The Woes of West Widget Heights
December 1982
By:
J. K.
| Henryetta, Oklahoma
Any resemblance between this tall tale and actual experience is purely coincidental . . . or is it?
Time to Smell the Flowers
July 1982
By:
S. B.
| Virginia Beach, Virginia
An expression of gratitude for being sober and being able to help others
Can I Ever Be Sober?
May 1982
By:
M. R.
| Manhattan, New York
The story of an AA who <emphasis type="underline">needs</emphasis> medication
Laughter Is Our Best Medicine
July 1980
Excerpts from the new AA book "Dr. Bob and the Good Oldtimers" show both humorous and serious sides of our co-founder
AA and the Grapevine. . .The First Ten Years
June 1979
By:
M. M.
Grapvine's 35th Anniversary - One of our early women members reports on... - From the June 1954 Grapvine
Web Exclusive: Helpless in Ontario
September 2011
By:
Deirdre S.
| Enniskerry, Wicklow
An Irishwoman travels to Ontario to find the program of Alcoholics Anonymous
Back from Near Death
August 2011
By:
Sharon J.
| Los Angeles, California
While waiting for a transplant, an alcoholic suffering from cirrhosis gets sober and begins a new life
A Talk With One Of AA'S Longest Long-timers
September 2006
Knute and Me
April 2000
By:
Leila M.
| San Diego, California
Memories of a healed marriage and early AA from the wife of an AA member. Leila M. is now ninety years old.
That Newcomer in the Corner
January 1984
By:
C. C.
| Aurora, Minnesota
How to carry the message to unwilling or misinformed newcomers? Here's one solution: a special beginners meeting, emphasizing AA basics and guided by the Traditions
But the Glow Remains
January 1971
By:
L. D. S.
| Colusa, California
The tinseled tree is down and Christmas is over. . .
The Secret of "Easy Does It
July 1963
By:
Smiley Blanton M.D.
How can a "don't try" philosophy deal with seemingly insurmountable obstacles?
The Twelve Steps Revisited / Step 8
June 1962
By:
J. E.
| Guilford, Connecticut
Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all.
The Twelve Steps Revisited/Step 5
December 1961
By:
J. E.
| Guilford, Connecticut
Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs
Tosspots Are Patsies. . .
September 1961
By:
L. G.
| North Dakota
But learning to be charitable toward chiselers pays dividends in serenity
AA in Norway
January 1958
Closed Doors ----And Open Windows
December 1957
By:
Frank S.
| Perry Point, Maryland
Story of the Birth of a Hospital Group