Around AA - Items of AA Information and Experience
August 1981
New AA Materials Cross Barriers Of Age, Language, Disability
Around AA - Items of AA Information and Experience
August 1978
AA Literature and Service Materials Stay Up-to-Date
Was Dr. Bob the First Two-hatter?
February 1975
By:
R. H. C.
| Parkersburg, West Virginia
A matter of opinion
Spiritual Experience
January 1970
Bill W. added these words to the Big Book when it was two years old. They have since widened the doorway to AA for many newcomers
A Memo from Bill--the First World Service Meeting
October 1969
More on Closed Meetings
January 1965
By:
G. L. B.
| Lower Hutt
New Zealand reports on a successful experiment
Another Human Being. . .
October 1964
By:
The Editors
An introduction --and a comment on sponsorship
Luke, I am Your Sponsor
October 2025
| AA & Technology
By:
Charles L.
| Albany, Georgia
For this member in Georgia, road trips, fun plays, music and service catapulted him into the fourth dimension
Harvesting Kindness
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Ron B.
| Winnipeg, Manitoba .
The seeds of wisdom and love a dear friend planted are still growing. And luckily there’s still more digging to do
Not Just Another Bender
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Diana G.
| Woodland Hills, Calif.
After a painful drinking career, she discovered an “ordinary, yet extraordinary” life in AA
Mended Hearts
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
By:
Mark E.
| Chesapeake, Ohio
Sometimes “willing to make amends” can take a long time. But he kept praying and trying and the healing came
Detour
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By:
Toby T.
| Springfield, Illinois
On an icy road, the five headed north for a big night of AA. Turns out a more valuable night awaited them
Pain and progress
September 2009
By:
WENDY D.
| Arlington, Texas
A new mother struggles with staying sober
Our primary purpose
May 2009
By:
ANONYMOUS
| Hartsdale-Ardsley, New York
From the November 1956 Grapevine
Hope Springs Eternal
December 1997
By:
Mickey H.
| Springville, Utah
In the June Grapevine, we issued a call for articles on working with wet drunks. We received a number of good stories, not only on doing this important Twelfth Step work, but also on the experience of being a wet drunk. You'll find one such story below an
We're Going to Do Something About Profanity!
January 1970
By:
D. C.
| Fitchburg, Massachusetts
The blue atmosphere at some meetings is turning many people off, says this writer
Anonymity and the Social Networks
An AA discovers a way in which her anonymity is threatened by an online social group
Pull up a chair
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Chris D.
| Bartlett, Ill.
One day his buddies took him to Harry’s. What he learned there he’ll never forget
The Hiding Place
November 2015
His wife would never think to look in the woodpile. Then he got caught red-handed
Thoughts On General Service
March 2014
By:
William C.
| Sykesville, Maryland
The hand of AA was there before he went to a meeting when he first reached out for help