The Anecdote Bin
November 1972
Dedicated to the lighter side of our common problem - From the August 1963 Grapevine.
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
February 1971
By:
Bernard Weinraub
British Alcoholics 'Getting Younger'
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
March 1967
By:
Medical Tribune
Booze, Teen-agers and Cars
Powerlessness
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Catherine F.
A classic Big Book story, often re-read, leads the way to her continued sobriety
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research, and Treatment
April 1988
By:
Jane E. Brody
A Family Disease
Set Your Goals High
June 2023
| Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
By:
Tara B.
| Boise, Idaho
Her journey to sobriety found her seeking a meeting on a dark night in a foreign country
It’s All Good
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Kenneth C.
| Culver City, Calif.
A tragic drinking life, but a solid recovery that puts everything in perspective
Time to live
January 2021
| Oldtimers!
By:
Rachel H.W.
| London
Though she only drank for a few years, it was bad enough to stop early. And what a gift it is to enjoy a long, full, sober life
From the Heart
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Steven S.
| Jacksonville, Fla.
He was about to “compare” himself out of the rooms—when he found just the right home group
A Circus, a Wheelbarrow and a Cat
January 2020
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
John P.
| Waterville, Ohio
The moving story of a sponsor and his sponsee—and how they both learned to believe
Transportation
July 1999
Our drinking story
November 2024
| The Gift Of Gratitude
By:
David S.
| New York, New York
A member shares his thoughts about the importance of AA’s singleness of purpose
Letting Go of the Golden Glow
April 2014
By:
Jerry F.
| Cerritos, California
Alcohol covered up a lot of his inner conflict but left wreckage in its wake. Sobriety enabled him to live a different life
I Remember, I Forget
January 2014
By:
Anthony S.
| Roberts, Montana
Seven years ago, he hit bottom all alone in a dingy house. Things are very different today
Confessions of a Sober Loner
December 2024
| Remote Communities and Sober Holidays
By:
Anonymous
She goes to meetings and lives a quiet, sober life. She doesn’t make a lot of friends and isn’t lonely—and she loves it
The perfect night
December 2023
| Remote Communities and sober holidays
By:
Charles M.
| Harbert, Michigan
Just as the midnight mass bells were ringing, he and his partner were heading to jail
70 Wonderful Years!
June 2023
| Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
We celebrate our beloved book "Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions"!
Marci AA!
May 2022
| 60th Anniversary of the Concepts
By:
Lucien J.
| Saint – Hyacinthe, Quebec
A past delegate from Quebec shares how he walked through fear, served AA and saw the spirit of inclusion firsthand
At Long Last
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By:
Ray D.
| China, Mich.
Despite certain knowledge that he was an alcoholic, he kept drinking for 30 years. AA freed him
Stepping Stones
November 2019
| Grapevine Classics
By:
Chris H.
| Washington, D.C.
“Skipping” along the Road of Happy Destiny works for this AA
One last experiment
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By:
Grace S.
| Ann Arbor, Michigan
Letting Women Into Her Life
February 2017
When she put finally put down the drink, she was able to pick up something she had always longed for—genuine relationships with other women
All Patched Up
January 2016
Far from home and all by himself, he had a flat tire and was heading south fast