Not Again
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By:
Sean R.
| Sun City, Calif.
He found himself in rehab once again—but this time, getting honest was the key
Being There
March 2019
| What’s On Your Mind?
By:
Denise M.
| Concord, Calif.
She was there for her husband during a near-fatal illness—and the program was there for her
A prayer in the dark
April 2018
By:
L.D.
| Carbondale, Illionois
A heartbroken newcomer finds comfort one night with a few lifesaving words and some pineapple
Through the grief
February 2018
| Title Goes Here
By:
Tom A.
| Indianapolis, Indiana
With service, literature, a good sponsor and lots of prayer, a new father doesn’t drink when tragedy strikes his family
Dear Grapevine
August 2017
Dear Grapevine
January 2016
A Tale of Two Saturdays
August 2014
By:
Dick L.
| Meridian, Idaho
The difference between the two was the world--and one drink
Off-kilter
June 2012
By:
Libbi B.
| Farragut, Tennessee
She finally found out why she was unbalanced her whole life
Chained to the Beer Fridge
September 2011
By:
Anton R.
| Edmonton, Alberta
He dragged it from Moscow to Texas to Canada ... and right into the rooms of AA
ME & MY BIG MOUTH
October 2010
By:
JULIET H.
| Pinole, Calif.
A self-proclaimed 'AA geek' learns about Tradition Twelve the hard way
Y.E.S.: Diving In Headfirst
December 2008
By:
Adam H.
| New York, New York
The fun of drinking never resurfaced
A Far Cry From Home
December 2006
By:
Jim M.
| West Park, New York
On his own in China, a member finds AA
Don't Order Me Around
August 1976
By:
B. L.
| Manhattan, New York
In AA's Second Tradition he found a safeguard against being bossed and against being bossy
Justifiable" Anger
July 1971
By:
J. G.
| Bogota
She couldn't afford to lose her temper--and she has the slips to prove it
Let's Talk About Material Things
May 1971
By:
M. D. B.
| Jackson, Michigan
It's true that money doesn't buy happiness but we do have responsibilities in this world
The Twelve-string Violin
October 1961
By:
R. G.
| Malta
To this Army wife the program is like a musical instrument
What Makes AA Work?
December 1956
By:
Ben E.
| Old Greenwich, Connecticut
. . .OR SHOULDN'T I ASK. . .?
Second excerpt from the "Internationalists Bulletin
October 1954
About 100 sea-going AAs keep sober through correspondence with each other, with General Service Headquarters, and with homebound AAs who like to write letters. Two excerpts from a recent "Internationalists Bulletin" follow.
MOST EXPERIENCES ARE GRADUAL
March 1954
By:
HARRY M. TIEBOUT, M. D.
(In the Treatment of the Alcoholic) - <i>Part I</i>
Who Is that Boy in the Painting?
January 2012
By:
David M.
| Toledo, Ohio
Lost in alcohol, a young man robs his own parents and can't believe who he's become
A Way of Life
December 1999
By:
Jim N.
| West Springfield, Massachusetts
Step 12: Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.
Clearer than ever
January 2020
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
Sean C.
| Altadena, Calif.
A private investigator discovers that faith, not sight, would lead him out of the dark
Voices of Long-Term Sobriety
September 2011
By:
Jerry P.
| Hastings, Nebraska
From Section 2, Living History