Watch Your Aim!
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
E.K.
| Tucson, Ariz.
After a meeting takes a wrong turn, a member has a few thoughts about “principles before personalities”
Helping Others Survive the Holidays
November 2019
| Grapevine Classics
By:
Steve H.
| Minneapolis, Minn.
Staying sober—and even enjoying yourself—during the holidays
Secret in the cupboard
April 2019
| Relapse
By:
Cindy Jo M.
| Sacramento, California
You’ve been good for so many years, she poured vanilla extract in her coffee
In the warm sunlight
August 2018
By:
Manon S.
| Alameda, California
Sitting at her aunt’s table, she was content just doing what was in front of her
Just Maybe
June 2018
By:
Bill B.
| Tahlequah, Okla.
It was the most difficult amends he would ever have to make in his life, but he found that an ounce of willingness carried him a long way
The Lucky Ones
May 2018
By:
Nancy G.
| New York, NY
Not everyone makes it to AA, but she was one of the lucky ones who got help and received tools for guidance and living
Honest, Open and Willing
March 2018
By:
Dan S.
| Salem, N.Y.
This wandering alcoholic never found a place to call “home”—until he stepped through the doors of a small meeting in Vermont
What’s good for the group
January 2017
By:
Dan W.
| Eatonville, Washington
Through lots of trial and error, a member learns the importance of AA unity
Out like a light
August 2016
She tried everything to get a little sleep, but nothing helped—then she discovered Grapevine
Heart and Hip
June 2016
25 Years of Love
July 2015
By:
C.S.
| San Antonio, Texas
A member from Texas reminisces about two and a half decades of sober stadiums
Finding a God of My Understanding
June 2015
In sobriety, she was able to separate spirituality from the religion of her childhood
Perfect timing
May 2015
By:
Bob D.
| Haverhill, Massachusetts
An old-timer learns about God’s care through AA and the creatures in his garden
Okay, I'm Sober--Now What?
October 1982
By:
Anonymous
| Albuquerque, New Mexico
Before I had any time to start yawning in boredom, something new was always placed in my path
Benefits
May 1981
By:
J. C.
| Long Beach, California
The fringe benefits have been many; the major benefits, large and rewarding
I Never. . .Was Hospitalized, Lost My Family, Went to Jail, Lost My Job, Drank in Bars, Drank Alone, Drank on the Job
August 1980
By:
M. B.
| Cherry Hill, N. J.
Coping With Divorce
March 1980
By:
J. L.
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Through the program, others survived it, and she did, too
Heading for Home
August 1979
By:
O. J.
| Houston, Texas
A section by or about beginners, with a single message: Keep coming back!
Are You Listening?
January 1978
By:
H. T., MD
| Evanston, Illinois
Try it. It's good for you--and others
A Mischievous Suggestion
June 1976
AA Lingo
December 1974
By:
Ed. S.
| Needham, Massachusetts
It would seem we have a language all our own--the better to understand each other, we hope
The Fifth Step - a Way to Stay High
June 1974
By:
E. S.
| Brooklyn, New York
He felt he had found the secret of flying without a machine
