True North
March 2015
By:
Ralph B.
| Seattle, Washington
How an old-timer found his HP on the high seas
Mike the Plumber and Airplane Tim?
November 2014
By:
Jim T.
| Longmont, Colorado
Should AAs be less anonymous when we introduce ourselves to each other?
Adjudicated
November 2014
By:
Anonymous
A reader responds to an article from the September 2013 issue of the Grapevine
Ocean of Sobriety
July 2014
By:
Brenda M.
| Boise, Idaho
She wanted to live life to the fullest, not drink it away
Citizens of the World
April 2014
By:
Lois C.
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
A "drunk-drivers" meeting finds a new place to park and gets a tune-up along the way
Released
April 2014
By:
Barbara P.
| Longport, New Jersey
A trip to the mailbox reminded her of her days in jail and how the Big Book saved her sanity
Shattering My Shell
April 2014
By:
Art L.
| Silver City, New Mexico
Learning to pray and to love was the beginning of his sobriety
Cookies and More
February 2014
By:
Robert J.
| Sacramento, California
His granddaughter's appreciation of meetings taught him a humble lesson
A Thousand Angels
January 2014
By:
Kathleen D.
| Shirley, New York
Her journey to learn about Tradition One opened her heart to hope
An Inner Truth
November 2013
By:
Tim B.
| Jasper, Indiana
Wife or no wife, legs or no legs, a Marine discovers that AA works when you get honest
Off the Wall
October 2013
By:
T.W.
| Fairfield, California
One guy thinks there's a better way to remember our favorite members
Father of the Bride
July 2013
By:
Anonymous
Once too drunk to walk down the aisle, a newly sober dad finds there's something amazing to cry about
The happiest boy in the world
June 2013
By:
J.S.
| Grand Marais, Michigan
It wasn't the baseball glove that gave him joy, it was his dad's first anniversary
Easier Led By Example Than Ordered to Obey
October 1999
By:
Geni P.
| Guelph, Ontario
Tradition Two: "For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority--a loving God as He may express Himself in our group conscience. Our leaders are but trusted servants; they do not govern.
Big Dreams and Lofty Goals
June 1998
By:
Mickey H.
| Springville, Utah
Tradition Six - An AA group ought never endorse, finance or lend the AA name to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property and prestige divert us from our primary purpose.
AA Around the World
April 1997
By:
Elin
Why Must AA Members Continue to Carry the Message for Recovery?
Shared Experience
October 1993
Some time ago, a letter was received at the US/Canada AA General Service Office from a dually addicted AA member who had already contacted the GSO where she was living, but wanted some additional information about starting a dual addiction meeting. Here i