Hope Will Serve
June 1961
By:
John X.
| Ottawa, Ontario
There is a Power whose care Teaches thy way along that pathless coast. . ." William Cullen Bryant, To a Waterfowl
From the Grass Roots
August 1956
Twelve Steps and the Older Member
April 1956
By:
J.E.
| Bloomington, Indiana
Step Eleven: Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God <emphasis type="italic">as we understood Him,</emphasis> praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.
Silent Night
December 1951
Plan for Survival
March 1951
Detox, DT’s, Despair—And Sobriety
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
J.S.
| Whitehall, Pa.
A journey from hospital and rehab to a new life in AA
Demolished
July 2019
| The Prison Issue
By:
Sonya F-D.
| Eden Mills, Vermont
This driller and blaster always felt different. But the thing that made her the same was her drinking
Give My Regards to New York
November 1976
By:
Jim K.
It took him some time to become aware that there was more to AA than his group - From the May 1958 Grapevine
Ninth Tradition Checklist
February 1971
By:
B. L.
| Manhattan, New York
AA, as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve.
The Time Is Now!
February 1962
By:
M. K.
| Miami, Florida
these four words wiped out the horror of the past
A Letter From My Father
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By:
C.B.
| Miami, Fla.
A long-ago missive from an absent parent makes all the difference
Reporting for Duty
January 2020
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
George W.
| Louisville, Ky.
He thought his long, distinguished service career was over. Turns out he had more giving back to do
Return to Riverside
June 2018
By:
Fred H.
| Jacksonville, Florida
How a blissful sunny day in 1970 turned into a long drunken hell... and then became a love story to remember
Bumpy decision
August 2016
A sober doctor learns that finding just the right sponsor can be a contact sport
Women in AA in the 1950s
August 2011
By:
Betty H. (as told to Deborah H.)
| Mesa, Arizona
Remembering what it was like to get sober as a woman in the early days of AA in the Twin Cities
My father's example
October 2009
By:
ERIC R.
| Madison, Ala.
He knew he'd never be an alcoholic like his dad
The Runaway
August 2006
By:
Kim W.
| Brentwood, California
After years on the run, an alcoholic finally finds home