A Thinking Problem
November 2011
By:
Carrie J.
| Wisconsin
Practicing the Steps freed her from the turmoil of her mind
Beyond my reach
May 2009
By:
MARK E.
| Lansing, Michigan
A grieving sponsor wonders what he could have done differently
The First Step: Phase Two
July 1969
By:
A. H.
| Manhattan, New York
In AA at twenty-one, he had five years of sobriety before taking what he calls
What's On Your Mind? : Court Cards
November 2016
A woman who first came into AA carrying a court card in her pocket finds that tolerance towards signing those cards is waning—and warns that it is not a good idea.
They Knew Better than I
June 1977
By:
P. B.
| Denver, Colorado
Carry the message to young people, and they will run with it
What’s On Your Mind: Chanting
July 2019
| The Prison Issue
By:
Ken C.
| Mesa, Ariz.
It does “work if you work it,” but do you really need to keep saying that?
The Discipline Factor
January 1974
By:
Tom C.
| Montgomery, Alaska
We don't have to do a lot of things but if we don't. . .
The Children Say What A.A. Means to Them
December 1944
By:
Lois B.'s 22-year-old daughter, Del
We With A.A. Parents Are the Lucky Ones. . .
Don't Change the Program!
November 1998
By:
Anonymous
| San Francisco, California
From the December 1953 Grapevine
Don't Change the Program!
December 1953
By:
Anon.
| San Francisco, California
A "young upstart" pleads
Too Smart
December 2025
| Sober Holidays & Remote Communities
By:
Esther N.
| Bremerton, Washington
She was a social worker with a master’s degree in human behaviour. Why would she need AA?
Next Stop Freedom
May 2021
| Our Twelve Steps
By:
Sally T.
| Wilmington, Del.
How a chance encounter with a stranger on a train put a newcomer on the right track to do the Steps
Dan’s Story
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Danny G.
| Magalia, Calif.
Escaping pain, putting down the drink and finding a life at last