All Things Are Possible
February 2020
| Tough Times
By:
Pam C.
| Vail, Ariz.
After a mother loses her son, she finds that listening and sharing are beautiful gifts she can give others
Staying Sober Through Adversity
June 2019
| Letting Go of Resentments
By:
Pam C.
| Vali, Ariz.
“No matter how far down the scale we have gone, we will see how our experience can benefit others.”
Heartbreak
February 2026
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
M. T. H.
| Crownsville, Maryland
Devastated after her partner and best friend fell in love with another woman, she reached for all the AA tools she had
The Last Stop On The Block
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
G.S.
| Kansas City, Mo.
His last stop was his first step toward sobriety
Feeling myself to death
September 2021
| Young & Sober!
By:
Marjri M.
| Idaho Falls, Idaho
A mother recalls a sponsor’s curious suggestion, one that worked like a miracle
Swing Freely
February 2020
| Tough Times
By:
Anonymous
| Las Vegas, Nev.
For this sober golfer, the lessons he’s learned in AA are a lot like the game he loves
Serendipitous Jewel
January 2020
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
Craig J.
| Bristol, Conn.
The “Society of Second Chances” saved his life the third time around
Enraged
August 2018
By:
Bill B.
| Tahlequah, Oklahoma
Every time he thought about this guy, his blood boiled. He had to do something
A Redirected Life
August 2015
By:
Emmitt P.
| McDonough, Ga.
Unable to work because of an alcohol-related illness when he came to AA, sobriety enabled him to build a new career
A Starry Night in June
September 2011
By:
Greg R.
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Not everyone has a white light experience as described by Bill W., but there's lots of variation on the light spectrum
Broken--down chorus
December 2010
By:
GLORIA G.
| Cullman, Ala.
Twenty-five drunks belt out a paint-peeling holiday song for a sick father
Grateful to Be an Alcoholic? Not Me
November 2005
By:
Gregory F.
| Henderson, Nevada
An AA draws the line between an alcoholic who is in recovery and one who is not
Something Was Wrong
September 2014
By:
Laura F.
| Plantation, Florida
She had always sensed that things weren't right; but she didn't know it was alcoholism
Back from Near Death
August 2011
By:
Sharon J.
| Los Angeles, California
While waiting for a transplant, an alcoholic suffering from cirrhosis gets sober and begins a new life
At Wit’s End
November 2020
| Our Twelve Traditions
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
March 1974
By:
Jean McCann
The Florida Accident
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
March 1972
By:
Physician's Alcohol Newsletter
Deceptive Statistics
Close call at 10,000 feet
June 2018
By:
Chris R.
| Spokane, Washington
High above the Grand Canyon, a newcomer was overcome with the obsession. Luckily, he had friends in Phoenix
Regarding the Preamble
March 2012
By:
Gregory H.
A member reflects on the Preamble's description of AA's mission
When the Big "I" Becomes Nobody
November 1975
By:
Harry M. Tiebout, MD
From the September 1965 Grapevine
When the Big "I" Becomes Nobody
September 1965
By:
Harry M. Tiebout, M.D.
Why stress anonymity in AA? There is a profound psychological reason. Here a distinguished psychiatrist, an old friend of AA, and a Class A (non-alcoholic) Trustee of our General Service Board gives his insight into it.