AA and 1954
January 1954
An Inventory of a year's AA and non-AA programs <lbA Grapevine Milestone Report
Grand Ideas
june 2026
| Young & Sober
By:
Jimmy C.
| Peculiar, Missouri
A member shares how Tradition Six helped him stop trying to fix AA and get a new perspective on money, property and prestige
I’m Just Like Everyone Else
March 2026
| AA & the Family
By:
Chad P.
| St. Louis, Missouri
The longer he’s sober, the less he knows everything.
He just tries to stay grateful and remain a beginner
He just tries to stay grateful and remain a beginner
This New Freedom
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Prasad G. Royal Oak
| Mich.
Finally graduating, sober, the world opened up for him
Once a Zombie
January 2024
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Ann H.
| Lincoln Park, New Jersey
A grandmother who “floated” into AA in the 60s a frightful sight recalls how lucky she was that she stayed
How AA Meetings Have Changed
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Gilbert G.
| San Francisco, Calif.
A lot has changed in the rooms, but the heart and spirit of AA still resonates
The hole in my soul
February 2023
| Making Amends
By:
Hattie S.
| Deland, Fla.
For years she searched for something bigger and still felt empty, until AA turned on a light
Whatever comes my way
January 2023
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
R.A.
| Ames, Iowa
She always wanted to feel safe and believe in something. Getting sober in AA showed her how.
Make me a Channel
November 2020
| Our Twelve Traditions
By:
Michael J.
| Omaha, Neb.
How a sponsor’s suggestion to meditate on a prayer led him on a path to peace, love and a sense of belonging
Old-timer? Nah!
March 2020
| Puzzled
By:
Anonymous
| Georgia
Sponsors still sponsor. Some are tough. Some, like me, are soft. Most sponsors are patient. I have had three and I owe them my life.
3 days to freedom
November 2019
| Grapevine Classics
By:
Richard T.
| Billings, Montana
They cried, laughed and shared secrets. At a picnic table on the prison yard, his life changed forever
A pillow, a blanket & hot soup
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
By:
Lee Y.
| San Antonio, Texas
At his end, with nowhere to go, an alcoholic gets a helping hand from someone from the “other side of town” reached out
At Home in AA History
December 2018
| Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
By:
Heidi G.
| Port Colborne, Ontario
She wondered why her new apartment had such an aura of serenity. It turned out to be the birthplace of AA in her hometown
Living proof
November 2018
By:
Ames S.
| New York City, New York
No expert advice required. Seeing others live a sober life does this member a world of good
