human drama
A Teen-age Heller
April 1961
By:
Anon.
| Yonkers, New York
For most alcoholics, the disease develops slowly and grows insidiously. Here, it was a quick bonfire, searing a young life in a few months
To Love a Dad
June 2023
| Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
By:
Dick H.
| Winston-Salem, North Carolina
A newcomer heads to North Carolina to make amends to his father. Good thing he took his sponsor’s suggestion and prayed
The Hole Within
September 2016
No matter how much he drank, the empty space inside of him could never be filled, until found the Higher Power he had always avoided
NO ACCIDENT
January 2010
By:
MIKE T.
| Prince George, British Columbia
A teenager calls AA for help and is twelfth-stepped by his friend's father
AA Behind the Walls: A Volunteer's Perspective
December 2003
By:
Liz D.
| Woodside, New York
What could a young, middle-class girl have in common with an inmate at Rikers?
Just Give Me Something to Stop the Pain
May 1995
By:
Pattie B.
| Lake Oswego, Oregon
This "pure" alcoholic found herself drinking cough syrup and hooked on pills