It Takes a Home Group to Raise a Delegate
March 1999
By:
Eric D.
| Kalispell, Montana
In the summer of 1998, the Grapevine announced a plan to publish articles from all eight regions in the United States and Canada, one by one, This is the first installment of that plan, and we hope it will give readers a sense of how AA works in the West
Absolute Alteration
June 1998
By:
Patricia A.
| Santa Barbara, California
In a moment the desire to drink was lifted
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research, and Treatment
April 1989
By:
Karen Birchard
Out in the Open
The Path to Self-awareness
December 1983
By:
B. D.
| Reynoldsburg, Ohio
Step Four - Through a Step Four inventory, "we quit being aliens to ourselves
Give My Regards to New York
November 1976
By:
Jim K.
It took him some time to become aware that there was more to AA than his group - From the May 1958 Grapevine
Bill Tells of the Beginning of AA
June 1965
First there was Bill W . . . then Dr. Bob . . . then Bill D . . .<lband then there were thousands. . .
The Independent Blonde
July 1991
This is the sixth in an intermittent series of personal stories which first appeared at the back of the first and second editions of the Big Book, <emphasis type="bold">Alcoholics Anonymous,</emphasis> but were later dropped from the third edition.<lbBy p
Evaluation by Experienced Officials:
June 1967
By:
Judge Edward D. O'Cleary, Municipal
| Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
AA's General Service Office has issued this paper on cooperation of AAs with court-managed programs for alcoholics revolving in and out of local jails
Hitting the Pause Button
May 2026
| How the steps changed my life
By:
Matt M.
| San Antonio, Texas
They were just trying to help out. He was sure they were yelling at him. Time to reset!
Living Life
February 2025
| Longtimers
By:
Maria R.
| Hopkinsville, Kentucky
This “winter Texan” is hitting the road with her husband and finding meetings everywhere they go
Blessed To Be Young And Sober
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By:
Ellie K.
| Peoria, IL
When you have your first blackout at 12, getting sober young is a life-saver
The Only Thing She Did Right
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By:
Jill C.
| Jersey City, N.J.
Lost in alcohol at a young age, she found her way in AA
Changing the Channel
October 2024
| CPC: Cooperation with the Professional Community
By:
Liz V.
| San Juan Capistrano, California
The Right Sponsor
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By:
K.M.
| Bar Nunn, Wyo.
Working with the right person turned her sobriety around
The Invisible Line
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By:
Tina W.
| Hobe Sound,, Fla.
After her divorce, she crossed an invisible but very real line