Dear Grapevine
March 2020
| Puzzled
A New Melody
April 2015
By:
M.S.
| Nashville, Indiana
In AA, it's never too late to put down the bottle and learn a brand new song
Novenas for Beatrice
September 2012
By:
Brenda M.
| Boise, Idaho
The Ninth Step helped her show up for her mom as her mom had done for her
Seize the Day
January 2008
By:
Jill W.
| Seattle, Washington
Jumping into life 12,000 feet above the earth
Where are the Newcomers?
May 2022
| 60th Anniversary of the Concepts
By:
Victoria F.
| Princeton, N.J.
A member wonders if her group could explore some new ways to fulfill its primary purpose
The smell of freedom
May 2019
| Our Big Book–80 Wonderful Years
By:
Kathryn W.
| Chancellor, Alaska
When it was time to admit, she spent some quiet time in a very special place under the sky
What Ever Happened to Mom?
February 1983
By:
E. H.
| Tarpon Springs, Florida
Too much AA activity wasn't fair to her family
The Road Gets Narrower
June 1991
By:
Dorothy H.
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
One alcoholic sharing his or her experience, strength, and hope with another is the heart of Alcoholics Anonymous. This month, six more AAs share their thoughts on this topic, so vital to AA's future.
Turning the TV Off
He had to come to realize that unlike his heroes on the tube, he wasn't going to be able to drink casually
Arrange That First Contact!
October 1967
By:
Reverend James P. Collins
| Elmira, New York
For the AA coming out of prison:
Britain--On Twenty-four Hours a Day
June 1966
By:
M. C.
| Pleasantville, New York
The program includes the pleasure of anticipation, and the pleasures of new AA meetings and friends
Knowing when to Leave
June 2021
| Dating & Relationships
By:
Anonymous
| Richmond, Calif.
When the time came to end the relationship, she knew what to do, where to go and how to lean into AA
Hold on tight
June 2022
| Stories by Longtimers!
By:
Alice M.
| Cleveland, Ohio
At five months sober, she was about to give up. But a late night motorcycle ride gave her the jump start she needed
AA Is Not for Sale
August 1998
By:
B.L.
| New York, New York
We may be paid for our special skills but not for doing what keeps us sober. - Tradition Eight - Alcoholics Anonymous should remain forever nonprofessional, but our service centers may employ special workers.
Attraction vs. Promotion
May 1977
By:
B. L.
| Manhattan, New York
Our job is to make the AA way of life so highly attractive that others will want it