They Call Me the Bid Committee Chick
January 2004
By:
Andrea R.
| Orlando, Florida
Get to ICYPAA," her sponsor told her. "It's the biggest party of young people in AA
Keeping Up with the Camel
June 1998
By:
Bill R.
| Mt. Vernon, Washington
This AA was helped by a lapel pin
The Pleasures of Reading
February 1947
By:
R.F.S.
| Montclair, New Jersey
<emphasis type="italic">The Practical Cogitator</emphasis> by Curtis and Greenslet (Houghton Mifflin Company, $3)
A Fuller Understanding, Sober
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
B.H.
| Lawrenceville, Ga.
She had never really experienced her alcoholism until she got sober
How it Worked For Me
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Stephanie H.
| Oswego, Ill.
We become stronger and more beautiful for having been broken
I Love that Guy
July 2016
The Question of Clubs
June 2004
By:
Linda W.
| Libertyville, Illinois
What's the connection between clubs and AA?
Reaching for the Sky
January 2022
| Beginners
By:
Gabrielle S.
| New York, N.Y.
Getting sober opened a brand new adventure of climbing heights—and she hasn’t looked back
What is happiness?
January 2017
By:
Edwin B.
| Minneapolis, Minnesota
A son’s question on an autumn day reminds a sober dad just how far he’s come
A Clear Signal
July 2013
By:
Anonymous
After taking a man's life, her need to get sober became as transparent as a prison TV
The Motion Fails
January 2013
By:
Linda H.
| Cutler, Ontario
With the guidance of the group conscience, this member gets some well-earned experience on unity
A Mother's Reprieve
January 2012
By:
Lori Y.
| Augusta, Michigan
After nearly losing custody of her only child, she was able to come back to AA and get sober again
It's not the shoelace
May 2010
By:
JIM H.
| Largo, Fla.
An AA sees that time in the program doesn't make him immune to negative emotions
Don't sugarcoat it
February 2010
By:
JODY Y.
| South Lyon, Mich.
A female AA rejoices in the honesty and support of her women's group
When Your House of Cards Collapses
March 1984
By:
K. W.
| Fairborn, Ohio
. . . pick up the tools of the program
That 'First Drink' Trip
October 1973
By:
W. W. G.
| Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
For an alcoholic, the journey to oblivion begins at that mood-changing moment when alcohol first hits the brain
Wit's End
October 1973
By:
R. O'D.
| New York, New York
The point at which we change the things we can