The Kentucky Colonel
November 1984
By:
E. S.
He was an outstanding adviser in the Bright Ideas Department - From the October 1972 Grapevine
God Didn't Follow Orders
July 1984
By:
V. P.
| Toledo, Ohio
Why a complacent old-timer got back to basics
Is AA's Future Guaranteed?
April 1981
By:
Michael Alexander
Thirty-five years after the long form of the Traditions was printed in the Grapevine, a longtime friend of AA looks at our survival, past and future
A Protective Higher Power
August 1979
By:
A. J.
| Columbus, Ohio
Was it the God the theologians describe?
Keeping It Complicated
August 1976
By:
Anonymous
| Manhattan, New York
How to break another person's anonymity while trying not to
The Kentucky Colonel
October 1972
By:
E. S.
| Brooklyn, New York
He was an outstanding adviser in the Bright Ideas Department
Happiness Is Not for Me
January 1971
By:
G. L.
| Boise, Idaho
Oh, sure, there are times of joy. But there's a lot of hard work and anguish in maintaining sobriety, too
A Cruel Killer
An icy road, the death of a loved one, and his own struggles convinced him of the true nature of alcoholism
It's a Touchy Subject
December 1968
By:
R. P. N.
| Rochester, New York
Take it easy with the newcomer, people say. And then there are those who doubt or don't believe. . .
Lifesaver
December 2011
By:
Anonymous
In a chilly meeting room, a still-new AA helps two first-timers
Web Exclusive: The Conscious Contact Group
September 2011
By:
Anonymous
A member's story of starting a new group focused on the Eleventh Step
Garden variety
October 2010
By:
SARA S.
| Vancouver, British Columbia
Addicted to alcohol, a waitress keeps hoping that someday something will change
PARTY IN THE PARK
July 2010
By:
JONATHAN S.
| San Antonio, Texas
A veteran of the 2005 Convention looks forward to this year's event in his hometown
Delta king
January 2010
By:
DON C.
| Kosciusko, Miss.
The boy who could get anything he wanted ends up broke, alone and in prison
Swimming the channel
August 2009
By:
GEORGE H.
| Milford, Conn
An athlete fulfils a dream one stroke at a time
Two Voices: One Story the Dad
March 2005
By:
Keith B.
| Southhold, New York
When shared genes lead to shared recovery
Wednesday, About 4:00 A.M.
March 2004
By:
Brian McP.
| Elliot Lake, Ontario
How had it happened? How had he gotten drunk again?