About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
February 1967
By:
George Getze
Specialist: 'No sicker emotionally than others'
Ruts Are Mixed in Phone Calls to A.A. and AAA
January 1947
Hot diggity dog
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Annie H. South
| Yarmouth, Mass.
After COVID hit, she had to change her meeting. But boy did she relish the chance to make it work
Better than football & pie
November 2021
| Prayer and Meditation
By:
Definitely Steve
| Nashville, Tenn.
Who knew throwing on an apron and rolling up his sleeves would be the secret to a joyful Thanksgiving Day?
Ghosts of Meetings Past
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Bosco B.
| Midvale, Idaho
His program is peopled by those who are no longer with us, but live on in memory
Closer Than You Think
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Debbi S.Bellmore
| Bellmore, N.Y.
Service led her to online meetings, where she now gets to help others who can’t reach us
Saying Yes To Service
September 2018
By:
Judi D.
| Alpharetta, Ga.
Finding a need to fit everyone’s talent—reflections on the beauty of doing service
A priceless cut
December 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
Carol P.
| San Francisco, California
You never know when you might save a life between a shampoo and a blow-dry
A Starry Night in June
September 2011
By:
Greg R.
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Not everyone has a white light experience as described by Bill W., but there's lots of variation on the light spectrum
Broken--down chorus
December 2010
By:
GLORIA G.
| Cullman, Ala.
Twenty-five drunks belt out a paint-peeling holiday song for a sick father
My First Meeting
October 2008
By:
Alex S.
| Ottawa, Ontario
After months of online AA, an alcoholic risks an actual meeting
Faith Healer
September 2007
By:
John A.
| Bristol, Pennsylvania
The body does not need mending for the soul to thrive
Homework
February 2006
By:
John G.
| Ravensdale, Washington
A high school student writes about AAS impact on his family
Grateful to Be an Alcoholic? Not Me
November 2005
By:
Gregory F.
| Henderson, Nevada
An AA draws the line between an alcoholic who is in recovery and one who is not
Before and After
March 2014
By:
—John N.
| Novi, Michigan
Until he came into AA, you couldn't trust him with a bag of marbles
My Ears Opened, but My Mind Shut
March 1995
By:
George P.
| Pakenham, Ontario
STEP 3: Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research, and Treatment
May 1988
By:
Joan Hollobon
Return to Native Traditions
When Anyone Reaches Out
April 1982
By:
D. M.
| Kansas
Being accepted was tough for an alcoholic and addict
Kindness and a Smile
July 2024
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Michael G.
| Winnipeg, Manitoba
A member challenges himself to show the same love and compassion we get in meetings with those he meets on the outside
Online Sobriety
May 2019
| Our Big Book–80 Wonderful Years
By:
Barb C.
| Endicott, N.Y.
She hated computers, but finding AA online forums gave her the courage to return to the program after a long relapse
Need to get to my home group
February 2019
| Stories by Our Longtime Members
By:
Deb W.
| Akron, Ohio
When it came to chairing her Wednesday meeting, she took the road of “any lengths”
Dream trip - canceled
June 2018
By:
Pamela K.
| Brooklyn, New York
When a freak car accident ends their camping trip, it’s AA hospitality that saves the day
Welcome back, sucker
April 2015
By:
Larry K.
| Manhasset, New York
After 11 years, he stopped going to meetings and an old friend returned
1000 Steps
October 2014
By:
Dale W.
| Vancouver, British Columbia
His chance at a better life was much closer than he thought, and so was the love