Shifting Focus
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Ed H.
| Middle Island, N.Y.
My wife and I have done some really fine things in improving our relationship in the past few years. And a love I’ve never experienced before has blossomed as a result.
Saving my life
October 2021
| Cooperation With Professionals (CPC)
By:
Ron E.
| Oak Park, Ill.
A heartfelt amend from a grateful AA member who encountered many medical professionals on his way down
The Importance of a Phone Call
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By:
Tomas C.
| Albuquerque, NM
He made his last drunken phone call to the man who became his sponsor
Traumatic Recovery
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By:
Bonnie J.
| Billings, MT.
“Hijacked” by alcohol for most of her life, she had found “an entire psychic change” in AA
How we drank
April 2019
| Relapse
By:
Patrick H.
| San Marcos, California
Do we sometimes forget to share about why we came to AA in the first place?
Dangerous treats
December 2018
| Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
By:
Al G., USAF Ret
| Plattsmouth, Nebraska
Fitting In
May 2018
By:
Jim G.
| New Boston, N.H.
He played the clown and partied hard, but was never able to find his place until he got honest about his drinking
Newcomers And Social Media
October 2017
By:
Thomas P.
| Wichita Falls, Texas
At first he didn’t see what the big deal was about celebrating his sobriety on social media, until someone explain the real meaning of anonymity
Strangers on a Train
July 2016
This judge "invited" us to attend an AA meeting. He had just celebrated 15 years in the program
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not
June 2016
Sober Passover
April 2016
Who's Gonna Drive You Home?
December 2015
A New Freedom
June 2025
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Anonymous
| Coleman, Florida
From a 9 x 12 foot cell, he maintains hope each day with the help of meetings, friends, family and God
Sobriety Is Everything
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By:
Adam M.
| Omaha, Neb.
A former black sheep now grazes in sober fields
“He’s Still Breathing”
August 2024
| Dating & Relationships
By:
Bob B.
| Olympia, Washington
His drinking pushed away the one he loved most. But that didn’t stop him—until it did
Turning Point
April 2024
| Happy Birthday Big Book!
By:
Amanda Z.
| Houston, Texas
At six months sober she left the meeting in a huff. Her plan?
Head straight for the liquor store
Head straight for the liquor store
Anchored
December 2023
| Remote Communities and sober holidays
By:
Patrick R.
| Longville, Minnesota
Opportunity Knocks
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By:
Ted K.
| Dublin, Ohio
Taking a chance on the gift of sobriety
Reading & Healing
June 2023
| Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
By:
Barbara Jean H.
| Pennington, New Jersey
Invaluable questions in the “Twelve and Twelve” helped repair a mom’s relationship with her daughter
Looking Up On A Starry Night
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By:
Bob C.
| New YorK, NY
Regrets, yes, but sobriety brought him hope—and a wonderful life
A Certain Book
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By:
Connie Y.
| Venice, Fla.
It was not AA-approved literature, but it helped her find a Higher Power that kept her sober
The Man in Dakar
March 2023
| Get Into Service
By:
Ruthie S.
| Lumberton, Texas
I jumped from my seat. I demanded that we didn’t need AA. I remember feeling embarrassed after my tirade because he just continued to speak politely.
My Home Group
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By:
Rob. C.
| Birdsboro, PA
The perfect home group? This AA discovered it the first time he stepped into a meeting
Maybe Next Year
December 2022
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Nancy W.
| Southbury., Conn.
She used to really tie one on at the annual office holiday parties. What now?
A Great Big God
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By:
Angie Z.
| Amarillo, TX
Grace, grown out of desperation, blooms in her life