Web Exclusive: Surprise Picnic in the Wilderness
May 2011
By:
Renee J.
| Divide, Colorado
A couple's persistence far from home leads to a fun day of unexpected fellowship.
Tradition 2: Our Way, Not My Way
February 2008
By:
Dan B.
| Rochester, New York
Giving group will a try
A By-product of Right Thinking
February 1980
By:
B. M.
| Goleta, California
This AA found that happiness does not mean feeling high
Lingering Moments of Truth - Part Two
May 2000
By:
Jim B.
| Pine Hill, New York
(Continued from the April 2000 issue)
Maniacal thirst
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
By:
Anne O.
| Needham, Massachusetts
Drinking, slurring, falling down, blacking out—she was in a hall of mirrors with no way out
A Desire to Stop Drinking
November 1988
By:
E. P.
| Alexandria, Virginia
From the April 1978 Grapevine
A Desire to Stop Drinking
April 1978
By:
E.P.
| Alexandria, Virginia
She couldn't say, "I am an alcoholic," but she did have
The Hope I Found
January 2023
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
Lori A.
| Canal Winchester, Ohio
A gentleman gave me a Big Book at no cost. Wow, free stuff! I had no idea what I held in my hand. He suggested I start reading it. “Most importantly,” he said, “don’t drink.”
This Beautiful Thing
January 2022
| Beginners
By:
Angela L.
| San Francisco, Calif.
Being present and working the program has given her a joy for life and a deeper sense of purpose
What’s On Your Mind: What Do We Stand For?
September 2018
By:
John D.
| Big Lake, Minn
One AA believes strongly that accountability begins in the home group and spreads outward
All clear
September 2018
By:
Christopher D.
| Bryant, Arkansas
Drop by drop, the amends he’s made have turned his murky insides into freedom
Cuckoo for sobriety
December 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
Brad R.
| Hattiesburg, Miss
A man finds his way into sobriety and discovers that the song of a once-treasured clock is a symbol for the hope AA brings to his life
Batten Down the Hatches
September 2020
| Living Sober Group
By:
Jordan W.
| Lemoore, Calif.
He used to outdrink all of his buddies. Now he gladly goes to AA meetings wherever he’s deployed
A Motley Crew
October 1981
By:
W. H.
| Manhattan, New York
Tradition 3 - The only requirement for AA membership is a desire to stop drinking
An Endangered Species
April 1981
By:
P. M.
| Manchester, Missouri
A lighthearted look at an executive's attempt to get away with social drinking
Web Exclusive: A Christmas Story
December 2011
By:
Greg H.
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
An oldtimer helps out a newcomer who relasped during the holidays