How AA Started in Panama
October 1996
The following article is based on a 1954 memoir of the General Service Office in Panama, written by an early AA member there.
Only One Thing in Common
May 1984
By:
B. S.
| Boston, Massachusetts
Different as the city streets and suburbs from which they came, two alcoholics shared their sobriety and their lives
Super Meeting
October 1980
By:
J. G.
| Manhattan, N.Y.
Forty-Fifth Anniversary AA International Convention
How About a Group Inventory?
November 1972
By:
Anonymous
| Scarsdale, New York
From the August 1956 Grapevine
Is This Sanity?
May 1972
By:
R. K.
| Los Angeles, California
She thought it was madness to live in the real world without escape
12th Step
October 1971
By:
W. S. R.
| South Norwalk, Connecticut
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.
Happiness
April 1965
By:
W. L. W.
| New Hartford, New York
It may not be euphoria, but don't knock it!
A Senator Evaluates the Steps and Traditions
June 1960
Senator Margaret Chase Smith (Maine, Rep.) points out the value of the 12 Steps and Traditions to alcoholics and non-alcoholics alike
Grapevine Daily Quote March 22, 2019
“In AA, we discover that it is impossible to give without receiving, or receive without giving.”
“The Gift of Sobriety,” North Hollywood, California, February 1993, AA Grapevine
Quote March 22, 2017
“In AA, we discover that it is impossible to give without receiving, or receive without giving.”
North Hollywood, California, February 1993 “The Gift of Sobriety” AA Grapevine
When the News is Not Good
February 2026
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
K.V.
| Peabody, Massachusetts
Welcome Home, Mary
March 2025
| Sober and Out
By:
Mary H.
| San Antonio, Texas
A breakup with her girlfriend led to the woman who would help her learn the truth about her drinking
Leaving home
July 2010
By:
NANCY B.
| Hartland, Wisconsin
Beyond the home group level, AA general service fills different needs
On a wing and a prayer
November 2009
By:
PAUL K.
| Syracuse, N.Y.
The miraculous landing on the Hudson River reminds a member of how AA works
Up In Smoke
June 2006
By:
Jason B.
| Del Haven, New Jersey
A story for people with character defects to burn
Eyeliner, Anyone?
July 2004
By:
N.H
| Sterling, Illinois
The grouch and the brainstorm were not for us"--<emphasis type="italic">Alcoholics Anonymous</emphasis>
AA Around the World
April 1997
By:
Francisco O.
Why Must AA Members Continue to Carry the Message In Service?
I Heard It Through the Grapevine
January 1997
By:
Bob M.
| Raynham, Massachusetts
A story about communication between members