What We Were Like
September 1990
GROWING PAINS HERE AND ABROAD - Fragments of AA History - <emphasis type="italic">From the June 1946 Grapevine</emphasis>
Accentuating the Negative
April 1990
By:
Elizabeth E.
| Tulsa, Oklahoma
Must we always say "yes" to AA?
People, Places, and Things
June 1984
By:
S. C.
| Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania
A look at the positive side of a familiar AA warning
Sobriety Is the Payoff
May 1982
By:
W. H.
| Manhattan, New York
Tradition 8 - Alcoholics Anonymous should remain forever nonprofessional, but our service centers may employ special workers
5th Tradition
November 1979
By:
B. L.
Each group has but one primary purpose--to carry its message to the alcoholic who still suffers - From the June 1970 Grapevine
Hey! I Need to Talk to You!
September 1978
By:
C. G.
| Kemah, Texas
The trouble with asking for help is that you just might get it
The Worst Enemy
December 1976
By:
Teet C.
| North Hollywood, California
It's our own choice whether to be proud and happy or degraded and miserable
The White Flag of Surrender
December 1976
By:
Father T.
| California
AA freed him of remorse and enabled him to serve is God when he finally raised
The Minister Says the Password
February 1976
By:
George M.
| Oklahoma
And he always adds the gospel of happy sobriety
Mini-miracles
October 1975
By:
Anonymous
| Charlottesville, Virginia
Little miracles in life add up to the big miracle of AA
Side by side
May 2019
| Our Big Book–80 Wonderful Years
By:
Lily B.
| Costa Mesa, California
Week after week they read two different Big Books to find the words that changed both their lives
Open up!
March 2019
| What’s On Your Mind?
By:
Mitch G.
| Arlington, Texas
With all the courage he could muster, he made it inside, only to be told to come back next Tuesday
My place in the world
February 2019
| Stories by Our Longtime Members
By:
Jim F.
| Devonport
No longer in the center of the universe, a longtime member in Tasmania is content to deal with things as they come along
Room 202
December 2018
| Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
By:
Harry M.
| Oakland, California
At six months sober, he joined his sponsor on a Twelfth Step call that neither will soon forget
Sliding Into Home
August 2018
By:
Anonymous
| Punta Gorda, Fla.
The feeling she has when she arrives at the safe haven of her morning home group is like scoring a run in the extended battle against alcoholism
Lost Wallet, Found Opportunity
August 2018
By:
Adam K.
| Fresh Meadows, N.Y.
He panicked when he lost his wallet, but soon enough discovered that AA would come to the rescue in unexpected ways
Troublemaker
June 2017
By:
Art H.
| Mount Prospect, Illinois
How a ministry student turned into an alcoholic bad boy, then found spirituality in AA
Silent Friends
May 2017
By:
Matt S.
| Burien, Wash.
His loved ones cared enough about him to get him the help he needed, even as he tuned them out and reached for another drink
Turning point
March 2017
By:
Bill O.
| Chalfont, Pennsylvania
A member recalls the tragic story that helped him make a decision and put him on the road to Step Three
Back to the surface
January 2017
By:
Crystal B.
| Sun City, California
Feelings and events may take her down, but she now has the tools to come right back up
Lesson in Faith
September 2015
By:
Rex R.
| Tinley Park,, Ill.
Down to his last dollars and full of fear, he turned to his Higher Power
8 Days
September 2015
By:
Irving M.
| Washington, D.C.
The vital role his home group plays in his sobriety was brought home to him
Part of something big
April 2015
By:
Allison D.
| Glenside, Pennsylvania
How her dream to have a meaningful life became something to really cheer about
My Friend Danny
November 2014
By:
Michael B.
| Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
A winner in AA might not always look like what we expect
New Meetings, New Friends
September 2014
By:
Monica L.
| Wichita, Kansas
By finding a new group, she was able to have the kind of sobriety she wanted