11th Tradition
July 1971
By:
B. L.
| Manhattan, New York
Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather than promotion; we need always maintain anonymity at the level of press, radio and films.
Family Circle
November 1953
By:
Canada
| Toronto
NO ABRACADABRA WANTED <lb<emphasis type="italic">As non-alcoholic mates and families see the AA program. . .</emphasis>
Too much too soon?
August 2017
By:
JoAnn C.
| Minneapolis, Minnesota
One member says reading “How It Works” might not be the best way to set newcomers on the right course
Is There A Shrink In The Car?
June 2017
By:
Michael M.
| Atascadero, Calif.
Two lost AAs looking for a meeting in a strange town have a close encounter with a sassy cell phone
Being of Service
June 2014
By:
John S.
| Portland, Oregon
He learned how to give of himself in AA and carried that into his everyday life
Step Eight: Persons We Had Harmed
August 2007
By:
B.D.
| Reynoldsburg, Ohio
Reprinted from September 1979
Out of the Woods
April 2005
By:
D.C.
| Albany, New York
Where are the people with ten or more years?
How I Stayed Sober Till New Year’s
December 2025
| Sober Holidays & Remote Communities
By:
Amber S.
| Mt. Clemens, Michigan
At a few months sober, she was dreading the upcoming holidays. Luckily, her sponsor had a festive solution
So far yet so close
December 2023
| Remote Communities and sober holidays
By:
Peter K.
| Kincolith, British Columbia
A remote teacher at a First Nations community two hours from the nearest grocery store shares how he stays sober and connected
The Prodigal Relapser
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Benny P.
| San Antonio, Texas
His message? Love the repeated relapser until he can love himself
Educating Pamela
February 2018
| Title Goes Here
By:
Pamela H.
| Canandaigua, New York
Once drunk in a pile of ungraded papers, a teacher gets schooled on how to stay sober and get her joy back
What Ever Happened?
September 1976
By:
E. S.
| Manhattan, New York
Is our sophisticated search for "something else" leading us away from basic AA principles?
Slip Insurance
March 1976
By:
E. S.
| Manhattan, New York
It's up to you to decide which policy you're going to buy
Divorce After Sobriety
July 1975
By:
T. J. R.
| Manhattan, New York
It does happen and it's not easy, but application of AA principles can help
Evolution of the Twelfth Step
May 1974
By:
Anonymous
When one has tried to "practice these principles" for a long time, helping alcoholics evolves naturally into helping people wherever there is a need
Listen, Sponsor. . .
July 1973
By:
E. S.
| Brooklyn, New York
This sponsor had to learn from his newcomer