Web Exclusive: Senior Trip
March 2011
By:
Brittany S.
| Calvert County, Maryland
A near-fatal fall brought this teen into AA. Now the program is part of her family.
The Marriage Afterward
June 2007
By:
Jeff M.
| El Paso, Texas
Using the Steps to rebuild a relationship broken apart by alcoholism
It's Not That Hard
July 2002
By:
Paul C.
| Oceanside, California
This writer says he wasn't arrested, he was rescued
It's Not That Hard
July 2002
By:
Paul C.
| Oceanside, California
This writer says he wasn't arrested, he was rescued
Sober for Thirty Years
November 1999
By:
J.B.
| San Diego, California
One of the earliest members of the first New York AA group; he was also its first "self-proclaimed atheist." - From the May 1968 Grapevine
Slay the Dragon
July 2003
By:
Carol D.
| Homer, New York
First she faced her demons. Then she dealt with the shame
Let It Begin with Me
October 1996
After many "geographicals" and "yets," this member concluded she should do the footwork and leave the results to a Higher Power.
Does AA Have a Future?
September 1993
By:
John N. Chappel, M.D.
From the Fellowship's earliest hours, nonalcoholics have played a major role in the development of AA. Here, two nonalcoholic Class A Trustees share their individual perspectives on AA and their sense of what challenges lie ahead.
From the Grass Roots
August 1956
When Growth & Joy Mix
July 2026
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
N.O.
| Freeport, Maine
Sometimes hard, always worth it, general service has become the most rewarding journey of her life
Grateful
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By:
Brianna A.
| Benson, Ariz.
Stopping drinking meant discovering her best life sober
Too Smart
December 2025
| Sober Holidays & Remote Communities
By:
Esther N.
| Bremerton, Washington
She was a social worker with a master’s degree in human behaviour. Why would she need AA?
Parked in the Right Spot
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By:
Angel A.
| Thermopolis, Wyo.
Sometimes, a fender-bender will make you see the light
Planting My Feet Where They Need To Be
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By:
Hannah R.
| Rocky Mount, N.C.
She found her path through her sponsor, the Steps and her Higher Power
Katie And My Story
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By:
Renee W.
| Star Lake, NY
Helping a friend take her first steps toward AA sometimes means “doing what we can do and then turning it over”
Our Special Wrenches
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By:
T.R.
| Queensbury, N.Y.
Just coming into AA, she found friends who accepted her without judgement
