Women pioneers
June 1994
By:
Marty M.
| New York, New York
From the special Grapevine publication AA Today--first published in June 1960 to celebrate AA's Twenty-Fifth Anniversary
Return to Riverside
June 2018
By:
Fred H.
| Jacksonville, Florida
How a blissful sunny day in 1970 turned into a long drunken hell... and then became a love story to remember
High-flying mom
April 2018
By:
Melani B.
| Pleasanton, California
As her plane took off, so did her drinking, drama and unmanageable life
The Greatest Gift
September 2017
By:
Ethel D.
| Hudson, Fla.
The greatest possible gift is the return of something treasured that was lost. In her case, that meant God
A Surprise in the Cemetery
June 2011
By:
Sandra K.
| Alma, Arkansas
A uncanny visit to Doctor Bob’s grave site helps this member stay sober many years later
Bottom of the Ninth
June 2011
By:
Susan B.
Recovery from alcoholism brings this father and daughter closer after many years of difficulties
I'll handle this myself
May 2010
By:
WENDI V.
| Crystal Lake, Ill.
A traveler badly craving a drink finds a symbol of recovery in an odd place
Britain--On Twenty-four Hours a Day
June 1966
By:
M. C.
| Pleasantville, New York
The program includes the pleasure of anticipation, and the pleasures of new AA meetings and friends
Two-fisted Drinker
March 2013
By:
Ken L.
| Knoxville, Tennessee
After years of pounding back beers, a good soldier becomes a hopeless closet drunk
You've got to give to get
June 2009
By:
JOHN L.
| Seabrook, Texas
A loner on the fringes of AA finds the courage to seek out a sponsor
Another Gripe: Color Bar?
February 1965
By:
J. D.
| Trenton, Michigan
The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking.
AA the Symbol of a Fresh Start
January 1965
By:
M. S.
| Fairfield, Connecticut
The year, the day, and hope begin each morning
The Washingtonians:
October 1962
How some basic AA ideas were tried out nearly a century and a quarter ago. . .
Formula for an AA Meeting in the Cleveland Area
August 1961
By:
H. B.
| West Richfield, Ohio
From the birthplace of AA come customs that stand the test of time
Diogenes Never Attended an AA Meeting
March 1961
By:
G. P. H.
| Kaneohe
Throw the word "Honesty" into a discussion meeting and things will really start to jump and jive!
Alcoholism As a Community Public Health Problem
April 1960
By:
Edwin M. Fuchs, M.D.
Activities and developments outside AA in the field of alcoholism. . .an international news report
Around the World
December 1959
By:
Bob E.
| Soest
WHAT THE DOCTOR DIDN'T KNOW<lbNews, comments and letters from and about AA's worldwide outposts and centers--gleaned from letters to the Grapevine and the General Service Office, and from the "AA Exchange Bulletin," published monthly by GSO.
From the Grass Roots
November 1959
By:
R. C.
| Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts
SHOUT IT FROM THE HOUSETOPS!
Alcoholics Anonymous Comes of Age
January 1958
By:
Bill W.
More historic photographs from - An informal account by co-founder