The High Cost of Sanity
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Lori M.
| Houston, Texas
Her third DUI in six weeks put her in a Texas prison for 20 years. Which is where she said: “I need help.”
Office Party Gone Bad
December 2016
By:
Mark E.
| Lebanon, Ohio
Boy, had he done it now. Little did he know he was about to be quietly 12th-Stepped
The Floes of February
January 2016
In the chaos of grief and tragedy, he found himself with a bottle in his hand
School Days
August 2015
After getting sober, she was able to follow her dreams and go back to school for her BA
To Catch a Thief
July 2013
By:
P.N.
| Toronto, Ontario
A group shows how they deal with missing money—lovingly
Time out!
June 2013
By:
Jeanne F.
| Atlantic Beach, Florida
When the kids misbehave, mom’s Steps come in for a touchdown
Web Exclusive: The Story is the Same
February 2012
By:
Doug A.
| Knoxville, Tennessee
Seeing a young man drunkenly stumble into his halfway house reminded him that we have a common story and a common solution
Web Exclusive: It's Never Too Late
August 2011
By:
Matt S.
| Buffalo Grove, Illinois
It look him thirty years to realize that it's never to late to ask for help
I need answers!
October 2010
By:
LISA E.
| Vail, Colo.
A newcomer reads the Big Book in rehab, but a sponsor helps her understand it
A SOBER Car Thief
April 2008
By:
Robbie W.
| Cape May Court House, New Jersey
A pitch for a peaceful, contented life
Love From Dusk til Dawn
July 2020
| AA Around The World
By:
Robert H.
| Baldwin, N.Y.,
Each day where they meet, a dedicated crew sees that AA happens. Luckily, tomorrow they get to do it all again
Cold Comfort
September 2014
By:
Jack G.
| Bronx, New York
With a club soda in hand and the Fellowship at his back, he returned to his former career
Fresh Air
May 2014
By:
Karen K.
| Sebastopol, California
After a head injury, a woman with 24 years finds a different way to attend meetings -- and a whole new set of friends
One of the Birds
January 2009
By:
Suzy P.
| Upland, California
A former drinker, gambler, and womanizer talks about his fifty-nine years in AA
The Education of Rip Van Winkle
August 1993
By:
Michael N.
| Rego Park, New York
he woke up to a very different AA
Principles of Anonymity
January 1981
By:
A. C.-B.
Another look at the Traditions, this one from a more personal point of view
A Position Paper on Anonymity
December 1971
from the Public Information Committee of the General Service Board
4. Working with professionals
November 1961
By:
M.S.
| Honolulu, Hawaii
How we can best rededicate our lives to the service of the sick alcoholic
Father knows best
March 2023
| Get Into Service
By:
Paul M.
| Delhi, Ontario
Desperate to stop craving beer, he confessed to his priest. Luckily, his answer was right downstairs