The Seeds of Treatment
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By:
Kathleen W.
| Roseburg, Ore.
Once the seed of acceptance was planted within herself, she found a way to nourish it in others
A Grateful Heart
November 2018
By:
Anonymous
| Midlothian, Va.
Nearly 30 years later, a grateful alcoholic reflects on the experience of getting sober young
My Friend Danny
November 2014
By:
Michael B.
| Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
A winner in AA might not always look like what we expect
The Idea of Co-sponsorship
October 1962
By:
W. L. G.
| New Rochelle, New York
Are some things so intimate we can't discuss them with our regular sponsor?
Persian Gulf Countries Hold Fifth Annual AA Convention
May 2006
Three-day event examines translation concerns and service structure
Fear of Firsts
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By:
MJ I.
| Schamburg, Ill.
The first time you hit a party without drinking, check in with a fellow AA—and read this article
Freedom
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By:
Jack W.
| Tucson, Ariz.
Owning a restaurant meant never having to run out of alcohol
Web Exclusive: I Choose Not to Drink
December 2011
By:
Gary C.
| Yakima, Washington
The Third Tradition's concept of a desire to stop drinking kept him sober one day at a time for 35 years
SOBER AFTER SIXTY: Role Reversal
May 2008
By:
Kurt B.
| New York, New York
When the teacher was ready, the student appeared
The Portals Of Service
September 2006
By:
Phyllis H.
| Olympia, Washington
A 2006 Conference presentation - The first in a series of articles on the topic of self-support
Be a Sponsor? Who, Me?
January 1975
By:
C. H.
| Fairfield, Connecticut
If you started in AA as an "orphan," you may shy away from "parenthood
Riot at Winkley Institute
November 1969
By:
R. Z.
| San Diego, California
Our exclusive inside story of the recent student unrest and campus demonstrations at the famous institute for alcohol studies
Don't Lose Everything
August 1961
By:
M. A. E.
| Wyckoff, New Jersey
You need not if, like this young wife, you diagnose the disease in its first stages
Making it Happen
March 2025
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By:
Karl M.
| Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
A member shares how he and his AA friends got an LGBTQ+ meeting started in their small Pennsylvania town
Close call at 10,000 feet
June 2018
By:
Chris R.
| Spokane, Washington
High above the Grand Canyon, a newcomer was overcome with the obsession. Luckily, he had friends in Phoenix
Dear Grapevine
March 2018