Helping Others to Recover
March 1976
By:
R. C. G.
| Fort Knox, Kentucky
We have a responsibility to carry the message, whether to the newcomer or to the old-timer
Whaddya Mean, Unmanageable?
May 1973
By:
J. G. T.
| Negaunee, Michigan
Maybe a little problem here and there, but. . .
The Hard Days
August 1970
By:
E. M. K.
| South Pasadena, California
After sobriety, we may still have problems to work through. But somehow, we are given the power to cope
A Bat in Old New York
November 1966
By:
Ronnie H.
| London
An Englishman who hated the city ten years ago looks again
An Old Grad Returns
January 1963
By:
R. Z.
| Phoenix, Arizona
A.T.I., dear Alma Mater, was a tough, no-frills school--but the Dean has problems. . .
I Came to Believe
August 1952
By:
R. J. C.
| Rochelle, Illinois
and found that--"IN DEFEAT LIES VICTORY
A Long Way Back
August 1951
By:
D. H.
| Jacksonville, Florida
It's a short haul from cornbread to hoe cake. . .
The Maritimes
May 1951
Eastward to Price Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia. Islands of great harbors...and harbor now for fifty-one AA groups. AA jutting out into the storms of the sea...
Pot of gold
February 2010
By:
KATHLEEN V.
| Grand Rapids, Mich.
When an alcoholic finds that sobriety isn't all sunshine, she looks for rainbows
Looking Up
January 2016
When he first got to AA, he could only stare at the floor. Now he can almost see peoples’ eyes
90 days of June
February 2015
By:
Carol P.
| Clinton, Massachusetts
One summer, a woman with a few years sober decided to kick her program into high gear.
Pillow to Pillow
November 2014
By:
Simon H.
| Sag Harbor, New York
A newcomer learns a dream of a concept: If he can make it to bedtime without a drink, he’ll stay sober
Dear Grapevine
March 2014
Dr. Jekyll, Mr. Hyde
July 2013
By:
Robert N.
| Puerto Vallarta
A correctional officer who attended meetings for work, one day returns for himself
Material Girl
April 2013
By:
Betsy G.
| Houston, Texas
All the fancy things could not fix her insides
My Cold Metal Chair
July 2012
By:
Jackie V.
| Morristown, New Jersey
Holding hands? Styrofoam cups? No way! Yet, she's grateful she stayed
Paternity Leave
November 2008
By:
Peter C.
| Oyster Bay, New York
Torn between recovery and responsibilities at home, a father puts meetings, but not sobriety, on hold
Almost Finished At Fifteen
January 2006
By:
John B.
| Everett, Washington
To this teenager, the graveyard made the most sense
A Judge's Thoughts On Sanity
February 2003
By:
Linda L. Chezem, J.D.
Step Two - Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity
A Night to Remember
June 1998
By:
Newton B.
| White Rock, B. C.
Two sober fishermen hook a wild party
Opening Doors
May 1997
By:
Dale J.
| Jasper, Florida
Step 5 - Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.