Letters Ask for Bottle of "Cure
May 1948
Way to Soon
April 2025
| Making Amends
By:
Hilda M.
| Dingman Township, Pennsylvania
Want to make that long-awaited amends on the fly at a crowded mall at Christmas time? Good luck!
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
Logging On!
May 2023
| Home Group
By:
Debbie B.
Thank God for computers. They saved my life. These online New Jersey members walked me through my fears and loneliness. I have a host of new friends now.
In the Shadow of Zion
May 2023
| Home Group
By:
Bonnie S.
| Springdale, Utah
We love it when visitors to our area find us. This year we expect to have 45 million visitors come to Zion National Park. Hopefully some of them will find us here.
Thanks to Jack
January 2023
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
Joshua S.
| Enfield, Conn.
I have managed to put together two years of sobriety. I truly believe that the love that radiates from Jack has helped me stay sober.
AA Around the World
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Mark H.
| Lincoln, MI
A first sober trip to England includes a minor AA miracle
Starting my day over
May 2022
| 60th Anniversary of the Concepts
By:
Judy H.
| Claremont, Calif.
A mom in California writes about fellowship, grief, kindness, humor and being present
How sweet the sound
May 2022
| 60th Anniversary of the Concepts
By:
Joseph F.
| Budd Lake, N.J.
Peter set out on a search for Dr. Bob’s house. Amazed, he ascended the stairs of the house up to the porch where he cried uncontrollably.
Been There
January 2021
| Oldtimers!
By:
Jack W.
| Houston, Texas
I went to Vietnam. I worked for five police departments. I ended up on the street. Today I have friends all over the world who have never seen me drink.
A good run
October 2016
A World of Yets
April 2016
Coming into AA very young, he knew there were other consequences of drinking waiting for him