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Crisis in Belgium

January 1956
By: Lucien C., in "AA News Letter | Montreal
A translation of Lucien C.'s account of his trip to Europe. The growth of AA in all countries belies the notion that it takes any particular kind of "conscience" to embrace the fellowship. Some people we know have held that a drunk needed a Calvinist back

A Glass of Wine at Dinner

Web Exclusives | Grapevine Online Exclusives
By: Anonymous | Rocky Point, N.C.
Her Higher Power showed up one day while she was driving. She had to pull over

Am I One of These?

Web Exclusives | Grapevine Online Exclusives
By: Loraine K. | La Moure, N.D
You could have bowled her over when she discovered she was an alcoholic

True Love At the Assembly

May 2020 | Getting Into General Service
By: Angela P. | Mesa, Ariz.
General service gave her sobriety so many remarkable rewards. But this one was a real surprise

Back to Life

May 2020 | Getting Into General Service
By: David R. | Lawrence, Kan.
With a lot of action and a bunch of hotdogs, members in Kansas bring a district alive again

Thank You Ladies

March 2020 | Puzzled
By: Stephanie P. | St. Louis, Mo.
Bringing meetings to women at a local jail has given new meaning to her sobriety

Sweet-smelling lies

May 2019 | Our Big Book–80 Wonderful Years
By: Don C. | Edmonton, Alberta
At 16 years, he got bored with AA and starting swallowing mouthwash. It seemed like a good idea

Something to learn

October 2018
By: Anonymous | Farmington, Minnesota
Laid off and feeling desperate, an AA asks for help and finds more than just a job

How I tell my story

July 2018
By: Anonymous
A former prisoner writes about honesty, acceptance and the careful way he shares about his past

Black belt

February 2017
By: Chris T. | Oakland, California
This martial arts expert had a complete grip on everything around him. Well, almost everything

Warm on the Inside

December 2012
By: Percy G | Gravenhurst, Ontario
A member shares his thoughts on anonymity and how nice it is to give quietly

It's a Wonderful Life

November 2012
By: Oliver P./D.M. | Mondovi, Wisconsin
A World War II vet remembers the woman who saved his life 54 years ago

Letters from my Father

July 2012
By: —Gary N. | Lilburn, Georgia
A sober son discovers that he and his dad had more in common than they thought

Thirsty Thursday!

June 2011
By: Jake N. | Cincinnati, Ohio
Every day was cause for a celebratory drink

THE VOICE ON THE TAPE

November 2010
By: GAY B. | Seaside, Calif.
After almost two decades, she stumbles upon the woman who saved her life

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The Alcoholic Voice In My Head

Web Exclusives | Grapevine Online Exclusives
By: Laura C. | Deland, Fla.
When the “voice” tells her she can drink safely, she knows exactly what to do

Bright Lights of Fun

November 2022 | Fun in Sobriety
By: Snow P. | Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
When getting sober, we redefine fun. For her, it’s joy, contentment and authentic belly laughs

Breaking the cicle

October 2022 | Relapse
By: John K. | Ontario
A member shares about compassion, chronic relapsing and his longtime friendship with his AA buddy Norm

Welcome Aboard

August 2021 | Seniors in AA
By: Shari S. | Somers, N.Y.
On a ship with her three children, a mother walks into an onboard AA meeting and changes her life

Time enough

January 2020 | Spiritual Awakenings
By: Roger C. | St. Clair, Mich.
Working to shed the lost years of his alcoholism, he finds hope in a sober today

The Dry Drunk Waltz

November 2018
By: Julie H.
She learned the dance of anger, frustration and denial from her father, but replaced it with the sweeter music of AA

It could have been me

June 2017
By: Rachel W. | West Lebanon, New Hampshire
A horrible tragedy on the day she got sober reminds a mother when she too was drunk at the wheel

One for Mom and one for Harv

July 2016
A family passes down the gratitude for all Alcoholics Anonymous has given them.

A Thousand Wishes

March 2015
By: Anonymous
Alone on a porch, he found his faith up in the evening sky

Miracle at the Half Way House

January 2015
By: Matthew M. | Youngstown, Ohio
This time after getting released from jail, he did the next right thing

The Practice of a Grateful Heart

October 2014
By: Denis F. | Colchester, Connecticut
An AA with over 36 years in the program shares his experience in cultivating gratitude

Bright Lights of Fun

January 2013
By: Snow P. | Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
How a young AA learned to re-define “fun,” and find a colorful new world

Game Over

September 2011
By: Debbie M. | Florence, Oregon
The blame game ended when her husband took his life

Story Archive: The Young One

April 2011
By: Danna F. | Waltham, Massachusetts
A teen AA finds that age doesn't matter when all are alcoholics

GROWTH

November 2009
By: TRICIA J. | Houston, Texas
What is left out can sometimes be as important as what is there

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