Too much too soon?
August 2017
By:
JoAnn C.
| Minneapolis, Minnesota
One member says reading “How It Works” might not be the best way to set newcomers on the right course
A Family Like No Other
January 2017
Sober for the first time at 61, this woman offers a prayer of gratitude for the welcoming family she found in the AA rooms
100 Cups of coffee
September 2015
We follow spiritual principles whether it's keeping the money or plugging in the pot
Sign of the Times
June 2015
By:
Joe H.
| New Westminster, British Columbia
A group in Canada struggles with change after a new member raises an uncomfortable question
A Search for the Ringleader
August 2014
By:
Crispín P.
| San José, California
At a tense military checkpoint in Mexico, a member keeps his cool and gets a big surprise
There Will Be Blood
January 2014
By:
Deborah G.
| Fort Wayne, Indiana
She thought she wasn’t an alcoholic until the unmanageability got a whole lot scarier
"Coffee soothes nerves of troubled men"
April 2013
By:
James B.
| Montgomery, Alabama
How an old yellowed photo led this newcomer to believe
FOUR DAYS AND COUNTING
February 2010
By:
JENN H.
| Wildwood Crest, N.J.
A teen, barely sober and struggling, attends a YPAA and is hooked
Bedside stories
December 2009
By:
CAROLE P.
| San Francisco, Calif.
AAs volunteering in the 'Sunshine Club' take meetings to hospitals and shut-ins
Where's the Meeting?
January 2009
By:
Barbara W.
| Eureka, California
A member wonders if we are being welcoming enough to newcomers and visitors
Don't Sell the Slogans Short
January 1974
By:
C. C.
| Lake Worth, Florida
Some of us may think they're old hat and corny, but. . .
And now, a note of sanity on the subject. . .Bill W.As Bill Sees It--the AA Way of Life
August 1972
Our English cousins, it seems, are struggling to understand anonymity just as we are here. The following items are from Newsletter, English equivalent of the Grapevine. With tongue in cheek, they project into the future two extreme positions on anonymity.
Tool of AA
March 1972
By:
Dom B.
| Pawtucket, Rhode Island
That crummy Grapevine helped a lot of people
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
December 1971
New York's Top Addiction Problem
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
May 1971
New Alcoholism Law Faces a Funding Problem
A Spiritual Homecoming
St. Louis AAs prepare to celebrate the birth of our General Service Conference.
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
September 1967
By:
Anon.
As Clergymen See It
A Visit to Dublin AA
March 1965
By:
S. H.
| Manhattan, New York
Dad thought the secret was chocolate fudge
From Atheist to Agnostic
April 1961
By:
R. C.
| Alhambra, California
How an open mind has brought a measure of happiness to an AA without religion