On Personality Change
March 1960
A Love Affair with the Traditions
May 2025
| Young and Sober
By:
Richard M.
| Littleton, Colorado
How a day of complaining turned into a 37-year journey of wonder with 12 gems about unity and love
Everything's going to be okay
September 2019
| Young & Sober
By:
Alan F.
| Shoreline, Washington
One day on a beach, something lifted his hope and guided him out of the dark, drunken life
Practice, Practice, Practice
November 2015
The Eleventh Tradition helps one member stay out of the pulpit and keep his focus down on the field
The Changes in Light
July 2014
By:
Jaime S.
| Avon, Colorado
A newcomer recalls the months and seasons of her first year sober
The intersection
March 2014
By:
Jo P.
| Pocatello, Idaho
Drink/no drink, God/no God—the light was turning and it was decision time
Web Exclusive: The Chip on My Shoulder
August 2011
By:
Jason K.
| Albuquerque, New Mexico
Anger at AA turns to gratitude and turns his sobriety around
What Makes AA Work?. . .Or Shouldn't I Ask?
November 1997
By:
Ben E.
| Old Greenwich, Connecticut
(From the December 1956 Grapevine)
The Good Girl
February 2014
By:
Coleen F.,
| Jacksonville, Alabama
She spent a lifetime trying to be perfect, but booze changed all that
A Doctor Speaks
May 2001
Self-help Groups
August 1975
By:
Ashton Brisolara, M.Ed.
How victims of disaster band together to strengthen and support each other
Meetings, Meetings Everywhere
April 2026
| Getting into General Service
By:
Anthony R.
| Brooklyn, New York
A Brooklyn member shares the love he found on his adventure visiting online meetings all across the U.S.
Good as Gold
September 2011
By:
Elliot T.
| Indianapolis, Indiana
A sober connection far more valuable than money and riches
Jackpot
May 2006
By:
Michael G.
| North York, Ontario
There was one thing this drunk could count on; every time he drank, he got drunk
The Wraparound Mirror
May 2001
By:
Ken D.
| Lynnwood, Washington
Step 5 - Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
Prayer Changes Me
April 2025
| Making Amends
By:
Anne S.
| Albany, New York
When struggling with acceptance, the suggestion to pray for someone became a game changer for her
Come join us
April 2020
| Home Group
By:
Vera T.
| White Sulphur Springs, Mont.
We held our first AA picnic at a ranch 15 miles out of town. We marked the way there with signs of camels.
The camels meant a “dry” picnic.
The camels meant a “dry” picnic.
Finding the Path
January 2018
| Sponsorship
By:
Emma M.
| Rhode Island
She was young, partied hard, went to jail—but never stopped seeking the right path to God and sobriety
People, places and soup
February 2017
By:
Mary Ann R.
People, places and soup After an earlier close call with liquor, a newcomer orders food that couldn’t possibly get her drunk
Good Hair Day
October 2015