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.
Embracing Change
March 2020
| Puzzled
By:
Paula C.
| Georgetown, Texas
Sobriety prepared her to step out of her comfort zone and take on a new adventure
Pleasures of Reading
May 1948
By:
F.G.
| Manhattan
<emphasis type="italic">If A Man Be Mad</emphasis> by Harold Maine (Doubleday, $3)
On The Road—This Time With AA
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Mara S.
| Orangevale, Calif.
Five years on the road—and she finally makes it home again
My Time on The Hump
January 2022
| Beginners
By:
Morgan J.
| Annapolis, Md.
Road trips, coffeepots, Steps and donuts—a member recalls the journey he took with his first sponsor
Getting A Sponsor
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Mike P.
| Las Cruces, N.M.
One man’s extended journey through sponsorship
Higher power unleashed
November 2016
One snowy night, a simple gesture from a furry friend gave her the lift she needed
Service Set Her Free
December 2011
By:
Karen S.
| Appleton, Wisconsin
Incomprehensible demoralization brought a jailed mom to AA, but learning to help others kept her here
AN INCONVENIENT MEETING
September 2009
By:
JOE S.
| Shawnee, Kan.
A group of AA men finds openness and acceptance
Noticed
October 2007
By:
Rosie B.
| Nanaimo, British Columbia
A young alcoholic learns trust and earns it
Mexico--Overcoming Barriers
June 1985
By:
J. B.
| Mexico City, Mexico
Presentations from two countries where AA flourished when literature became available
Switch to Another Channel
May 1971
By:
F. J. T.
| Crescent, Missouri
Must we always dwell on the worst that can happen rather than the best?
Paradox
August 1961
By:
H. W.
| Pleasantville, New York
If we don't "hold lightly" to the ego we can't "hold tightly" to the program
No One Understands...
March 1961
By:
G. G.
| Fort Myers, Florida
the wife of an alcoholic--except the wife of another alcoholic