Building a life
May 2019
| Our Big Book–80 Wonderful Years
By:
K.F.
| Indianapolis, Indiana
For 40 years now, just like his sponsor said, he’s been celebrating a life worth staying sober for
A Better Chance At A Better Choice
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
By:
Joan M.
| Davis, Calif.
Looking into mirror of her past life helped her find the start of sobriety—and sufferings’ end
The big event
August 2018
By:
L.D.
| Washington, D.C.
Chairing a what? A mini-conference? Oh no, how do you do that? She was about to find out
You're under arrest
April 2018
By:
Alex M.
| Louisville, Kentucky
Non-approved literature? Raffles? Religious talk? Who monitors what we say and do at our AA meetings? The Traditions make it clear
Staying Afloat
November 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
Erica P.
| Concord, New Hampshire
At 10 months, she thought the Bahamas would be easy breezy. But the disease had a different idea
Tears on New Year’s
January 2017
By:
Jim O.
| Waller, Texas
A sober dad, depressed and alone on the holiday, reaches out for help—and gets it
My new social network
January 2017
By:
Nils S.
| Princeton, New Jersey
With the help of AA friends, a newcomer makes a healthy transition to a safer, more sober way to connect
Two Years Old
December 2016
On her anniversary, a woman reflects on how she traveled from blackout drinker to someone who sees the light, every day.
Bogged Down
April 2016
Trying to outrun Step Four made his life worse, but thankfully his sponsor tossed him a rope
On Sacred Ground
August 2015
Who knew a spiritual trek to the Black Hills would include a van full of fun-loving AAs?
One Block East of Wornall
June 2015
By:
Michael A. Sr.
| Kansas City, Missouri
A little meeting in Kansas City has been giving back since AA was six years old
Found in the Heart
November 2014
By:
Angela M.
| Knoxville, Tennessee
As long as she considered alcohol her best friend it was hard to truly want to stop drinking
Teacher Gets Schooled
October 2014
By:
Bill P.
| Waukesha,, Wisconsin
The story Billy was about to share with the class would stay with his teacher for years
The Question of When
January 2014
By:
Todd H.
It wasn't clear when he crossed that line and maybe it doesn't matter
The Headache of the Soul
July 1961
By:
C. A.
| Los Angeles, California
Its cunning, its power, its baffling nature manifests itself in subtle ways
Closed Meeting
December 1958
By:
J. P. L.
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Suggested Answers to "A Few Questions
Batten Down the Hatches
September 2020
| Living Sober Group
By:
Jordan W.
| Lemoore, Calif.
He used to outdrink all of his buddies. Now he gladly goes to AA meetings wherever he’s deployed
This is the door you're looking for
October 2018
By:
Lori U.
| Portland, Oregon
She may not have been raised to end up on skid row, but she sure found her hope there
From Rags to Riches
January 2015
By:
Norma A.
| Austin, Texas
AA taught me how to live, how to love, and how to let go
A Dry Drunk's Last Stand
February 2003
By:
Steve S.
| Douglaston, New York
After white-knuckling it for weeks, another warrior comes in from the combat zone