AA News
August 2023
| AA in the Military
Reaching People Who Need Us
Grapevine talks with Class A trustee Molly (Anderson) Oliver
Grapevine talks with Class A trustee Molly (Anderson) Oliver
The Show’s Over
October 2022
| Relapse
By:
Gary C.
| Pawley’s Island, S.C.
Fueled by liquor and fear, he had so many roles he forgot who he was. Then one day, he got to play himself
An Unfamiliar Inner Peace
July 2022
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
T.T.
| Albuquerque, N.M.
One day he tried what his sponsor had been telling him about Step Seven. Boy, did that feel good
A Whole New World
December 2020
| Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
By:
Cathleen G.
| Dallas, Texas
A daughter returning home for the holidays shares her joy about how AA has transformed her family
Making Peace with the Holidays
December 2020
| Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
By:
Paul B.
| Oak View, Calif.
This Christmas Eve, a lonely newcomer learned that choosing joy was the way to go
Let’s make a deal
October 2020
| Money and Sobriety
By:
Ames S.
| New York, N.Y.
He was just getting sober and back on his feet—and now this? How would he ever pay this huge bill?
Love From Dusk til Dawn
July 2020
| AA Around The World
By:
Robert H.
| Baldwin, N.Y.,
Each day where they meet, a dedicated crew sees that AA happens. Luckily, tomorrow they get to do it all again
Midnight to Midnight
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Bill K.
| Albans, Vt.
Twenty four hours a day, forty years later, happy, joyous and free
Tonopah Terry
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By:
Terry R.
| Las Vegas, Nevada
Fresh out of rehab, a veteran surprisingly encounters 238 sober friends who give him a brand-new nickname
The love of my life
June 2017
By:
Wendy L.
| Vancouver
After yet another broken heart, she finally did a Third Step and found what she was looking for
New dimensions
May 2017
By:
Norma A.
| Austin, Texas
After many years in AA, she discovered the Third Legacy and her sobriety blasted off
Our Protective Mantle
November 2016
AA provides us a warm tent of anonymity to discuss our drinking—when we’re ready
Better Than a Pink Cloud
November 2015
The one she had in early sobriety floated away, but now she has so much more
Bedtime story
June 2013
By:
Doug R.
| Tujunga, California
With a bottle in his hand, a newcomer finds Step Two on a bedroom floor
Web Exclusive: Valentine's Day in the Detox
September 2011
By:
Anonymous
| Lubbock, Texas
His sobriety began when he was served with divorce papers while at a detox
The Nearest Meeting: One Hundred Miles
December 1979
By:
W. M.
| Midland, Ontario
Back in 1945 it was a long drive to
A Whole New Outlook on Life
December 1978
By:
L. N.
| Dar es Salaam
This AA learned to stop burying his head in the ground like an ostrich
AA Myths
August 1977
By:
B. I.
| North Hollywood, California
Let's take another look at some of the things we say and believe
Leaders in Sober Living
September 1975
By:
J. M.
| Nashville, Tennessee
Today's sponsor has added responsibility to guide the newcomer in the AA way of life
Woman's Prerogative
May 1975
By:
M. M. C.
| Plattsburgh, New York
Watching women newcomers change their minds as they grow in the program
A Royal Bottom
Wallowing in gin while watching the funeral of a princess, a dad finally wakes up to his own life
Do You Want a Celebrity Speaker?
March 1967
By:
M. B.
| Manhattan, New York
If so, the author of this article says, you had better be a little careful. . .
Epilogue
May 1965
By:
R. Z.
| San Diego, California
A melodrama in six futile acts, with an important Epilogue
So You Want a "Celebrity" Speaker?
March 1962
By:
M. B.
| Manhattan, New York
a harassed program chairman urges solid AA speakers, not "name
Closed Meeting
July 1961
By:
Anon.
| New York City, New York
Good sponsorship--a vital AA ingredient for the newcomer