Sober in ‘69
June 2022
| Stories by Longtimers!
By:
Robin F.
| Burbank, Calif.
There weren’t a lot of young people. Some women carried spoons in case a newcomer had a seizure. People came to AA first; there were no treatment centers then.
How it Worked For Me
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By:
Stephanie H.
| Oswego, Ill.
We become stronger and more beautiful for having been broken
The Thinker
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
By:
Martin W.
| Rio Ranch, N.M.
I read all the works of the great philosophers—and I do mean all. I did not have an epiphany.
Not Part Of Our Plan
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By:
Elizabeth G. and Casey O.
| Sacramento, Calif.
When unexpected news arrived for an AA couple, the program was a life-saver
Something Had to Change
February 2020
| Tough Times
By:
M.W.
| Auburn, Calif.
She thought changing her outsides would work, but once she met Heather, she got to work on the insides
Hurtful words
March 2019
| What’s On Your Mind?
By:
Sam M.
| Greensboro, North Carolina
Is it time to expand the scope of how our words might harm one another?
Feels like home
May 2018
By:
Susan A
| Rocklin, California
The love she was looking for was there all along, at a funky place by the bar
When misfortune falls
February 2018
| Title Goes Here
By:
Bill W.
| Homestead, Florida
At 26 years sober, a member in Florida finds himself in a homeless shelter. Yet he never forgets his primary purpose
The Difference a Day Makes
October 2015
Baseball Dreams
May 2014
By:
Warren G.
| Woodward, Oklahoma
He wanted to be just like his hero. Turned out he was ...
Alone No More
March 2013
By:
Morgan M.
| Burlington, Washington
Are you having trouble getting to meetings? AA to the rescue
FOUR DAYS AND COUNTING
February 2010
By:
JENN H.
| Wildwood Crest, N.J.
A teen, barely sober and struggling, attends a YPAA and is hooked
More Is Not Necessarily Better
May 1977
By:
C. C.
| North Hollywood, California
When we're happy, we're the happiest; when we're sad, we're the saddest. If one is good, two are better. We are the "excessive" people
To Be Always Teachable
December 1975
By:
Abraham J. Twerski, MD
Denial is no less foolish after ten years of sobriety than before day one
From the Cave of the Fallen Angels
March 1975
By:
E. S.
| Manhattan, New York
The words and the phrases may vary from time to time, but the basic message of the AA experience goes on unchanged
1st Step
January 1970
By:
B. L.
| Manhattan, New York
We admitted we were powerless over alcohol. . .that our lives had become unmanageable.
Coming Home
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By:
Denise P.
| West Milford, N.J.
She became one of the “old friends” she saw at her home group when she first arrived
Story Archive: A Bunch of Phonies
April 2011
By:
R. R.
| Chicago Ridge, Illinois
He found hope and learned willingness
A Bunch of Phonies
March 1978
By:
R. R.
| Chicago Ridge, Illinois
He found hope and learned willingness from
The Emperor's Clothes
May 1973
By:
E. S.
| Brooklyn, New York
The alcoholic executive is shielded by those around him who close their eyes to the problem
Leadership vs. Dictatorship
March 1961
By:
J. P. L.
| North Haledon, New Jersey
We are all anarchists at hear. Resentment can carry over into the Fellowship itself
Out of gas
October 2017
By:
Mollie M.
| Boone, N.C.
A mother recalls how she used to wait outside the liquor store and wonder how people lived their lives