Lost Child
May 2014
By:
Mark R.
| Hamilton, Massachusetts
It took a lot of years of drinking and a correct diagnosis of his bipolar disorder before he could get sober
Twenty-six Miles Across the Sea
March 2000
By:
Bill W.
| Fountain Valley, California
Sobriety on Catalina Island
Whose Father?
April 1994
By:
Barbara N.
| Charlottesville, Virginia
This AA feels that the Lord's Prayer can create barriers for some
The Voyage of the Golden Rule
May 1960
By:
Albert Bigelow
Excerpted from the book "The Voyage of the Golden Rule--An Experiment with Truth
When Faith Helped Me Most
November 1952
By:
J. B.
| Los Angeles, California
I No Longer Feel Sorry For Myself
Supermom
July 2012
By:
Sandra M.
| Winnsboro, Texas
She took care of everyone else while alcohol took care of her
Twelve Steps and the Older Member
April 1955
By:
J. E.
| Bronxville, New York
Step Five: Admitted to God, to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs
Go Mow the Lawn
October 2011
By:
Kitty B.
| Carmel, California
Once she grabbed the tools, she became the person she was meant to be
Old Thinking vs. New Thinking
January 2007
By:
Pamela D.
| Los Alamitos, California
A mother celebrates more than her AA anniversary
The Best Day of My Life
May 2026
| How the steps changed my life
By:
Tracy A.
| Toronto, Ontario
Step up and speak in front of 3000 people at the Ontario Regional AA Conference? Are you kidding?
Good Times at Washington Square
March 2026
| AA & the Family
By:
Elaine G.
| New York, New York
At 62 she stumbled into a lunch meeting in New York City and had no idea how much her life would change
LGBTQ: Becoming A Member of AA
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Mike P.
| Lakebay, Wash.
He thought he’d be rejected when he walked into his first meeting
Rocketed
April 2021
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Katana R.
| Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
How on earth would she ever have fun again without alcohol? Little did she know her life was just taking off
First Kiss
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By:
Anonymous
A man struggling in sobriety finds God in a chance meeting
Before and After
March 2014
By:
—John N.
| Novi, Michigan
Until he came into AA, you couldn't trust him with a bag of marbles
Are AAs More Responsible?
February 1982
By:
C. B.
| Santa Maria, California
Or are we simply doing what others have been doing all along?
Inner Story
August 1975
By:
P. M.
| Greenwich, Connecticut
The ravages of alcoholism cannot be measured in pints or quarts
To Creep Before I Walk
August 1972
By:
Thelma S.
| London, Ontario
The second time around she went with only one goal in sight: to take the First Step
A Story From Far-off India
February 1963
By:
N. S. N.
| Dehra Dun
In the wooded valley of Dehra Dun, between the holy Ganges and the Jumna Rivers a desperate man took the First Step--
No Case Is Hopeless
October 1961
By:
Dave H.
| Pretoria
The pigeon, a deaf mute who knew no English, "got the message" through a Latin Bible