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Time to Redecorate

February 2020 | Tough Times
By: H.B. | Durham, N.C.
That picture needed to come down, but what could she do? Why, bring it to the group for a vote, of course!

The parade in my head

November 2019 | Grapevine Classics
By: Ed L. | Wightwood, California

Gifts of the Heart

November 2019 | Grapevine Classics
By: Jennifer B. | Daly City, Calif.
Service at a holiday alkathon brought her closer to the program and her family

He was our friend

April 2019 | Relapse
By: Anonymous | Georgia
A member recalls a man who could not stop drinking, until the very end of his life

Land of the giants

December 2018 | Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
By: Bob W. | Lafayette, Louisiana
They taught him who he was and how to live. They were the members who gave him his start

What’s On Your Mind: What Do We Stand For?

September 2018
By: John D. | Big Lake, Minn
One AA believes strongly that accountability begins in the home group and spreads outward

No Off-Season In AA

September 2018
By: Mark F. | Commack, N.Y.
It may take a while to get yourself into “AA shape,” but once you do, stick with it—the rewards can be permanent

My Private Hell

July 2018
By: Michelle R. | Winter Garden, Fla.
She couldn’t figure out how anyone could be a “grateful” recovering alcoholic. After her second Fourth Step, she understood….

The little voice in my head

May 2018
By: Bob B | Olympia, Washington
The help he got from Steps Six and Seven brought him right back around to Step Two.

Small town drunk

May 2018
By: Anonymous

Journey to Sobriety

April 2018
By: Martin K. | Charlotte, N.C.
After six DWIs, he realized it was either the end of him or the end of his drinking. Which was it going to be?

Delivering the truth

August 2017
By: Jennifer O. | Oak Park, Illinois
It was family pizza night and the food had arrived. So had her moment of clarity

Wisdom From Newcomers

March 2017
During casual pre-meeting conversation with someone new to the rooms, he discovered that AA smarts don’t solely belong to old-timers

Big Sis

February 2017
By: Barbara G. | New Caney, Texas
Years of pent-up hurt and rage at her brother had gone far enough. So she prayed and picked up the phone

Cheat Sheet To Sobriety

January 2017
The period from five to ten can be a little dangerous if AA’s turn complacent, but one woman has found a solution

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100 quilts

February 2017
By: Meredith D. | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
How a drunken grandma put down the bottle and began to patch together a warm, useful life

Down by the river

February 2015
By: Anonymous
The biggest lesson he learned on that boat was not the one he expected.

The Best Thing that Ever Happened to Me

November 2014
By: Stephen M. | Neenah, Wisconsin
He thought alcohol had ruined his life. Now he feels differently

Your Voices In My Head

October 2014
By: Dave | Manchester, Washington
An AA thinks back on all the things people in and out of the rooms have said to him about his alcoholism

Paradise Found

February 2014
By: Jim F. | Devonport
A long-time member finally finds contentment in himself—not somewhere on a map

Moving Forward .. Not In

August 2013
By: Sara G. | Charlotte, North Carolina
You know two AAs are on a second date when you see the moving van in the driveway

How to Fall in Love

February 2012
By: Bill S. | Robbinsville, North Carolina
It's simple, once you know where to look

Love on the Rocks

August 2011
By: Jay K. | South Carolina
An AA relationship is put to the ultimate test when a wife's affair with his sponsee is revealed

Stories My Father Told Me

June 2011
By: David C. | Costa Mesa, California
After a lifetime of drinking, a man looks back at the lessons his father tried to teach him about alcoholism

AA in Uniform

September 2008
By: Thomas H. | Palm Springs, California
On the brink of despair, a chaplain finds his true calling

A Horse Named Zachary

February 2004
By: Amy G. | West Hartford, Connecticut
He was nonjudgmental and deeply sympathetic

Building a New Life One Day at a Time

January 2004
By: Susan R. | St. Louis, Missouri
Alcohol made her question her every thought and action

The Writing On the Wall

December 2003
By: Patrick C. | Provincetown, Massachusetts
He'd heard a higher power can be seen in anything. He never dreamed he'd find it in a note written by a stranger in a parked car.

The Varieties Of AA Literature

October 2003
By: Paul C. | Oceanside, California
--One Member's Experience

How to Fall In Love

February 2003
By: Bill S. | Robbinsville, North Carolina
It's simple, once you know where to look

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