The Scoop: Reporter Gets Sober
November 2013
By:
D.F.
| Woodinville, Washington
Finally, he got the story of a lifetime
The Dreaded Job of Making Coffee
May 2013
By:
Les L.
| Medicine Hat, Alberta
An old-timer remembers how washing cups taught him to laugh again
I Dream of Jeannie's Bottle
April 2012
By:
Stacey F.
| Staten Island, New York
As a child, she wanted to magically hide, but as an adult, she found escape in booze
Dear Grapevine
December 2011
Joanie's God
August 2009
By:
JEANNE R.
| Monaca, Penn.
A newcomer borrows her sponsor's Higher Power
The Measure of Success
September 2008
By:
Gretchen P.
| Toledo, Ohio
It's not what you accomplish, but what you overcome
The Writing On the Wall
December 2003
By:
Patrick C.
| Provincetown, Massachusetts
He'd heard a higher power can be seen in anything. He never dreamed he'd find it in a note written by a stranger in a parked car.
Desperate Times, Desperate Measures
March 2000
By:
Debbie H.
| Moscow, Idaho
Finding solace in nature
Condemned to Live an Underground Life
July 1976
By:
S. B.
| San Francisco, California
Rejected as an untrustworthy drunk, he was
Fault-finding
September 1975
By:
B. M.
| Saratoga, California
When we cannot suffer others, we are the ones who suffer
Here and Now
September 1973
By:
D. H. R.
| Ridgefield, Connecticut
In fantasies of wonders to come, we often lose the joy of this moment's reality
My Ego Was Showing
October 1972
By:
S. M.
| Lake Worth, Florida
Self-pity and pride made this speaker miserable
Practice Makes Progress
December 1969
By:
R. A. S.
| Tucson, Arizona
An old-timer looks back and decides that time matter in AA--if that time is used well--because
Second Chance
March 1969
By:
Leo
An AA just can't share the benefits of the program without increasing his own
How to Kick Boobtoobitis
March 1967
By:
Anonymous
| Jupiter, Florida
He was hooked on TV until, one night, an old movie set him thinking
The Reluctant Jackass
October 1964
By:
D. C.
| Miami, Florida
Life eased up for this one when he dropped his burden and picked up the message
What We Need
March 1964
By:
M. D. B.
| Westfield, New Jersey
It isn't always what we want, but the painful truth can be a blessing
Slogans
February 1964
By:
M. S.
| Harrison, New York
Passé? Cliché? Cornball? War Cry?