You should have seen me before
July 2017
By:
Dave B.
| Glenville, West Virgina
One night at dinner, he was asked a question that made him recall how bad things used to be
Powerlessness
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Catherine F.
A classic Big Book story, often re-read, leads the way to her continued sobriety
BIKES AND BAGPIPES
July 2010
By:
KELLY W.
| Maumee, Ohio
A rider in the annual Founders' Day motorcade finds new spirituality in Akron
When the Shoe Is on the Other Foot
December 1974
By:
Anonymous
Now you're sober in AA. How do you cope with a still-drinking spouse?
Accepting the Road Ahead
February 2024
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Helen C.
| Rockwood, Tennessee
A couple reaches for every tool AA has to find grace, peace and closure after a cancer diagnosis
Keep Your Tools Sharp
February 2019
| Stories by Our Longtime Members
By:
Debbie B.
| Wyckoff, N.J.
A relapse after 15 years made her realize that “cunning, baffling and powerful” are not just abstract words
Welcome to Houston
January 2013
By:
Richard L.
| Paramus, New Jersey
In a lonely hotel on his 20th anniversary, an alcoholic gets on his laptop and finds some love
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
Everything I looked for in a Bottle
January 2021
| Oldtimers!
By:
Anonymous
| Allenspark, Colo.
Sober since 1966, she looks back at her life as a single mother and how AA gave her everything she needed
Web Exclusive: Get With the Program
December 2011
By:
David A.
| Clifton, Texas
An old timer exhorts newcomers to do the Steps and not just go to meetings
A Far Cry From Home
December 2006
By:
Jim M.
| West Park, New York
On his own in China, a member finds AA
From Collecting Cans to…Collecting Cans
May 2019
| Our Big Book–80 Wonderful Years
By:
David B.
| Menifee, Calif.
Redemption at the very end of a life on the streets
The Doors Of Service
April 2003
Grand Ideas
june 2026
| Young & Sober
By:
Jimmy C.
| Peculiar, Missouri
A member shares how Tradition Six helped him stop trying to fix AA and get a new perspective on money, property and prestige
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
June 1981
By:
Plain Dealer
| Cleveland, Ohio
Hazard for U.S. Hispanics
Welcome to the Club!
February 1973
By:
H. H.
| Las Cruces, New Mexico
No matter who we are, or what our station in life, we're all one in AA
Like a Rock
October 2013
By:
Bill W.
An early reminder by our co-founder to avoid controversy and preserve our unity
Tradition Ten
October 1992
By:
Bill W.
Alcoholics Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the AA name ought never be drawn into public controversy. (from the September 1948 Grapevine)
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
July 1975
By:
Alan Horton
Good Service Record