What’s good for the group
January 2017
By:
Dan W.
| Eatonville, Washington
Through lots of trial and error, a member learns the importance of AA unity
All Patched Up
January 2016
Far from home and all by himself, he had a flat tire and was heading south fast
Where the Trees Once Grew
June 2015
By:
Vikki R.
| Yuba City, California
Though the peaches gave way to concrete and steel, it remained a place to plant beautiful seeds
True North
March 2015
By:
Ralph B.
| Seattle, Washington
How an old-timer found his HP on the high seas
Eyes on the Horizon
November 2014
By:
Larry A.
| Andrews, North Carolina
Confronted with loss and mourning, he went back to AA after a long time away
Desert Dry
September 2014
By:
Meredith L.
| Tucson, Arizona
Not drinking and not following the program, she found herself at an emotional bottom
Caught in the Act
June 2014
By:
Bernice H.
| Penticton, British Columbia
Drunk on a bridge one night, she decided to end her life, but instead got an offer she couldn’t refuse
An Ol' Country Gal
June 2014
By:
Brian D.
| Richmond, Indiana
You never know who will carry the message for you
Released
April 2014
By:
Barbara P.
| Longport, New Jersey
A trip to the mailbox reminded her of her days in jail and how the Big Book saved her sanity
For the Birds
February 2009
By:
Carol A.
| Solola
Living in a foreign country put this bird-watcher's program into perspective
A Life Filled With Joy
March 2008
By:
Marjorie Y.
| Brockway, Pennsylvania
Tools for living and dying
The Invisible Hand
April 2005
By:
Sam W.
| Holt, Michigan
Remembering that last drunk and the first Twelfth Step
The Arena
April 1950
By:
Treasurer
The coincidence average is high in AA. . .but not this high! <lbWhere there is so much smoke, there must be some fire!
The Pleasures of Reading
November 1947
By:
C.P.
| Manhattan, New York
HOW TO KEEP AWAKE--AND LIKE IT!
The Pleasures of Reading
July 1947
By:
R.E.B.
| New York City
<emphasis type="italic">Kilvert's Diary</emphasis>, 1870-1879. By the Rev. Francis Kilvert. (Macmillan, $3)
LONERS
September 1954
By:
Ann M.
A REPORT ON AA ABROAD AS PRESENTED AT THE 4th GENERAL SERVICE CONFERENCE IN APRIL, 1954
A Moment of Reflection
January 2026
| Stories for Day Counters
By:
George B.
| Brooklyn, New York
A morning meeting share inspires a member to write about childhood, loss, awareness and emotions
Dear Grapevine
May 2023
| Home Group
Planting Seeds in Kenya
December 2022
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Andrew K.
| Hamilton, N.J.
Sobriety reignited his love of farming, but a prayer led him on a journey that enhanced his sense of service forever
Many steps to prayer
November 2018
By:
Anonymous
A longtime agnostic member shares about his wonderful journey with Step Eleven and how he meditates while walking with his dog
Dear Grapevine
July 2016
The Man from AA
May 2016
We show up, we help out, we comfort the suffering alcoholic—because that’s what we do
Dear Grapevine
April 2016
A Tale of Two Saturdays
August 2014
By:
Dick L.
| Meridian, Idaho
The difference between the two was the world--and one drink