Jump start
April 2017
By:
Corey F.
| Soledad, California
The information he got in treatment about the program started this young man’s AA engine and put his sobriety in high gear
Who's In Charge?
August 2015
Luckily, in his quest to save AA, he ran across one of our special workers
Morning at the Resort
June 2015
She was starting to feel uneasy while on a trip when she ran into some old friends
O Brother Where Art Thou?
October 2014
By:
Anonymous
They grew apart as they got older and got to drinking. Sobriety brought them back together
The Best Is Yet To Come
July 2006
By:
Hal R.
| Millbrae, California
It's a journey and not a destination
Helping Hands
August 1957
Outside AA - Activities and developments outside AA in the field of alcoholism...suggestions and possible contributions--information, clippings, marked publications, etc.--are invited. Please mark them "Helping Hands.
Our Oasis
July 2016
On a much-needed vacation to Mexico, a sober couple take in some sun and make a host of new AA friends
Women of Kiev
July 2015
Determined to stay sober and work the program, some women in Ukraine make their way
What! another meeting?
March 2014
By:
Anonymous
With his marriage on the rocks, a newcomer tries to help his family understand this AA thing
Houston's Flower Man
December 2011
By:
Cleveland T.
| Houston, Texas
With the help of AA, he went from living on Skid Row to having his house highlighted on the tourist trail
"Don't Do It, Mom, He's Not Worth It!"
June 2011
By:
Tom
| Osseo, Minnesota
An incident of domestic violence and a daughter's rejection was the spark he needed to get sober
Make the Connection
June 2011
By:
Carol P.
| Clinton, Massachusetts
Even halfway around the world in Australia, the program is there if you seek it
Turkey day
November 2010
By:
R.P.
| Yorktown, Va.
A first sober Thanksgiving is spent staying busy and using the AA tools
MY TURNING POINT
January 2010
By:
RICK S.
| Indian Wells, Calif.
Declaring his alcoholism at a meeting, a solitary, blackout drinker begins a new life
A Kid like me
March 2009
By:
PINKY G.
| Skaneateles, New York
A troubled teen and a 40-something sponsor have more in common than they think
Obsession Progression
June 2007
By:
Melody R.
| Bandon, Oregon
An AA learns that there is more to sobriety than a dry spell