A grateful holiday
January 2020
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
John K.
| Carleton Place, Ontario
Though not the fancy getaway he was used to, the journey this year was to himself
Detour
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By:
Toby T.
| Springfield, Illinois
On an icy road, the five headed north for a big night of AA. Turns out a more valuable night awaited them
Alive, Sober and Free
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
By:
Travis S.
| Austin, Texas
Facing life in prison, he reads the poem that sets him on the path towards recovery and freedom
From my back pocket to my heart
April 2019
| Relapse
By:
Bill R.
| Salisbury, North Carolina
A sober pastor thanks AA for helping him find his way back to God
In Gratitude
July 2018
By:
Rebecca K.
| Saginaw, Mich.
Unable to count on anyone, she became her own higher power—and lived a life of alcoholism, depression and homelessness. Then she found the rooms of AA, and a Power greater than herself
Keeping it real
July 2018
By:
Jamie M.
| Butler, Pennsylvania
What Renee and Becky taught her traveled into her heart. Now she turns around and gives it back
How I “Got” A Sponsor
February 2018
| Title Goes Here
By:
Dawn S.
| Phoenix, Ariz.
Her recipe for finding the right sponsor? Go to a meeting, find someone who looks like she really wants to be there—and just ask
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
Social Drinking Through Research
March 1972
By:
J. G. T.
| Negaunee, Michigan
Our nonscientific science reporter is back with another account of progress in the field of alcoholism
I'm in Prison--but I Feel Free
August 1971
By:
C. W. M.
| Michigan City, Indiana
He's learning to face the truth and be honest with himself
Comfort in Action
July 1971
By:
R. S.
| Queens, New York
The winners are those who do things because it makes them feel better
Letter from a Nun
September 1969
By:
C. K.
| Clinton, New York
Written to friends, this letter ultimately reached a member of AA who, with permission, sent it to the Grapevine. We feel it is a sensitive and moving report of an AA meeting as experienced by one who is not a member but who is with us in spirit
Not the Great Big Things but Rather-a Whole Carload of Little Things
May 1969
By:
F. M.
| New Canaan, Connecticut
- make life worthwhile
The Wonder of It
October 1968
By:
Dr. D. G. M.
| Montreal, Quebec
He was a physician who could not heal himself. . . . Then he found AA
Are We Grooming a Show-off Elite at AA Conventions?
August 1968
By:
Anonymous
| Charlotte, North Carolina
The emergence of prominent, special, red-hot speakers is, according to this member, a contradiction of our Twelfth Tradition
Is the AA Program a Selfish One?
December 1965
By:
Anonymous
| East Greenwich, Rhode Island
Do we confuse the shaky newcomer?
Is the AA Program a Selfish One?
December 1965
By:
Anonymous
| East Greenwich, Rhode Island
Do we confuse the shaky newcomer?
Are We Carrying the Message. . .to the Public at Large?
April 1962
By:
B. L.
| Greenwich Village, New York
(45 per cent of the nation still thinks of alcoholism as a "moral weakness")
Light Strikes in the Land of the Midnight Sun
April 1962
By:
V. K.
| Helsinki
a Finnish member valiantly breaks the language barrier to tell us what saved his life
Meditation in an English Garden
June 1961
By:
Jack, in London Newsletter
The family serene, the garden a tapestry of sun and shade. . .but the peace depends on Dad's sobriety