A Drunk by Any Other Name. . .
August 1975
By:
D. B.
| Port Angeles, Washington
This alcoholic deplores the loss of his prior status
Dear Grapevine
August 2025
| Atheist & Agnostic Members
Dear Grapevine
September 2017
Paul, the kind of AA
October 2012
By:
Richelle L.
| Export, Pennsylvania
Words and love from a tattooed biker changed this woman's life forever
Hit the road
January 2015
By:
Mike G.
| Delray Beach, Florida
Three young sober guys cross the U.S. in 50 days—with lots of AA coffee
One Drunk + a Damsel in Distress = Financial Finagling
January 1962
By:
L. H.
| North Hollywood, California
A front-row seat
July 2019
| The Prison Issue
By:
Butch M.
| Santee, California
Helping other guys not only keeps him sober, but gives him the gift to see God change lives
Meetings on Wheels
March 2023
| Get Into Service
By:
Greg S.
| Hartford, Mich.
They hit the road to help carry the message, and instead of having one meeting they had four!
Reason to Celebrate
July 2021
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Cyndee S.
| Ft. Myers, Fla.
With only a few months in AA, how would she ever get through July Fourth sober? Luckily, she had a plan
Getting Filled Up
March 2021
| Making Amends
By:
Phillip B.
| Lewis Center, Ohio
How a quick stop for gas in Las Vegas began as a robbery and turned out to be a moment for hope
It’s Up to the Group
February 2017
By:
Alan S.
| Rio Rancho, New Mexio
Things may get heated and not go our way, but we learn to trust the group conscience
The Bus
February 2017
After a slip, she had a stark choice: Ride the AA bus to sobriety, or get off at the liquor store
1100 Incredible Miles
June 2016
Packed with a lot of gear and a little insanity, a Kansas man hops on his bike and heads to Atlanta for AA’s 80th big year
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
April 1973
By:
L. W. Parratt, MD
Opinions on Social Drinkers
Dear Grapevine
February 2022
| Getting Through Tough Times
Just Like Mom
Web Exclusives
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By:
Ashley J.
| Winthrop Harbor, Ill.
Her mother was the sober example she didn’t know she needed
Holding my breath
March 2018
By:
Elizabeth J.
| Shrewsbury,, New Jersey
The scene she witnessed at the checkout line was hard to swallow, but it made her grateful she was sober and free
AA Encounters of the Universal Kind
March 2005
By:
Murray M.
| Ironwood, Michigan
Four meetings, one heart
Only a Gimmick!
October 1964
By:
M. T.
| Miami
How a red poker chip helped this AA make a first anniversary
Web Exclusive: Let's Work Together
March 2011
By:
Dave B.
| Guelph, Ontario
An AA member suggests some helpful guidelines to keep in mind while doing service.