Sobriety Is Not a Science
November 1991
By:
C. A.
| Los Angeles, California
From the August 1960 Grapevine
Driving a Car Isn't a Contact Sport--and Other Things I Discovered in Sobriety
May 1985
By:
M. H.
| Everett, Washington
The Mystery of the Secret Twelve
January 1985
By:
C. C.
| West Palm Beach, Florida
We all know the Steps and the Traditions--but what's this we hear about Concepts?
An 8hr 12th Step Call
January 1983
By:
J. C.
| Inglewood, California
Helping a suffering alcoholic for the first time was rewarding--and hectic!
Generation Gap Revisited
November 1979
By:
F. M.
Looking back over a quarter century of AA, this member finds it changing and changeless. . .and has an Rx for indolent old-timers <lbFrom the February 1969 Grapevine
Coming Full Circle
January 1979
By:
P. A.
| Belmont, California
Anger and resentment kept him on a disaster course--until he made amends
Lost or Found
August 1976
By:
T. J.
| Houston, Texas
A suicide causes an AA to wonder what forces determine whether we are
The Incandescent Ego
February 1976
By:
Anonymous
| Manhattan, New York
He felt he'd been a nobody long enough. Now he needed to shine
It Came upon the Midnight Clear
December 1975
By:
S. F.
| Hampton, Virginia
On a Christmas Eve she asked for help, and in the asking, she was made aware
My Story
May 2017
By:
Ellen V.
Whenever she has a bad day, she tells herself the story of her spiritual awakening, late one night, after everything seemed lost
Locked Up, But Finally Free
April 2017
He committed the crime while sober, and now had to do the time. How would he face it without drinking?
What is happiness?
January 2017
By:
Edwin B.
| Minneapolis, Minnesota
A son’s question on an autumn day reminds a sober dad just how far he’s come
Hidden gifts
January 2017
By:
Deborah M.
| Carson City, Nevada
A strange series of unexpected events led to a decision that changed her life
Creativity in Sobriety
June 2015
He thought that alcohol was enhancing his work, in fact it was blocking it
Tomorrow Never Comes
February 2015
By:
Daryl R.
| Oregon
He had promised himself many times to quit but it was never the right day
Miracle at the Half Way House
January 2015
By:
Matthew M.
| Youngstown, Ohio
This time after getting released from jail, he did the next right thing
Jousting at the Windmills
October 2014
By:
Anonymous
| California
During his drinking years, he did the same things over and over again and couldn't understand why things just kept getting worse
What's the Problem?
July 2014
By:
Daniel H
| Newnan, Georgia
For this AA, drinking was definitely the problem
The Day It Ended
March 2014
By:
Wayne M
| Brigantine, New Jersey
He reached his bottom while sitting in a psychiatrist's office with his wife and son
I Hate My Job
February 2014
By:
Kurt S.
| Farmington, Connecticut
Even after 40 years, we can always use a little attitude adjustment
Making Scents
February 2014
By:
Anonymous
A member challenges meetings to pass the smell test and make AA safe to breathe
Bright Lights of Fun
January 2013
By:
Snow P.
| Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
How a young AA learned to re-define “fun,” and find a colorful new world