All The Way There
November 2019
| Grapevine Classics
By:
Karen H.
| Hershey, Pa.
She stopped halfway at everything but getting sober
Lots and lots of help
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By:
Tina W.
| Tequesta, Florida
Mary, Sydney, Kathleen, Neena and the “move a muscle” lady...they were all exactly what she needed
Special workers
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
By:
Leslie J.W.
| Scottsdale, Arizona
Why we pay people for certain jobs, but not for Twelfth Step work
Better than Monday night football
July 2019
| The Prison Issue
By:
Bill B.
| Tahlequah, Oklahoma
For a member in Oklahoma, making the trip behind the walls is the best night of the week
The Illusion of Control
May 2019
| Our Big Book–80 Wonderful Years
By:
Cody R.
| Shawnee, Kansas
He’d had three chances to stop drinking—and now, on a snowy highway, he faced his fourth
Getting Involved In General Service
March 2019
| What’s On Your Mind?
By:
Jennifer B.
| Santa Rosa, Calif.
She learned through service that when you step outside your comfort zone, magical things can happen
Is Adversity Getting to You? Try Rule #62!
March 2019
| What’s On Your Mind?
By:
Tracey C.
| Pomeroy, Ohio
A simple rule changed her mantra from “Why Me?” to “Why Not Me?”
Ride share
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
By:
Eliza D.
| West Hollywood, California
How an uncomfortable trip across L.A. became a wonderful chance to reach out
Step right up
November 2018
By:
Keith S.
| Kingman, Arizona
A member shares his thoughts about anonymity, attraction, promotion and setting up an AA booth at the county fair
Nothing held back
May 2018
By:
Steve M
| Joliet, Illinois
An old-timer shares about the freedom the Steps have given him and how he gets to pass them on.
Life support
February 2018
| Title Goes Here
By:
Carol B.
| South Hadley, Massachusetts
When it got tough, she reached out to the rooms and found love and care. It was a Mother’s Day to remember
A word in edgewise
February 2018
| Title Goes Here
By:
Chris W.
| Virginia
When we’re taking a group conscience, Tradition Two helps us remember to take the time and let God in
Always open
January 2018
| Sponsorship
By:
Anonymous
A member reflects on the joys and challenges of sponsorship and how it’s kept him sober for 31 wonderful years
This Is The Beginning Of The Rest of My Life…Right?
November 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
Melanie P.
| Lachute, Québec
A newcomer wants to hide at her first AA meeting, until she is surrounded by welcoming women who make sure that she is okay
Just A Phone Call Away
October 2017
By:
Ed M.
| Louisville, Ky.
A distraught AA reached out his hand for help and, 2000 miles away, another AA grasped it
Target Practice
October 2011
By:
Anonymous
One member’s unique way to practice restraint of tongue and pen
Keep the Change
September 2011
By:
Malkiel-Robert
| Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
A transition from drunk to sober, unworthy to deserving, woman to man …
Web Exclusive: The Missing Bottle
September 2011
By:
Diane R.
| Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Her plans to continue drinking were stymied when she couldn't find her secret stash
God's Confetti
July 2011
By:
John M.
| Monroe, Connecticut
A sudden flutter of butterflies provides this AA with a glimpse of the presence of his higher power
Web Exclusive: An Amends in the Nick of Time
July 2011
By:
Philip S.
| Carlsbad, California
If he had waited only one more day, he would have lost the opportunity to make amends
Web Exclusive: Must We Hear from Her Again?
March 2011
By:
James J.
| San Diego, California
It took years for this member to see that an old-timer’s simple message was the way to go.
Turkey day
November 2010
By:
R.P.
| Yorktown, Va.
A first sober Thanksgiving is spent staying busy and using the AA tools
Drama Queen
November 2010
By:
MARY P.
| Madison, Wis.
Her struggle to live moment to moment continues
Not alone in Zanzibar
September 2010
By:
KATHRYN S.
| Zanzibar
With outreach, service and Fellowship, AA swells in Tanzania
South of the border
September 2010
By:
ANDERS P.
| Stockholm
A swedish businessman sobers up and gets active in the early days of AA in Mexico City
OUR SOBER NETWORK
May 2010
By:
TOM T.
| Harford, N.Y.
An AA carries the message through his service commitments
Rare and elusive
January 2010
By:
JOE H.
| Tucson, Ariz.
Until he takes the First Step, a collector misses the real value of the Big Book
Cold turkey
November 2009
By:
JIM L.
| Newton, Kan.
Caught with a bottle during Thanksgiving, a drunk nears his moment of truth
59th General Service Conference meets
August 2009
By:
D.B.
| Consort, Alberta
Members meet to chart the course of AA over the next year