I Love New York
December 1985
By:
F. D.
| New Orleans, Louisiana
An electric debut for the holiday season--Thanksgiving in a disco
Chance Encounter. . .
April 1969
By:
T. W.
She had to drink her way through a war and across an ocean before it occurred
The Trouble with Mother
May 1971
By:
G. C.
| Boulder, Colorado
Sometimes you can't please her, no matter how hard you try
Staying green
June 2022
| Stories by Longtimers!
By:
Nancy K.
| Galt, Calif.
At 81, with 50 years sober, she’s traveled the world both in person and virtually and plans to keep on growing
Who Was That Masked Man?
November 1994
By:
C. S.
| New York, New York
Tradition 11 - Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather than promotion; we need always maintain personal anonymity at the level of press, radio and films.
Who Was That Masked Man?
May 1983
By:
C. S.
| Manhattan, New York
Anonymity and other strange practices made for zest and humor in early media reporting on AA--but the message got across
The Secret of "Easy Does It
July 1963
By:
Smiley Blanton M.D.
How can a "don't try" philosophy deal with seemingly insurmountable obstacles?
A Way of Life
December 1999
By:
Jim N.
| West Springfield, Massachusetts
Step 12: Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.
Part 2: Editorial Issues
August 1999
By:
Jaime M.
Presentation to the 49th General Service Conference La Viña: A Progress Report
Sober Sisters
February 2024
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Susan and Lynda C.
| New York, New York
Daughters of an AA mom share their long, wonderful stories
My Name Is Bertha. . .
June 2004
By:
B.D.
| Louisville, Kentucky
After appearing in the Grapevine, this story was included in the Third Edition of the Big Book under the title "Another Chance." - March 1969
Forty-eight Cents
June 2003
By:
Anonymous
| Lawrenceburg, Tennessee
The value of integrity for a drunk on the street
Balance
May 1976
By:
D. B.
| Gulfport, Florida
When egoism becomes the motivation for hyperactivity in AA, it's time to take an inventory
My Name Is Bertha. . .
March 1969
By:
B. D.
| Louisville, Kentucky
They tell me that I killed a man. . .
Calling the Shots
May 1965
By:
H. T. B.
| Irving, Texas
How one AA sees himself, AA and sobriety after seventeen years
What's This Delegate Business?
March 1963
By:
E. & M.
| Manhattan, New York
Are you one of the new delegates to this April's General Service Conference? The Conference is custodian of AA Traditions, so even if you're not, you may find yourself asking
Wake for a Dead Marriage
June 1962
By:
E. R. B.
| Staten Island, New York
The "false mercy of the blackout" is keeping an alcoholic wife from knowing what she becomes after the first drink. . .
Along the Metropolitan Circuit
December 1944