Drinking's no fun anymore
April 2009
By:
Charlie J.
| Kimberly, Wisconsin
Learning to lighten up after a lifetime of drinking was this AA's challenge
Jackpot
May 2006
By:
Michael G.
| North York, Ontario
There was one thing this drunk could count on; every time he drank, he got drunk
A Glimpse of the Mountain
April 2005
By:
Michael W.
| Mill Creek, Washington
When the view suddenly becomes unobscured
The Great Expanse
April 2004
By:
R. W.
| Bishop, California
It's the long stretch of freedom on the other side of fear
The Fire Has Gone Out
September 1997
By:
Jamie C.
| West Henrietta, New York
Step 9 - Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
Just Give Me Something to Stop the Pain
May 1995
By:
Pattie B.
| Lake Oswego, Oregon
This "pure" alcoholic found herself drinking cough syrup and hooked on pills
Ready, Set, Let Go!
June 1989
By:
Anonymous
| Spokane, Washington
Step 6 - Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
How Autonomous Can You Be?
November 1988
By:
J. P. L.
| Paterson, New Jersey
From the August 1960 Grapevine
Let's Not Flaunt It!
September 1982
By:
W. H.
| Manhattan, New York
Tradition 12 - Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities
Just Plain Sober
January 1967
By:
T. C.
| Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Contented with Sobriety?--<emphasis type="bold">Yes</emphasis> Contented with Everything Else?--<emphasis type="bold">Not Necessarily</emphasis>
The Responsibility Lies in Ourselves
April 1966
By:
V. W.
| Boulder Creek, California
An AA reflects on a long-remembered line from Shakespeare, which points a moral
Is the AA Program a Selfish One?
December 1965
By:
Anonymous
| East Greenwich, Rhode Island
Do we confuse the shaky newcomer?
Is the AA Program a Selfish One?
December 1965
By:
Anonymous
| East Greenwich, Rhode Island
Do we confuse the shaky newcomer?
Badge of Honor
November 1963
By:
M. C.
| Austin, Texas
I carried it proudly every night on the bus, hoping someone would ask
That Sacred Spark of Gaiety
March 1963
By:
M. C.
| Pleasantville, New York
In Paris, as at home, the sweet wine can sour--and sweeten again
The Final Befuddlement of Perry P.
September 1962
By:
Anon.
| Michigan
A finny fable of piscine perverseness proving that some fish are sicker than others
Should We Revise the Lord's Prayer?
April 1962
By:
R. Z.
| Council Bluffs, Iowa
there is a world of difference between "Lead us not into temptation" and "Let us not fall when tempted
The recommended questions are as follows:
February 1961
By:
T. W. R.
| Alexandria, Virginia
If your prospect is an artful dodger try him on these blockbusters
AA Around the World
September 1959
By:
G. R. M.
| Edmonton, Alberta
FROM THE "POLAR MEMBER" - News, 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 by the General Service Office.