Confessions of a Conventionholic
January 1969
By:
G. J.
| Rye, New Hampshire
After all that's been said about convention speakers, pro and con, here's a convention addict who doesn't even mention them
Only One-sixth Left!
May 1968
By:
T. F. J. II
| Burbank, California
The best is yet to be, The last of life, for which the first was made." <emphasis type="italic">Robert Browning</emphasis>
Our Group Conscience
February 1950
By:
W.A.S.
| Flushing, New York
Thus conscience does make cowards of us all"--William Shakespeare
A Place of Silence
December 2025
| Sober Holidays & Remote Communities
By:
Joan O.
| New Smyrna Beach, Florida
When she’s overwhelmed, she’s learned to get quiet and listen. This day she needed to connect
One Drop at a Time
August 2025
| Atheist & Agnostic Members
By:
Diane T.
| Rushville, Indiana
The process of spirituality and acceptance for this agnostic member is a steady, ongoing journey
My First Spiritual Experience
January 2025
| Spirituality and Prayer
By:
Mike B.
| Wooster, Ohio
Thanks to a patient sponsor and helpful words in the Big Book, he came to believe in a faith that would work
Honesty And Willingness
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Don W.
| Franklinville, N.Y.
A full life lived through the grace of AA
Get To A Meeting
Web Exclusives
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By:
Julia A.
| Chico, Calif.
Finding your address on Happy Destiny Road
Alcohol, My Master
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
J. K.
| Madison, Wis.
Falling in love with life rather than alcohol
Morning Prayer
July 2022
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
D.C.
| Dave Springfield, Va.
I’m thinking about what I will do today to enhance my sobriety. Clean house with my wife? Answer calls from my sponsees? Buy a motorcycle? I’m here to enjoy the ride.
There Is A Better Way to Live
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Taylor S.
| Anchorage, Alaska
He found sobriety—and life—in the Big Book
Is There Safety In Numbers?
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Eryn M.
| Fort Morgan, Colo.
Even though it’s growing in size, her home group remains a place of family, connection and purpose
Unexpected Retreat
June 2021
| Dating & Relationships
By:
Sarah M.
| Tacoma, Wash.
Where would she ever find AA on a remote mountain during a pandemic? She was about to be surprised
The Saving Grace of Gratitude
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Karen B.
| Greensboro, N.C.
Two decades of sobriety later, she gives thanks as naturally as breathing
Sober It’s What I Do
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Snow P.
| Boca Raton, Fla.
For years, she tried desperately to fit in like everyone else. It was AA that finally gave her a way to feel normal
Finally Home
April 2020
| Home Group
By:
L.M.
| Brooklyn, N.Y.
A transgender member shares about the group she found that loves her no matter what
The meeting goes on
May 2019
| Our Big Book–80 Wonderful Years
By:
Judith H.
| Morristown, New Jersey
During a record-setting blizzard, a home group finds a warm, safe way to gather