The Anecdote Bin
January 1963
AA Around the World
March 1959
By:
Corinne H. L. M.
| Hawaii
TRAVELING SPEAKERS WANTED - 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 monthly by GSO.
From the Grass Roots
January 1956
By:
A. H. B.
| Kuskokwim, Alaska
SOME ANSWERS TO "M.M.'s" GRIPE ABOUT BAR-BY-BAR AA TALKS
He Likes Our Brand of Cheer
March 1954
By:
Rev. Wm. Fargo Bayle, in "DuBois Co
| DuBois, Pennsylvania
Shackled By This Disease
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Justin C.
| Winnabow, N.C.
In jail, but finally free, he discovers the 12 Steps
No Matter What
June 2022
| Stories by Longtimers!
By:
Anonymous
| Brooklyn, N.Y.
Getting sober for this nonbinary trans alcoholic was not easy. And it was about to get harder
Forgive Quickly Laugh Easily
April 2022
| What's On Your Mind?
By:
Caroline M.
| Novato, Calif.
A mom shares how she found purpose in a place where her heart feels at home
Saved By Strangers
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Dave P.
| San Diego, Calif.
AA was full of strangers—and they all helped to save his life
Long Distance Hope
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Pushan V.
| Thane, Maharastra, India
Today I got a call from a drunken friend. He was so drunk he was having problems forming a sentence.
Only A Symptom
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Gregory S.
| Windsor, Calif.
“I am home, I am safe”—emotional sobriety frees him from fear
Green Pastures
January 2022
| Beginners
By:
Mark D.
| Eagan, Minn.
A farm boy shares how he took the seed someone planted and got five decades of a meaningful sober life
I just kept coming back
January 2022
| Beginners
By:
K.M.
| Edmond, Okla.
She didn’t understand why they told her to return tomorrow, but it worked. That was just the love she needed
I got my life back
January 2022
| Beginners
By:
Becca A.
| Gatineau, Quebec
It's not easy swimming through a drinking world when you're newly sober, but keep going. It gets so much better
A Disease That Settles
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Tina C.
| Athens, Ala.
How does General Service keep us sober? She counts the ways
Letting mom in
December 2021
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Wendy G.
| New Cumberland, Pa.
Sometimes we make tough choices when we get sober. But there’s always a chance for forgiveness when we try
Harley Mike, Angry Mike & young Andy
December 2021
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Bill W.
| Everett, Wash
The more he did it, the more he learned that reaching out was the deal. Soon a wonderful band of AA “misfits” appeared
I Miss Jail
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Tyler J.
| Pikesville, Md.
During the Covid pandemic, the service that most kept him sober had to stop. He misses it
Lost in Jackson Heights
November 2021
| Prayer and Meditation
By:
Shimmy Y.
| Brooklyn, N.Y.
A smart New York City kid discovers alcohol and loses all the things he loves most
Now Is My Time
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Chandler L.
| Altus, Okla.
Sobriety was a long time coming—but now he wants to give back