Letting the Shadows Lift
June 1994
By:
Sue F.
| Seymour, Indiana
Step 9 - Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others
Letting Life Unfold
March 1993
By:
Dorothy H.
| Plainfield, New Jersey
Step Three: Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
Autonomy--Not Self-will
April 1990
By:
Richard B.
| Iselin, New Jersey
Fourth Tradition - Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or AA as a whole.
An Ace In the Hole
February 1988
By:
Terry T.
| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
These reassuring words have started many a desperate alcoholic on the road to recovery. This two-part section (Part Two will follow in March) takes a special look at the work of AA intergroups and central offices.
Are We Fulfilling Our Primary Purpose?
September 1986
By:
H. M.
| Bellaire, Texas
The following three articles were originally presentations at the 1986 General Service Conference
The Washingtonians
February 1971
By:
D. P.
| Ogden, Utah
A brief history of the organization that grew strong helping suffering alcoholics and then withered away when it lost track of its primary purpose
Sanctuary Regained
December 1967
By:
C. I.
| West Los Angeles, California
What can an AA who has had a ruinous slip teach us?
Jane and the Third Legacy
March 1954
An alcoholic, his wife, his sponsor. . .and the future of AA. How are they all connected? The thread is our invisible lifeline.
Alcoholics Anonymous and Physicians
September 1974
By:
James D., MD
Writing in an important medical journal, this AA doctor tells his story for the benefit of his medical colleagues--and all of us
How A.A.'S World Services Grew
June 1955
By:
Bill W.
Part Two of a three-part series on AA history by our co-founder, Bill.
You Did Good, Kid
April 2026
| Getting into General Service
By:
Rebecca L.
| Tucson, Arizona
No more hangovers and lost wallets. Today she starts her mornings with peace, joy, sunlight—and a really nice run
A Night Out With My Friend, Vodka
February 2026
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
John L.
| Hernando, Florida
After his wife and kids left, all he had was the bar. Now the SWAT team was at his door. Had enough?
You’re Already Doing It
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Jennifer G.
| Cedar Park, Texas
Spirituality has to come naturally
Honest. Open-Minded. Willing
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Sue M. Oshawa,
| Ontario
She had 24 years sober. One day, the thought of a drink almost overwhelmed her
Need a Meeting? Call Us!
December 2024
| Remote Communities and Sober Holidays
By:
George M.
| Durand, Illinois
A local accessibilities committee puts the word out to help homebound members and those in assisted living
Walking Together, Not Alone
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Bill B.
| Broken Arrow, Okla.
His home group carried him through the hardest time of his life
We are Brothers
July 2024
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Kyle C.
| Florence, Arizona
Through the loneliness and fear, there’s a group of men here bonding, sponsoring and sharing the love