Our Own Opinions
April 1951
By:
B. M.
| Richmond, Virginia
expressions of AA thought from everywhere. . .
Norwegian Group Among New Ones
October 1947
Mail Call for All A.A.s at Home Or Abroad
September 1947
By:
H.Y.
| Tuscaloosa, Alabama
One Man's Influence
Alcoholics Anonymous and Physicians
September 1974
By:
James D., MD
Writing in an important medical journal, this AA doctor tells his story for the benefit of his medical colleagues--and all of us
Riding the Rods
June 1990
Worst Twelfth Step Call Ever
December 2025
| Sober Holidays & Remote Communities
By:
Jim M.
| Lawrenceville, Georgia
Through Sober Eyes
July 2025
| AA Celebrates 90 Wonderful Years!
By:
Rob G.
| Marmora, New Jersey
He wanted to see what the world looked like without liquor. Thirty-five years ago, he got his wish
A Part Of Something Bigger Than Myself
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Jay F.
| San Francisco,, Calif.
No longer alone on the journey
80 Years & Counting!
May 2023
| Home Group
By:
Jean P.
| Clifton, N.J.
Since 1942, this home group in New Jersey is still going strong, keeping the doors open for all who need them
Fleeing Fire, Finding Faith
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
M.L.
| Camas, Wash.
As the old-timers used to say, AA is a way of life that works in rough going
The Only Requirement
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Robert M.
At his first meeting, Tradition Three spoke his name loud and clear
Breaking new ground
February 2015
By:
Dan C.
| Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Digging up experience on trusted servants and the many ways they form our group conscience.
"Please God, Show Me What To Do"
November 2011
By:
Bernie S.
| Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
A man learns with the Eleventh Step that we all need a little help getting back into the water
NOTHING IN COMMON?
October 2009
By:
GLORIA B.
| Clermont, Fla.
A young African-American woman feels out of place at her first meeting and doesn't return for years
Finding My Voice
November 2002
By:
Dóni P.
| Tucson, Arizona
First, she had to find out she had a life. Then she had to learn how to live it.
How It Feels to Join AA
November 1987
By:
Beatrice
She didn't believe she needed to stop drinking - From the November 1944 Grapevine
A.A.'s Country-wide News Circuit
March 1946
Along the Metropolitan Circuit
October 1944
Diagnosis Alcoholism, A Nurse's Story
June 2011
By:
Dennis
| Holderness, New Hampshire
Losing his medical license over painkiller abuse was the beginning of a sixteen year bout with alcoholism until one fateful incident
A Night Out With My Friend, Vodka
February 2026
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
John L.
| Hernando, Florida
After his wife and kids left, all he had was the bar. Now the SWAT team was at his door. Had enough?
All is Well
February 2025
| Longtimers
By:
Joyce K.
| Coral Springs, Florida
Thanks to a sober doctor who showed her the way, she’s had a full, healthy life for decades now—and she’s only 83!
The Opportunity to do Better
April 2024
| Happy Birthday Big Book!
By:
Carrie B.
| Bend, Oregon
She loved this Tuesday night meeting because the group let her bring her child. Problem was, it was listed as a closed meeting
I Don’t go It Alone
January 2023
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
Paul W.
| Rochester, N.Y.
Once dependent on people and alcohol, he now gives his Higher Power that job
