Just on Time
August 2015
He realized that it was never too early to get sober, but that if he waited long enough, it might be too late
Man of Many Talents
April 2015
By:
Eric K.
| Crosslake, Minnesota
His ride into AA service has taken some wonderful turns and he's yet to hit the breaks
Temporary Work
March 2015
By:
Debi C.
| Buffalo, New York
After she lost her job because of drinking, she found herself in part time jobs – one of which would ultimately lead her to AA
A Girl from the Midwest
November 2014
By:
—D.E.S.
| St. Louis, Missouri
An alcoholic gay woman finds sobriety and acceptance in AA
Highway Patrol or HP?
November 2014
By:
Sarah H.
| Vernal, Utah
A felony DUI conviction set her on the path to sobriety
Somewhere in New Mexico
August 2014
By:
Alan H.
| Idaho Falls, Idaho
He had resigned himself to drinking until he died when someone asked him a question that changed everything
Moments of Being
August 2014
By:
Elizabeth E.
| Albuquerque, New Mexico
With over 35 years of sobriety, she came back to the Eleventh Step and had a spiritual awakening
At the Candy Cane Ball
May 2014
By:
Julia G.
| Rockaway, New Jersey
From the beginning, it was clear that alcohol was going to be a problem
God's Little Breadcrumbs
April 2014
By:
Rick C.
| Bishop, California
An AA tells about the things he lost and found along the way
Unwrapped
December 2013
By:
Sam Marie E.
| Atlanta, Georgia
This year, her gifts did not come in a box
Me and You and AA
November 2013
After a relationship in the rooms ends, she had to strengthen her focus on her own sobriety
Dawn at the Rehab
February 2013
By:
Nancy S.
| Sweet Home, Oregon
She was angry and wanted nothing to do with God—until one frozen 5 a.m. smoke break
Rocky Mountain High
February 2013
By:
Andy L.
| Stevensville, Montana
He got his bike and his life back for an incredible 34 sober years on the road
Cracked Pipes
December 2012
By:
Anonymous
| Charlottesville, Virginia
A post-holiday emergency knocked her right off her pink cloud
When the Floodwaters Rise
October 2005
By:
Karen S.
| Manchester, New Hampshire
Whom do you ask for her
What Does 'Surrender' Mean?
November 1992
By:
Harry M. Tiebout, M.D.
One of AA's first friends in psychiatry points out "the road beyond the miracle" - From the April 1963 Grapevine
What Does 'Surrender' Mean?
November 1981
By:
Harry M. Tiebout, MD
One of AA's first friends in psychiatry points out the road beyond the miracle - From the April 1963 Grapevine
Truth
August 1973
By:
J. W.
| Key West, Florida
Do we remain captives of the lie when the truth can set us free?
The Power Is
January 1967
By:
G. P. W.
| San Antonio, Texas
An argument for faith, based on the truth of another invisible, impalpable force
What Does "Surrender" Mean?
April 1963
By:
Harry M. Tiebout, M.D.
One of AA's first friends in psychiatry points out "the road beyond the miracle
Arabian Knights
October 1958
By:
Lyb S.
No flag accompanies this story--nor is the name of the Middle Eastern country of its principal character mentioned--to safeguard his anonymity.
Story Archive: Happy Birthday--You're an Alcoholic
April 2011
By:
Mike S.
| Port Angeles, Washington
What it was like
December 20, 1957
April 1958
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