About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
September 1975
By:
John Dornberg
Disaster on an Imaginary Road
However Much We Drank
July 1974
By:
U. K.
| Chicago, Illinois
Not the quantity, but what it does to us is the measure of an alcoholic
Emotional Growth
March 1974
By:
O. K. W.
| Lewes, Delaware
It can be a sign of progress when old-timers practice the AA principles in the wider world outside
One Million Big Books
July 1973
The Power of Identification
A member discusses the importance to him of introducing himself as an alcoholic in meetings
Gossip
May 1974
By:
M. D. B.
| Toledo, Ohio
Our primary purpose is not enhanced by loose talk about each other
The Legend of the Dreamcatcher
August 2002
By:
Brandyn B.
| Atlanta, Georgia
One woman's journey into AA
Going Sane
January 2026
| Stories for Day Counters
By:
Katy O.
| Satellite Beach, Florida
This fun-loving newcomer thought AA meant the good times were over. Boy, did she get a big surprise
The Big Easy Does It
May 2025
| Young and Sober
By:
Phoebe M.
| New Orleans, Louisiana
Getting sober young in a city known for intense drinking can be challenging. But she’s getting out there and doing it
Staying focused
October 2023
| Mid-Sobriety Challenges
By:
George H.
| Kingston, New Hampshire
A member shares his thoughts about opinions, judgments, outside issues and our primary purpose
Kindness of the Human Heart
June 2023
| Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
By:
Ron K.
| St. Charles, Missouri
How a woman he once harmed taught him about forgiveness, love and being truly free
A Tip From The Grapevine
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Jeffrey C.
| Big Canoe, Ga.
Just because we think it doesn’t make it so
Lighting the way
September 2022
| Young & Sober
By:
Tina W.
| Hobe Sound, Fla.
Though her last day drinking was rudderless and dark, she found a beacon to point the way out
Lesson in Faith
September 2015
By:
Rex R.
| Tinley Park,, Ill.
Down to his last dollars and full of fear, he turned to his Higher Power