I Didn't Want to Want to. . .
June 1960
By:
Warden Clinton Duffy
San Quentin's former warden tells how Prison Groups offer alcoholic inmates a means for recovery from the disease that is often directly responsible for criminal records
Broad, Roomy, All Inclusive
May 2026
| How the steps changed my life
By:
Dave G.
| Murfreesboro, Tennessee
A member in Tennessee takes us on a spiritual journey with Step Eleven and shares what he’s discovered
My Parachute
November 2025
| Early days of AA
By:
Anonymous
How the Living Sober book helped this day counter make a safe, sober landing
Dear Grapevine
November 2024
| The Gift Of Gratitude
12 Reasons to Stay
September 2023
| Young & Sober
By:
Dwight H.
| Pine Lake, Georgia
Each Tuesday night he joins his Step companions to read and share and watch each other’s lives change
Right in the Middle
January 2022
| Beginners
By:
Peggy S.
| Belleville, N.J
In Aruba for her granddaughter’s wedding, a newcomer uses every tool she has to surround herself with AA
Dear Grapevine
August 2021
| Seniors in AA
Searching for something bigger
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
By:
Jason B.
| Trenton, Missouri
An alcoholic shares about his small-town struggle with judgement, inclusion and Step Three
Dear Grapevine
January 2018
| Sponsorship
Honk for "Easy Does It"
April 2014
By:
Tamera K.
| Sacramento, California
Her grandma would signal to pull over for coffee on her way to help a houseful of drunks
My Parachute
October 2013
By:
Anonymous
How the Living Sober book helped this day counter make a safe, sober landing
Building an Arch
May 1989
By:
Chico C.
| West Palm Beach, Florida
Step Five - Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
Gratitude
September 1979
By:
F. M.
| New Canaan, Connecticut
How do you manage to feel grateful when you're feeling terrible?
Brothers and Sisters
This family shows that although alcoholism often runs in families, we can also help each other get sober
The Serenity Prayer
August 1968
By:
Bob N.
| Scarsdale, New York
The beginner's third question: What <emphasis type="underline">is</i> this thing called AA?