AA Around the World
April 1959
By:
Evan C. H.
| Nuy, C.P.
A BUSY GUY - News, comments and letters from and about AA's worldwide outposts and centers--gleaned from letters to the Grapevine and the General Service Office, and from the "AA Exchange Bulletin," published by GSO.
Growing Stronger
July 2023
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Karen C.
| Oakland, California
A California sponsorship program is taking flight, helping more and more incarcerated members each day
59th General Service Conference meets
August 2009
By:
D.B.
| Consort, Alberta
Members meet to chart the course of AA over the next year
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
October 1976
By:
AP
May Be Hazardous
Big Shot
November 2024
| The Gift Of Gratitude
By:
Chad P.
| St. Louis, Missouri
Need for recognition drove his drinking, but in AA he found anonymity was a way to become right-sized
What Matters Most
April 2022
| What's On Your Mind?
By:
Julia F.
| Monterey, Ind.
Sharon had lost her driver’s license after her most recent arrest. After the meeting I would drive her home. All this time in the car was sponsorship time
Staying in my Lane
April 2022
| What's On Your Mind?
By:
Snow P.
| Fla., Boca Raton
If I’m a sober woman of any worth at all, then I’m required by all the gifts God has given me to repair whatever small tear I can in the universe.
We Are All Welcome
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Natalie V.
| Playa Del Carmen, Mexico
A former drinking friend turns into a guiding sponsor
A sponsor with less time?
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Jeff A-L.
| Enumclaw, Wash.
My choices in a sponsor with longer sobriety than I had were few. Then one day, our youngest child in AA happened to mention something about her sponsee
Old-Timer, New Town
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Chau-Marie. G.
| San Rafael, CA
She’s moved three times in three decades—and each time found a foundation in AA
Don’t Want To Miss A Thing
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Caryl B.
| San Diego, Calif.
Drinking, she missed that most essential of things: her life
One, Two, Three—Ready, Ready, Go
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Robert P.
| Lotbinière, Québec
From a blackout to an awakening of the spirit, all in an instant….
The Importance of Unity
January 2021
| Oldtimers!
By:
Michale K.
| Denver, Colo.
One member says we should take good care how we describe our meetings, because our common welfare comes first
Nothing Changes If Nothing Changes
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Jeff H.
| Quartz Hill, Calif.
Hitting bottom even in sobriety, he discovered that hard-won change can be a lifesaver
Come join us
April 2020
| Home Group
By:
Vera T.
| White Sulphur Springs, Mont.
We held our first AA picnic at a ranch 15 miles out of town. We marked the way there with signs of camels.
The camels meant a “dry” picnic.
The camels meant a “dry” picnic.
People, places and soup
February 2017
By:
Mary Ann R.
People, places and soup After an earlier close call with liquor, a newcomer orders food that couldn’t possibly get her drunk
Open-minded
December 2013
By:
B.C.
| New Market, Maryland
A member gets a morning reminder to appreciate our spiritual diversity
Web Exclusive: Improving Away the AA Program
February 2012
By:
Pat T.
| Bronson, Florida
A member questions the many changes to meeting formats over the years