The Truth of My Humanity
January 1995
By:
Janice N.
| Franklin, North Carolina
STEP 1: We admitted we were powerless over alcohol--that our lives had become unmanageable.
Getting Back on Track
May 1993
By:
P. G.
| St. Thomas, Ontario
How one group rediscovered its primary purpose
Tradition Nine
September 1992
By:
Bill W.
AA, as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve. (from the August 1948 Grapevine)
A Power Greater Than Compulsion
May 1992
By:
Norm W.
| Magalia, California
Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism.
Are We Locked In?
May 1992
By:
E. L.
| Council Bluffs, Iowa
The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. There are no dues or fees for AA membership; we are self-supporting through our own contributions. AA is not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organization or institution; does
No Greater Fear. . .
September 1987
By:
G. M.
| Whitewater, Michigan
And no greater benefit when at last we enter the doors of AA
Step One: My Story
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Alex M.
| Louisville, Ky
A physician battles alcoholism to return to his patients and recover his life
Halting Words
April 2020
| Home Group
By:
Peter A.
| Medford, Ore.
Who knows when contact with something bigger will come? For one man, it was in his morning AA circle
Balancing act
June 2019
| Letting Go of Resentments
By:
David S.
| New York, New York
An old-timer remembers to watch his impulses and stay on the sober path—no matter what
Letter from Puerto Rico
November 2014
By:
Ela F.
| San Juan, Puerto Rico
A 24-year-old woman living in San Juan learns that you're never too young to be an alcoholic
Transformed
January 2014
By:
Jennifer D.
| Wilmington, North Carolina
A past delegate tells how young peoples meetings and service changed her life
The Right Number of Meetings
January 2004
By:
Jeffrey L.
| Falls Church, Virginia
What was the right number of meetings for him? He had to work it out for himself--but he had help
Come On! Be Happy, Too
November 1999
By:
E.B.R.
| Manhattan, New York
The author of "He Who Loses His Life" looked back over twenty plus years of sobriety. - From the September 1967 Grapevine
It's Never Too Early to Carry the Message
August 1983
By:
Anonymous
| Manhattan, New York
He made his first try at the Twelfth Step when he was sober only two days
Resentment: Number One Offender
March 1978
By:
J. H.
| Killeen, Texas
She found out to her surprise that she could learn to cope with
Be Free--Pay Your Own Way
January 1977
By:
B. L.
| Manhattan, New York
He found that Tradition Seven applied not only to his group but to himself
Stay Sober and Carry the Message
February 1976
By:
C. W. Y.
| New York, New York
This Navy veteran finds there is only one way to repay. . .