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Small-town and Big-city AA

May 1972
By: I. K. | Seymour, Indiana
Back home we all know each other

The Grapevine

Past, Present and Future

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

The Grapevine:

July 1945
By: Bill W.
Past, Present and Future

Panic at the Top

September 2014
By: Anonymous
With her international acclaim rising sky-high, how could she possibly be an alcoholic?

Easy

August 1972
By: M. D. B. | Toledo, Ohio
A "most unforgettable person" in AA

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

Yes, It’s True About Acceptance

Web Exclusives | Grapevine Online Exclusives
By: Tim H. | Hayden, ID
Reflections on a cancer diagnosis and lessons learned through AA

My Oasıs

October 2020 | Money and Sobriety
By: Marcy B. | Bothell, Wash.
Except for an occasional scorpion or two, this wonderful desert meeting was her safe, sober home

Grandpa’s Journal

April 2020 | Home Group
By: Kyle F. | San Antonio, Texas
Tucked away under old dog tags and love letters was a worn-looking list of names. Could it be? Yep, it sure was

My Sponsor—Sweet Pickle

October 2019 | Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By: George A. | Lake Oswego, Ore
Remembering the lessons taught by an extraordinary AA

My First Foreign Trip Sober

February 2019 | Stories by Our Longtime Members
By: John K. | Sanford, N.C.
It wasn’t quite 90 meetings in 90 days around the world, but wherever this AA went, the warm embrace of Alcoholics Anonymous welcomed him

Cake or no cake

April 2017
By: Rosemary P. | Waynesboro, Virginia
After moving to different towns, a member gets a big lesson in how other meetings like to clap, share, pass the basket and celebrate

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Unforgettable Bill W.

June 1999
By: Bob P. | Riverside, Connecticut

I Never Had It So Good

June 2001
By: Dossie P. | Aptos, California

Confinement and Trial

April 1954
By: W. K. | New York City, New York

Quiet Desperation

October 1993
By: Margie-Kay S. | Park City, Illinois

Significant Sobriety

January 1993
By: J.R.C. | New York, New York

Baby Boom

January 1990
By: Cathy D. | Laurel Springs, New Jersey

Liberty Weekend

January 1987
By: F. N. | Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania

Un Trago?" (A Drink") "!No, Soy Miembro De AA!" ("No I'm in AA!")

February 1965
By: A. B. | Stamford, Connecticut

Life on Life’s Terms

Web Exclusives | Grapevine Online Exclusives
By: Sherry H. | Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
Life is both beautiful and fragile, she discovers. So is recovery

Dear Grapevine

June 2022 | Stories by Longtimers!

Ignite the Spirit

August 2021 | Seniors in AA
By: Liz H. | Bellingham, Wash.
Through the freedom of the Steps, she’s no longer a prisoner of her mind or the booze that took her away

Searching for something bigger

August 2019 | African-American Alcoholics in AA
By: Jason B. | Trenton, Missouri
An alcoholic shares about his small-town struggle with judgement, inclusion and Step Three

Dear Grapevine

July 2015
Letters to the editor

Dear Grapevine

April 2015
Letters from Readers

Dear Grapevine

March 2013

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