Speed Bump
January 2012
By:
Daniel S.
| Mesa, Arizona
After a bicycle accident landed him in the hospital, he surrendered to the program of AA
Tree of a New Life
October 2011
By:
Bob M.
| Tulsa, Oklahoma
A dreaded ice storm mends a doctor's bruised career
Web Exclusive: The Missing Bottle
September 2011
By:
Diane R.
| Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Her plans to continue drinking were stymied when she couldn't find her secret stash
Web Exclusive: I Was On My Way
August 2011
A doctor at a detox gave him what he needed to get sober: hope
On My Way To Nowhere
July 2011
By:
Jill N.
With her life spinning out of control, and after trying several times to stop drinking on her own, a woman surrenders
Changing the World by Friday
July 2011
By:
Anonymous
Tradition Seven keeps us from getting too extravagant or grandiose
Tales of a Roll Dog
July 2011
By:
Shannon R.
| Los Angeles, California
A drunken teenage mascot grows up to discover that even when she’s sober, she’s a blast
"Don't Do It, Mom, He's Not Worth It!"
June 2011
By:
Tom
| Osseo, Minnesota
An incident of domestic violence and a daughter's rejection was the spark he needed to get sober
Dear Grapevine
March 2011
Web Exclusive: Sometimes To Carry The Message is to Carry the Messenger
March 2011
By:
Tom C.
| Evanston, Illinois
How a World War II vet taught this member about unconditional love.
Web Exclusive: Must We Hear from Her Again?
March 2011
By:
James J.
| San Diego, California
It took years for this member to see that an old-timer’s simple message was the way to go.
Legacy of resentment
December 2010
By:
Tom L.
| New Orleans, La.
Chains of bitterness toward his mother are shattered through forgiveness
Disciplinary measures
November 2010
By:
JOHNNY L.
| Madison, Tenn.
Following a strict regime kept him alive in the Army and keeps him sober in AA
MY TURNING POINT
January 2010
By:
RICK S.
| Indian Wells, Calif.
Declaring his alcoholism at a meeting, a solitary, blackout drinker begins a new life
My Grandmother's Gift
February 2009
By:
Cathy P.
| Sheridan, Wyoming
As a newborn, a member helped keep her grandmother sober. Years later, her grandmother helped her.
The Spiritual Substance
August 1981
By:
D. H.
| Wilmington, Delaware
A presentation to the 1981 General Service Conference
A Second Chance
October 1979
By:
K. H.
| Houston, Texas
The city looked even more beautiful through sober eyes
Unfinished Business
April 1978
By:
J. F.
| Ashland, Virginia
Working Steps Eight and Nine heals old wounds and frees us from guilt
That Thirteenth Step
February 1978
By:
L. S.
| Chico, California
She found out the hard way that Twelve Steps were all she needed for happiness
Reaching the Public
July 1977
By:
R. G.
| Fort Knox, Kentucky
Let's see what the Big Book has to say about
Help the Young People Identify!
August 1975
By:
Woodie" L.
| New Orleans, Louisiana
They don't have to keep on drinking
Is There Life Before Death?
October 1973
By:
C. E. C.
| North Hollywood, California
AA sobriety brings awareness of a lot of life to be lived by a man of seventy
Faith, Failure, and Frustration
May 1973
By:
Anonymous
| California
Making promises we cannot keep leads only to greater guilt
Three Weeks into Sanity
July 1972
By:
C. B.
| Houston, Texas
A sudden awakening brought her to an acceptance of reality
The Preacher and the Meeting
An AA tells how his home group had to find a new space to avoid hearing the message of the church