Twelfth Step Follow-through
February 1969
By:
T. C.
| Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
How to distinguish between indifference, intrusion and interest was a problem. Here's one answer that may help you. . .
Around AA - Items of AA Information and Experience
September 1967
By:
J. B.
| Rochester, New York
Tickets Now on Sale for Bill's 33rd in October
Humbly Asked Him
January 1966
By:
J. S. C.
| New Hartford, New York
In taking Step Seven do we leave it all to a Higher Power?
Christmas Present
December 1965
By:
T. F. C.
| Suite Dorothee, Quebec
How some poor-me holiday blues were changed into love and the desire to share
I Nearly Quit
September 1965
By:
J. S.
| Walla Walla, Washington
Step Discussion - Here's a good start on a closed meeting discussion of Step Two, with emphasis on that word "sanity
Go Ahead and Plan!
June 1965
By:
Anonymous
| Vermont
Is there something worth-while you want?<lbGo after it --a day at a time
The Silent Sponsor
December 1964
By:
J. S. C.
| New Hartford, New York
When it comes naturally, effective sponsorship doesn't need a label
Only a Gimmick!
October 1964
By:
M. T.
| Miami
How a red poker chip helped this AA make a first anniversary
When Sobriety Becomes Exciting
October 1963
By:
R. C. G.
| Des Moines, Iowa
New vitality and confidence make it unnecessary to smooth over the rough spots with Scotch
Just A Moment
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Steven F.
| Ellicott City, Md.
Sometimes a moment can last a lifetime
The Secret List
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Linda R.
| Pleasanton, Calif.
She kept a mental list of “things I will have to drink over.” After her mom and dad’s deaths, she let go of it
The Notebook
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Katy R.
| Brooklyn, N.Y.
Her grandfather died sober, and left behind a notebook that showed her how “to be”
I Cried Almost Every Day
February 2020
| Tough Times
By:
Anonymous
| Victorville, Calif.
A mother wraps herself up in every AA tool she can after the tragic loss of her husband
Time to Redecorate
February 2020
| Tough Times
By:
H.B.
| Durham, N.C.
That picture needed to come down, but what could she do? Why, bring it to the group for a vote, of course!
Gifts of the Heart
November 2019
| Grapevine Classics
By:
Jennifer B.
| Daly City, Calif.
Service at a holiday alkathon brought her closer to the program and her family
He was our friend
April 2019
| Relapse
By:
Anonymous
| Georgia
A member recalls a man who could not stop drinking, until the very end of his life
Land of the giants
December 2018
| Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
By:
Bob W.
| Lafayette, Louisiana
They taught him who he was and how to live. They were the members who gave him his start
What’s On Your Mind: What Do We Stand For?
September 2018
By:
John D.
| Big Lake, Minn
One AA believes strongly that accountability begins in the home group and spreads outward
No Off-Season In AA
September 2018
By:
Mark F.
| Commack, N.Y.
It may take a while to get yourself into “AA shape,” but once you do, stick with it—the rewards can be permanent
The little voice in my head
May 2018
By:
Bob B
| Olympia, Washington
The help he got from Steps Six and Seven brought him right back around to Step Two.
Journey to Sobriety
April 2018
By:
Martin K.
| Charlotte, N.C.
After six DWIs, he realized it was either the end of him or the end of his drinking. Which was it going to be?
One Among Many
March 2018
By:
C.B.
| Bend, Ore.
One enthusiastic AA had service positions in multiple home groups, until her service sponsor helped her understand that less can actually be more