The Key Is Simplicity
April 1980
By:
J. B.
| Toledo, Ohio
He no longer felt the need to comprehend the incomprehensible
Far From the Customary Skies
June 1979
By:
R. H.
Grapevine's 35th Anniversary - The Grapevine was sent free to AAs in the armed services during World War II. The men called it their "meeting in print" - From the June 1954 Grapvine
An AA Doctor Responds
March 1974
By:
A physician
| Minnesota
Most physicians have had little training in alcoholism, and the practicing alcoholic isn't much help with the problem, either
Around AA - Items of AA Information and Experience
August 1973
Theme of 23rd Conference: 'Responsibility--Our Expression of Gratitude'
P. S. From the Editor
February 1962
Across the Editor's Desk
April 1961
Far From the Customary Skies
June 1954
By:
R. H.
| New York City, New York
A grateful early subscriber writes
No Opinion
October 2024
| CPC: Cooperation with the Professional Community
By:
Jimmy C.
| Peculiar, Missouri
Thanks to Tradition Ten, he learned that it was OK not to let everyone know what he thought about everything
No Demands or Rules
September 2024
| Young and Sober
By:
Laurie T.
| Kihei, Hawaii
A member shares about Tradition Nine and how it helped her see the way AA functions in an easier, softer way
Let there be light
December 2022
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Jon T.
| Belmont, N.C.
After some drama and quick action, their annual AA holiday breakfast went on like a charm
Always Changing
April 2022
| What's On Your Mind?
By:
Chad P.
| St. Louis, Mo.
Like waves in the ocean, groups aren’t all the same. The way one flows may not be true for another
Passing the Torch
May 2021
| Our Twelve Steps
By:
Anonymous
| Florence, Ore.
How a well-meaning mission to preach the “right AA” became a beautiful lesson in tolerance and service
Following Jack
January 2018
| Sponsorship
By:
Paul W.
| Rochester, New York
Amazing things can happen when you start asking your sponsor a bunch of questions about service
Nothing fancy here
March 2017
By:
Frank M.
| Aledo, Illinois
The machine shed across from the dollar store is nothing special, but what happens inside sure is
Slow Grower
May 2016
His sponsor planted the seed of general service, but it didn’t take root right away. He had to get there on his own
Saved by the Bell
December 2014
By:
Ron B.
| Winnipeg, Manitoba
An attempt to break his anonymity at a job interview gets sidetracked by divine intervention
The Program at Work
January 2012
By:
Marc D.
He turned the loss of his job into a new opportunity with the tools of AA
The Establishment at Work
January 1978
By:
P. R.
| Ohio
Funny how everyone picks on us drunks when all we demand is a little respect
Some Suggested Changes
May 1973
By:
J. P.
| Sioux Falls, South Dakota
The poor drunk can't possibly be comfortable in his present environment
How to Use Your Inventory
February 1972
By:
B. T.
| Kenosha, Wisconsin
Set your goals and work toward them - Essence of AA