Those 'Goof Balls'
November 1945
By:
Bill W.
Part 2, Evidence on the Sleeping Pill Menace, Oct. 1945
I Don’t Have A Desire to Drink
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By:
D.R.
| Bellevue, Wash.
He took a geographic from India to America. When that didn’t work, he turned to AA
Potentiation: New Top Killer?
June 1966
By:
J. Horace Strunk
The editor of Pennsylvania's Department of Health Journal reviews the evidence that combined use of alcohol and mood-changing drugs is now a--<emphasis type="underline">the</emphasis>--major public health problem
San Francisco
February 1952
Came to Believe
June 2019
| Letting Go of Resentments
By:
Tommy T.
| Indiana
A former inmate’s eloquent plea for help and service to America’s prisons
The Priest, the Thief and Me
March 2012
By:
Jim C.
| Kansas City, Missouri
How the magic of identification brought this man back from hell
Out of control
August 2010
By:
EMMETT S.
| Costa Mesa, Calif.
For a suicidal drunk, the death of a friend to alcohol is the wake-up call
I've Done the Twelve Steps--Now What?
November 1998
By:
Paul M.
| Riverside, Illinois
There are no endings in AA, only new beginnings - From the March 1973 Grapevine
I've Done the Twelve Steps--now What?
March 1973
By:
Paul M.
| Riverside, Illinois
There are no endings in AA, only new beginnings
Skydiving
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By:
LaRissa T.
| Grass Valley, CA
After the death of her fiancé, the only answer seemed to be a bottle of whiskey. But her Higher Power intervened
Dreams of My Mother
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By:
Carl A.
| Minneapolis, Minn.
His mother’s appearance in his dreams was no coincidence
Quiet Gratitude
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By:
C.M.
| Kihei, Hawaii
After getting sober, all the good things that come her way are just “icing on the cake”
Paddling in a pandemic
November 2021
| Prayer and Meditation
By:
Breanna Z. Chico
| Chico, Calif.
While most of the world was in lockdown, this crew of newcomers got busy
PRO•CRAS•TIN•A•TION
June 2021
| Dating & Relationships
By:
Nicholas L.
| Paris
When he does the Steps, character defects get lifted. But is today the day to be ready to look at this five-syllable word?
The One I’d Never Make
March 2021
| Making Amends
By:
Karen M.
| Webberville, Texas
In a blackout, she did something very regretful involving a knife and a policeman.
How would she ever face this man again?
How would she ever face this man again?
Ghosts of Meetings Past
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By:
Bosco B.
| Midvale, Idaho
His program is peopled by those who are no longer with us, but live on in memory
Doing Time on the Chain Gang
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By:
Mike R.
| Tracys Landing, Md.
He’d never had a speeding ticket and now he was doing serious time. His first stop in prison was AA
Keeping This Thing Afloat
July 2020
| AA Around The World
By:
MARY O.
| GRASS VALLEY, CALIF.
For nearly 40 years, the faith that AA gave her got her through some impossibly lean times. Now it’s time to give back
Wedding Crasher
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Anonymous
| North Riverside, Ill.
A disturbing occurrence with her brother one night leads to a powerful spiritual connection
Time to Redecorate
February 2020
| Tough Times
By:
H.B.
| Durham, N.C.
That picture needed to come down, but what could she do? Why, bring it to the group for a vote, of course!
Swing Freely
February 2020
| Tough Times
By:
Anonymous
| Las Vegas, Nev.
For this sober golfer, the lessons he’s learned in AA are a lot like the game he loves
Gifts of the Heart
November 2019
| Grapevine Classics
By:
Jennifer B.
| Daly City, Calif.
Service at a holiday alkathon brought her closer to the program and her family
Journey to the Sunlight of the Spirit
April 2019
| Relapse
By:
Anonymous
| Tracy, Calif.
An affair with a married man in sobriety gives her the courage to finally face herself and her past