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PRO•CRAS•TIN•A•TION

June 2021 | Dating & Relationships
By: Nicholas L. | Paris
When he does the Steps, character defects get lifted. But is today the day to be ready to look at this five-syllable word?

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!

The parade in my head

November 2019 | Grapevine Classics
By: Ed L. | Wightwood, California

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.

Small town drunk

May 2018
By: Anonymous

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?

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An Endangered Species

April 1981
By: P. M. | Manchester, Missouri
A lighthearted look at an executive's attempt to get away with social drinking

Living the Steps

December 1978
By: S. M. | Joliet, Illinois
Self-acceptance was only one of many rewards he found in working and reworking the Steps

What Is Acceptance?

November 1978
By: Bill W.
From the March 1962 Grapevine

Around-the-clock AA

March 1977
By: W. C. | Jalisco
They gave this sick drunk

AA Is Not for Sale

February 1977
By: B. L. | Manhattan, New York
We may be paid for our special skills but not for doing what keeps us sober

The Will to Believe

April 1972
By: R. S. | Houston, Texas
This atheist found he needed God in his life

Whiling Away the Days

She graduated from fantasy and books to alcohol and drugs

Is AA Enough--for Everybody?

August 1969
By: Anonymous | Oklahoma
This member was unable to dispel the darkness or ease the anguish even after years of AA sobriety

I Slipped Back to Prison

July 1964
By: Anonymous | San Quentin
It has been about a month now since you went to your last AA meeting. . .you think you have it all figured out.

Talking Dog Story

May 1962
By: N. H. | Annapolis, Maryland
Every gay dog has his day. . .in court

What Is Acceptance?

March 1962
By: Bill

My Parents: AA

May 1961
By: C. A. | Los Angeles, California
How the Fellowship represents the "ideal" family relationship

How to Drink With Impunity (or Anyone Else)

April 1961
By: K. V. | Glenview, Illinois
4. A DRUNK AND HIS MONEY

We Knew Every Tide

September 1959
By: Betty

90-day Trial

January 1959
The fourth of a series of "Beginners' Meetings"--to run from time to time--for newcomers to AA sobriety.

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