Retired. Now what?
March 2023
| Get Into Service
By:
Mary O.
| Fullerton, Calif.
After 34 years of being a boss, she’s not sure what comes next. Thankfully she knows to use her AA tools
“Do You Really Have to ‘Wanna’?”
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Paul H.
| Chicopee, Mass.
When “wanting” it is not enough, sobriety can be an undeserved, but treasured, gift
Marine, Mom and Alcoholic
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Janice M.
| Carlsbad, Calif.
To escape the hell she was living in, she put herself in “the middle of AA.” She’s still there
A Learning Journey
April 2017
In and out of prisons and institutions, with time spent on the streets, he never knew he was on a journey that would lead to hope, sobriety, and a fulfilling life
A Girl from the Midwest
November 2014
By:
—D.E.S.
| St. Louis, Missouri
An alcoholic gay woman finds sobriety and acceptance in AA
A Word to the Wise A.A. Parent
February 1947
At Wit's End
August 2023
| AA in the Military
So Worth It
January 2024
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
B.B.
| Mississauga, Ontario
A member in Canada shares his long wonderful story of relationships, sponsors and living the good life
Here for each other
June 2018
By:
Dorothy J.
| New Salem, Massachusetts
The long, beautiful friendship of two women who met at the New York City St. Luke’s AA meeting in 1959
A New Generation of Hope
March 1982
By:
M. P.
| Manhattan, New York
1980 survey results show increasing variety in AA's membership
Beyond the Generation Gap
August 1985
By:
B. M.
| Saratoga, California
We all use the tools of the program in much the same ways
Alcoholism At Large
June 2023
| Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
An International AA Wedding
April 1953
By:
G. M.
| Tokyo
A member of the Tokyo group of AA writes us happy news.
Humor
February 1953
The Pleasures of Reading
April 1946
<emphasis type="italic">The Innocent Mrs. Duff</emphasis>, by Elizabeth Sanxay Holding (Simon-Schuster; $2.50)
No Way But Up
March 2015
By:
Tom C.
| Easton, Maryland
He found himself out of job, drunk, and living under an overpass
4 Continents, 1 Great Summer
January 2013
Making new friends on a whirlwind trip of YPAA conventions
Welcome Back
November 2011
By:
Carrie K.
| Surrey, British Columbia
A child of AA grows up to go home again
Living Large
March 2006
By:
Kevin P.
| Schaumburg, Illinois
The longer he's sober, the better it gets
My Name Is Dan
May 1969
By:
D. K.
| Winthrop, Massachusetts
It was a long road from teenage scrapes to the discovery that he didn't <emphasis type="underline">have</emphasis> to drink
Does Daddy Know?
September 2005
By:
Megan K.
| Destin, Florida
Her father was a military policeman. He'd be furious if he found out what she was doing.
Our Best Four Years
June 2025
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Liz O.
| Morro Bay, California
He was her dad and her drinking buddy. Then she got sober and so did he. Now came the start of a beautiful team