The Magic Formula
March 2026
| AA & the Family
By:
Mike H.
| Pasadena, California
She got sober, then he followed. After some very rocky times, things got good. What was the secret? Read on
Dear Grapevine
November 2015
Loving It!
August 2015
After being rendered homeless by alcoholism, his life in sobriety was pretty good
The Pink and the Bubbly
April 2015
By:
Judy H.
| Halifax, Nova Scotia
Alcohol made her feel happy and fun when she was a schoolgirl trying to fit in, but it didn't last
Report On The 56th General Service Conference
August 2006
Sponsorship, Service and Self-Support in a Changing World
The Problems of a "Teen-aged" AA
September 1954
By:
A. T.
| New York City, New York
TO START THE BALL ROLLING ON A GENERAL DISCUSSION OF "AFTER SOBRIETY--WHAT?" (SEE AUGUST GRAPEVINE, "THE TWELVE STEPS AND THE OLDER MEMBER") WE ASKED AN OLD TIMER TO WRITE ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAPPEN AS WE GROW OLDER IN AA.
Back on Track
March 2025
| Sober and Out
By:
David L.
| New Smyrna Beach, Florida
His road in recovery got stagnant and was heading downhill. Time to change direction and get moving
We Cherish Each Day
February 2024
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Dave A.
| Magnolia, Texas
One night at a speaker meeting, he met a woman who shared something for which he’ll be forever grateful
A Meeting to Remember
April 2020
| Home Group
By:
Jenny L.
| St. Louis, Mo.
One day at her home group, a surprising thing happened that opened her eyes to Step Three
My Private Hell
July 2018
By:
Michelle R.
| Winter Garden, Fla.
She couldn’t figure out how anyone could be a “grateful” recovering alcoholic. After her second Fourth Step, she understood….
Wisdom From Newcomers
March 2017
During casual pre-meeting conversation with someone new to the rooms, he discovered that AA smarts don’t solely belong to old-timers
No Longer Alone
March 1995
By:
Juliana
| Flushing, New York
There is the manic-depressive type, who is, perhaps, the least understood by his friends, and about whom a whole chapter could be written."--Alcoholics Anonymous
Weeding Out the Crabgrass
August 1984
By:
A. B.
| San Diego, California
Step Four - It's an individual program, and on the pages that follow, four AAs describe their personal approaches to this vital Step and tell us how working it helped their sobriety
The Spiritual Substance
August 1981
By:
D. H.
| Wilmington, Delaware
A presentation to the 1981 General Service Conference
Who Am I Really?
After a lifetime of pretending to be somebody else, the Steps helped her accept herself
Don't Lose Everything
August 1961
By:
M. A. E.
| Wyckoff, New Jersey
You need not if, like this young wife, you diagnose the disease in its first stages
Slips
April 1961
By:
W. D.
| Rowayton, Connecticut
An examination into the causes and consequences of taking that first drink
Panic at the Top
September 2014
By:
Anonymous
With her international acclaim rising sky-high, how could she possibly be an alcoholic?
Taking a Chance
September 2025
| Stories of Gratitude
By:
John L.
| Hernando, Florida
Little by little, outside help, Steps and faith are helping him overcome his fear of intimacy