My Will and Alcohol
March 1977
By:
T. G.
| Madison, Wisconsin
We surrendered to human powers many times before we turned to the source of true power
Mail Call for All A. A.s at Home Or Abroad
April 1948
By:
P.B.
| Bronxville, New York
12 Keys to Happiness
Dear Grapevine
September 2013
No Longer Alone
May 2020
| Getting Into General Service
By:
David S.
| New York, N.Y.
With a sponsor’s tough love and unconditional acceptance, he finished his Fifth Step and got back into life
All I had to do was Surrender
February 2024
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Lisa B.
| San Antonio, Texas
After years of booze, breakups and drama, she finally decided something had to change
What Would Make Me Go Back?
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By:
Leslie R.
| Palm Harbor, Fla.
As her mother fought cancer, she was recovering from alcoholism. They did it together
At the Pier's Edge
July 2014
By:
Terre G.
Looking down at the swirling water, he thought maybe he should try AA first
Editorial
September 1953
You Don’t Have To Hide Anymore
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By:
Alex S.
| Wexford, Pa.
On Thanksgiving Day, friends and family finally broke through his isolation
Circus Tricks
April 2015
By:
Gus O.
Whether working as a magician or a professor of mathematics, there was always one constant in his life
I Learned Something About Honesty
August 1970
By:
C. N.
| Minneapolis, Minnesota
The counselor made it clear that those pills were used only as an escape from reality
What Allah Wills
July 1967
By:
S. H.
After two months 'in a wonderful garden' a member in Pakistan finds sobriety works
My Safari Guide
April 2013
By:
Ken B.
| Macon, North Carolina
Jimmy led him through the wilds of early sobriety, then taught him how to hunt for sponsors
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June 1963
Told he had cancer, this AA found an inner peace that amazed everybody