Lighting the way
September 2022
| Young & Sober
By:
Tina W.
| Hobe Sound, Fla.
Though her last day drinking was rudderless and dark, she found a beacon to point the way out
Grabbing the Gold
April 2021
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Curt W.
| Lake Stevens, Wash.
He always dreamed of having his own boat and crabbing all day in the sun. In sobriety his dream came true and more
"You Are Most Likely An Alcoholic"
November 2018
By:
Sarah W.
A letter she wrote to herself went unheeded, but seven years later, she saved her life in AA
Freedom is sweet
July 2018
By:
Jim H.
| Zephyr Hills, Florida
He was way too cool for AA in prison, but the sober guys in the yard had something that got his attention
My belief your belief
May 2017
By:
Phillip T.
| Sacramento, California
A member shares about his own spiritual journey in AA and says we all need time to find our place
Bar Exams and Barrooms
May 2015
By:
Anonymous
| Virginia Beach, Virginia
While studying, he could hear the mirth and gaiety from the drinkers next door
A Thinking Problem
September 2014
By:
Dave M.
| Oshawa, Ontario
AA helped him with more than his drinking and he learned how to be happy
Pesky Little Defects
June 2014
By:
John Y.
| Russell, Pennsylvania
A tense evening in a local bookstore reminds him that we’re not really ever done with Step Six
Rolling to Acceptance
May 2014
By:
Theresa H.
| Edina, Minnesota
Going to meetings in a wheelchair was really hard until one day she got a great big idea
Dive In, the Water's Fine
April 2014
By:
Danny S.
| Georgia
A member takes the leap and shares his love of the Step that changed his life
Leap of Faith
November 2013
By:
Anonymous
He was about to jump, but could he? His answer was a piece of cake
Pause Before You Send
March 2012
By:
Joanna W.
| Denver, Colorado
She found that her computer was not the best place to do a Ninth Step
Lights Out
June 2011
By:
Paul McQ.
| Long Beach, New York
Even without electricity, a struggling alcoholic plugs in to a group’s sober energy
Step Two: I Didn't Drink And I Didn't Run
February 2007
By:
Nancy C.
| Coral Gables, Florida
Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity
Mail Call for All A.A.s at Home Or Abroad
August 1947
By:
Tom C. E.
| Port Washington, L. I., New York
Anonymity Has Its Limits!
Mail Call for All A. A.s at Home Or Abroad
January 1947
By:
H. R.
| Fort Knox, Kentucky
A Flier Lands
How It Feels to Make One's First Beginnings in A. A.
November 1944
By:
Joe
The First Realization. . .
My Authentic Self
February 2020
| Tough Times
By:
K.J.
| Los Angeles, Calif.
Filled with rage and punk rock, her teen years were rough. But since coming to AA, she has reinvented her life
The problem and the actress
November 2019
| Grapevine Classics
By:
Anonymous
| Hollywood, California
In 1960, a Hollywood star tells of her fear of being found out and what it took to get help in AA—courage
I’m him
March 2018
By:
Anton R.
| Edmonton, Alberta
Today at the homeless shelter, he reached out to a man he never met but knew all too well
No escape
February 2010
By:
SUE N.
| Menomonee Falls, Wis.
Drinking for relief stops working for this bar-hopping mother of two
The Twelve Steps Revisited / Step 8
June 1962
By:
J. E.
| Guilford, Connecticut
Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all.
The Problem and the Actress
June 1960
A Hollywood star warns it's time for AA when the gossip columnists coyly ask: "What actress has her friends worried?
Broadening the Gateway
June 2019
| Letting Go of Resentments
By:
Andrew S.
| Snowmass, Colo.
Making sure that our prayers encompass the faith of all alcoholics
No One Home
July 2013
By:
Anonymous
With wife and kids gone and no furniture in sight, the lawn was the only place left to land