It takes a village
January 2021
| Oldtimers!
By:
“Definitely Steve”
| Nashville, Tenn.
A longtime member in Tennessee gleefully remembers the wonderful oldtimers who gave him his start
Welcome to Key West
December 2020
| Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
By:
Brent H.
| Reading, Pa.
He knew it was time to stop drinking. He had really reached the end. But first he’d fly to see his old drinking buddy for one last hurrah
Dear Grapevine
May 2020
| Getting Into General Service
A More Likable Me
April 2020
| Home Group
By:
Anonymous
| New Britain, Conn.
After years of anger and self-pity fueled by liquor, he used the tools of AA to become a kind, loving dad
Embracing Change
March 2020
| Puzzled
By:
Paula C.
| Georgetown, Texas
Sobriety prepared her to step out of her comfort zone and take on a new adventure
Grateful
June 2019
| Letting Go of Resentments
By:
Simon H.
| Sag Harbor, New York
When he heard that you couldn’t feel grateful and resentful at the same time, he grabbed his pencil and pad
A to Zzzzz
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
By:
Donna B.
| Pulaski, Virginia
She found a dreamy way to get both gratitude and sleep and not have to count those shaggy sheep
Paradise not lost
October 2016
How a return to the scene of her darkest drinking became a beautiful experience
Dear Grapevine
June 2016
Dear Grapevine
September 2015
Dear Grapevine
August 2015
Dear Grapevine
August 2014
Dear Grapevine
February 2014
Web Exclusive: Finding God in AA
November 2011
By:
Stacy G.
| Evanston, Illinois
She came into AA as an atheist. Or so she thought.
Mentally ill
March 2010
By:
DUANE T.
| Hamilton, Ontario
A sponsor thinks he can't help a troubled member, but decides to try
Generalizations Can Be Dangerous
September 1984
By:
N. D.
| New Providence, New Jersey
AA is about alcohol and sobriety. Yet when prescribed or over-the-counter medications might lead directly to a drink; they become a serious issue for many AAs. What to do when the need to take, or refuse, medication arises? How to help others? On these pages, two members do all that any AA can do: share their own experiences with facing those questions and staying sober.
Don't Tell Us What to Do!
June 1982
By:
W. H.
| Manhattan, New York
Tradition 9 - AA, as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve
A New Group of One
October 1977
By:
D. P.
| Bristol, Virginia
We usually say it takes a minimum of two to start a group, but for a long while Jim belonged to
Responsible Sponsorship
January 1973
By:
E. S.
| Brooklyn, New York
As AA grows, let's not lose that joyous one-to-one relationship
How It Goes with AA in Calcutta
November 1967
By:
Reginald Maher
A nonalcoholic newspaperman reports on his firsthand experience of the Fellowship
How to Act at a Party
June 1960
Not even your glassy-eyed hostess cares when you tell her that you and Gin Barleycorn aren't on speaking terms
Group Meetings
September 1951