Twelfth Step Work Is AA
May 1953
By:
R. J. M.
| Jamestown, New York
If we live AA, we are doing Twelfth Step work. . .how infinitely more powerful is our message, if the suffering alcoholic recognizes that AA has produced in us a patient, humble, and loving friend of God and man.
Pleasures of Reading
May 1948
By:
F.G.
| Manhattan
<emphasis type="italic">If A Man Be Mad</emphasis> by Harold Maine (Doubleday, $3)
A.A.'s Country-wide News Circuit
May 1945
A.A.s Country-wide News Circuit
January 1945
Fully Present Fully Real
July 2026
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Anonymous
| Sarasot, Florida
A dad in Florida who relapsed learns a powerful lesson— make sobriety No. 1 in life
The Spirit of Unity
January 2026
| Stories for Day Counters
By:
George H.
| Kingston, New Hampshire
After years of seeing AA as a filling station, he stepped up his game and learned how important our common welfare is
15 minutes
January 2026
| Stories for Day Counters
By:
Kim P.
| Redway, California
This newcomer was desperate to stop drinking, but days and hours were too much to handle
Pray for Us
August 2025
| Atheist & Agnostic Members
By:
Pete P.
| Brooklyn, New York
On the way to a sober friend’s funeral, a member is reminded about the blessed gift of showing up
That I May Bring Light
January 2025
| Spirituality and Prayer
By:
Frank G.
| Soquel, California
An agnostic member shares how our Eleventh Step Prayer helps him become a better husband, friend and dad
No Ordinary Lunch
December 2024
| Remote Communities and Sober Holidays
By:
Anonymous
| Louisville, Kentucky
One day in a quiet suburban neighborhood, a meeting of two friends becomes a life-saving opportunity to reach out
Jen’s Legacy
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
J.L.
| Colorado Springs, Colo.
A Big Book study group saved a life—and went on to save many more
So How Did I Get Here?
May 2024
| How the Steps Changed My Life
By:
Patrick J.
| Albuquerque, New Mexico
What made him say yes to that kind AA man more than four decades ago? Ask his Higher Power
Goodbye My Friend
February 2024
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Anonymous
| Pennsylvania
A member shares his love, fear and sadness as a longtime AA friend says he’s leaving the program
A Sink Full of Dishes
October 1993
By:
Mary C.
| Sebastopol, California
clearing away the "wreckage of the past
Letting Life Unfold
March 1993
By:
Dorothy H.
| Plainfield, New Jersey
Step Three: Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
Elder Statesmen
November 1990
By:
Anonymous
| San Fernando, California
From the March 1960 Grapevine
Obsession Begets Obsession Begets Obsession Begets. . .
February 1986
By:
H. H.
| Newport Beach, California
Why Can't They Change, Too?
December 1985
By:
A. C.
| Springdale, Washington
If you don't know the answer, you may need a meeting
