Who Supports AA in Colorado?
July 1962
By:
Anonymous
| New York City, New York
With a little alertness misinformation about us in the press can be used to help "carry the message
The Twelve-string Violin
October 1961
By:
R. G.
| Malta
To this Army wife the program is like a musical instrument
Part 2: Editorial Issues
August 1999
By:
Jaime M.
Presentation to the 49th General Service Conference La Viña: A Progress Report
The Fourth Concept
February 1972
<emphasis type="italic">Bill W.'s</emphasis> Twelve Concepts for World Service
Crash landing
April 2018
By:
Eric P.
| Monroe, Wisconsin
For this beer-drinking Wisconsin man, the journey to AA was definitely no smooth ride
Six-pack and Back
October 2011
By:
Daniel T.
| Davenport, Iowa
After 34 years in and out, a man finally finds his HP and gets sober
Happy to be alive
June 2009
By:
JEANNIE
| Toronto, Ontario
An alcoholic finds hope after a lifetime of struggles
Three Times I've Come Here
April 1973
By:
Don N.
| Bronx, New York
Now shall we try for lasting recovery?
Running The Circus
April 2026
| Getting into General Service
By:
Briana O.
| Indianapolis, Indiana
Concept Seven tells her that AA is a living, breathing Fellowship kept alive by us—the people who once couldn’t keep a cactus alive
Serving Online
April 2026
| Getting into General Service
By:
Bob C.
| Jacksonville, Florida
Becoming a GSR opened a new world for Bob, and because he was a computer guy, the growing kept going
A Way to Serve
December 2025
| Sober Holidays & Remote Communities
By:
J.M.
| Waldport, Oregon
The member who told his lawyer about AA probably saved his life, he says. Now he gets to return the favor
Domino Effect
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Tom C.
| Mancos, CO
When he finally accepted that “the sauce was the boss,” everything fell into place
OMG We’re Broke!
July 2025
| AA Celebrates 90 Wonderful Years!
By:
Clyde M.
| Dallas, Texas
He had just gotten elected to be his group’s new treasurer when the terrible news came in. No money? How would they ever pay the rent?
On a Dark Morning
June 2025
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Tom L.
| Albany, Georgia
At five years sober he woke up hating everyone, including himself. Time to pick up the phone
An Evolving Desire
March 2025
| Sober and Out
By:
Jimmy C.
| Peculiar, Missouri
He wasn’t ready to stop drinking at first, but as he hung around and listened, things changed
Best Holiday Ever
December 2024
| Remote Communities and Sober Holidays
By:
Gary D.
| Edgewater, Florida
Things are a little quieter and tough this year, but his mission is clear. Show love the best he can
Relapse or S.L.I.P.?
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
J. S.
| Forks, Wash.
She could go for weeks at a time without drinking, so why did she need AA?
The Best Medicine
April 2024
| Happy Birthday Big Book!
By:
Robert P.
| Amity, Oregon
His sponsor said if he read the book he probably wouldn’t drink. He was right. Now he studies it!
We are one
January 2022
| Beginners
By:
Michael A.
| Seattle, Wash.
Once too unique for AA, he now sees how much we’re the same and how much we need each other
A Smooth Finish
April 2021
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Brian S.
| Alexandria, Va.
With a saw, a sander, some two-byfours and a gallon of finish, a newly sober man builds a busy life
My Curious Journey Into Service
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Anonymous
| Patchogue, N.Y.
Once he understood the true meaning of service, “beyond my wildest dreams” was no just a phrase to him
Intellect and the Disease of Alcoholism
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Bart H.
| Reno, Nev.
Floundering after 15 dry years, he decided to stop thinking and start believing
One Year And Counting
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Fred M.
| Allen, Texas
A newcomer joyfully enumerates the way the program has changed his life