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!
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.
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
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
