A Labor of Love
September 1991
By:
Anonymous
a past trustee looks back over a term on the General Service Board
Many Years Later
After nearly 30 years in AA, she finally could understand the message from her mother
Cracking the 'Secret' of Big City AA
May 1969
By:
L. H. and D. J.
| Alhambra, California
Joe, from Littleville, didn't spot it, but the telephone book was the first clue to the mystery
What About Younger People in AA?
October 1966
By:
G. N. G.
| New York, New York
Younger faces in the crowd appear. . .and disappear. Our author conducts a survey of what's happening
Let Go & Let God
November 1982
By:
M. B.
The anxieties that accompany problems besides drinking often respond to handling the AA way - From the November 1964 Grapevine
Made It Out of Hell
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Kathy F.
| Dardenne Prairie, Mo.
A mom, sober since 1972, recalls the fearful secretive years before AA and how much better life is now
In & out
April 2019
| Relapse
By:
Dean C.
| Grand Forks, North Dakota
After suffering for years in the revolving door, he finally found the answer outside himself
Right in front of me
March 2019
| What’s On Your Mind?
By:
Anonymous
Broken hand, no phone, locked out of his van and running late. Perfect time to do the Third Step Prayer
A long, strange trip
March 2011
By:
Greg F.
| Laguna Hills, California
A dusty red convertible picked up this hitchhiking hippie and showed him the future
A Glimpse of the Mountain
April 2005
By:
Michael W.
| Mill Creek, Washington
When the view suddenly becomes unobscured
That First Step Is the Toughest
January 2005
By:
B.F.P.
| Vero Beach, Florida
We admitted we were powerless over alcohol --that our lives had become unmanageable - from the January 1992 Grapevine
That First Step Is the Toughest
January 1992
By:
B. F. P.
| Vero Beach, Florida
We admitted we were powerless over alcohol--that our lives had become unmanageable
The Enablers
October 1974
By:
J. B.
| Minneapolis, Minnesota
Too many times, the trips are made too easy
Trouble at Three and a Half
January 1984
By:
J. A.
| Durham, North Carolina
Having problems in sobriety? - Try honest sharing and more work on the Steps
A Different Selfishness
May 1981
By:
W. H.
| Manhattan, New York
The welfare of others began to mean more to him than his own problems
Golden Years
April 1980
By:
Anonymous
| Boise, Idaho
After fifty years of drinking, here was a new approach to life
Poor Little Old Me
October 1978
By:
C. U.
| Evansville, Indiana
Some tips on how to wallow in self-pity and a few more on how to snap out of it
Sweetness and Light
October 1978
By:
B. M.
| Saratoga, California
This AA believes positive thinking can sometimes be carried a bit too far
Reap the Rewards of the Fifth Step
May 1978
By:
T. R.
| St. Paul, Minnesota
It's practical and effective tool of the program
We Get What We Give Back
June 1976
By:
John B.
| Rochester, New York
No matter whether the job is great or small, when you help the group, you help yourself
Reality Is the Antidote
April 1976
By:
Sam M.
| Plymouth, Connecticut
Our fantasy worlds never wear very well
Sharing Our Strength. . .
June 1975
By:
Ben I.
| North Hollywood, California
An imaginary scene in which a poor, suffering soul really gets the works!
How to Identify a Martian
April 1975
By:
J. S.
| Bedford Hills, New York
A message from an alien living in an Earth person's body