My Pink Cloud
Web Exclusives
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By:
Julie P.
For three months, her pink cloud kept her going. It was only after it turned grey that she discovered the value of a simple word: gratitude
Truck stop angel
August 2018
By:
Patricia B.
| Oceanside, California
It’s the middle of the night, her car has died and she’ll miss her flight. How will she ever make her son’s wedding?
Jumping to Conclusions
October 2017
By:
Susan H.
| Ashland, Ore.
Wild kids next door were causing trouble and she had to do something. She had no idea she was leaping headfirst into Step Ten
Recalulating
February 2015
By:
J.B.
| Leicester, North Carolina
In the mountains, a woman faces big changes after a breakup and a move.
With Complete Abandon
March 2014
By:
Mary
After many relapses and false starts she heard something in a meeting that changed everything
Under the Banyan Tree
August 2013
By:
Anonymous
His journey to forgive his mother ended one sunny day as he sipped on pineapple juice
Ray of Light
July 2012
By:
Lori C.
| Springfield, Illinois
AA showed her the way out of her dark hole
If This Is Prayer, It Isn't So Bad
February 2012
By:
Alan L.
| Salt Lake City, Utah
It can work, even if you don't have a Higher Power
Protecting Us from Ourselves
September 2011
By:
David S.
| New York, New York
An ex-committee member learns how our structure is maintained to ensure Twelve-Step work is always available
A Mother and Her Son
July 2011
By:
Connie S.
| Colorado Springs, Colorado
After getting sober herself, she learnt that she was powerless over the alcoholism of others
Twelve Suggested Points For AA Tradition
November 2007
By:
Bill W.
The first version of the principles that still guide AA groups
How About A Group Inventory?
October 2006
By:
Anonymous
| Scarsdale, New York
From the August 1956 Grapevine
From B.A. To Baccalaureate
September 2006
By:
Ritchy D.
| Sudbury, Ontario
A tough guy goes to school
Problems Other than Alcohol: What Can Be Done About Them?
May 2004
From the AA Grapevine, February 1958, Bill W.'s classic essay looks back on the Fellowship's early experiences with addicts and special-interest group factions and outlines what they learned.
