Tough love
March 2010
By:
MARCUS M.
| Everett, Wash
A police chief realizes his arrest is just what he needed
In the game
March 2010
By:
JILL S
| San Diego, Calif
A star athlete and straight A student relies on alcohol to fit in
AN INCONVENIENT MEETING
September 2009
By:
JOE S.
| Shawnee, Kan.
A group of AA men finds openness and acceptance
Too bright for my own good
September 2009
By:
KARIN H.
| Volcano, Calif.
Service came before Steps with mixed results
Cake packs a punch
August 2009
By:
TOMMY O.
| Anchorage, Alaska
A member gets a real taste of the power of alcoholism
Rocky Mountain HIGH
January 2009
By:
Dale W.
| Santa Clarita, California
A starry night in the thin mountain air provided answers for an AA on the verge of drinking
Tradition 11: Put the Coffee On
November 2008
By:
Lisa R.
| Aberdeen, South Dakota
A cheerful group in her diner draws in a young alcoholic
Court-Ordered AA
October 2008
By:
Tim S.
| Indian Harbor Beach, Florida
A member expresses doubts about mandated meetings
Tools For Life
January 2006
By:
Anonymous
| New York, New York
There's one for every problem that comes along
My Gratitude Family
April 2004
By:
Steve L.
| Lisbon, Wisconsin
He met them at a moment of crisis, when he was halfway between lost and found
Tommy's Mustache
August 2003
By:
Daniel A. D.
| New York, New York
Step Eight - Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.
Little Rock Plan Gives Prospects Close Attention
November 1989
By:
G. H. B.
| Little Rock, Arkansas
One of a 1947 series on group methods and techniques - From the September 1947 Grapevine
An Equal-opportunity Deplorer
March 1983
By:
R. M.
| Temple, Texas
He learned to share with all sorts of people--and to learn from them
A Chance to See Things With Sober Eyes
January 1980
By:
H. D.
| Hovland, Minnesota
His Higher Power enabled him to see reality for the first time
Generation Gap Revisited
November 1979
By:
F. M.
Looking back over a quarter century of AA, this member finds it changing and changeless. . .and has an Rx for indolent old-timers <lbFrom the February 1969 Grapevine
A 'Real Bad' Alcoholic
September 1979
By:
J. M.
| Corpus Christi, Texas
At the age of forty he knew he was