Prime Dating Material?
November 2015
They told him romance would happen in God's time. But would he listen?
Scooped Up
November 2015
Greta helped many women in AA, but luckily for Emily, this day she had time for one more
He snoozes, she rages
October 2015
For weeks, she went out of her way to drive this guy to meetings, only to watch him doze!
The Last Thing in His Wallet
June 2015
By:
Louie S.
| Galesville, Wisconsin
An old-timer remembers the day he lost everything—but a prayer
One room at a time
April 2015
By:
Mary O.
| Brownsburg, Indiana
At 22 years sober, she was about to make a big move—but this time she let her past experience do the heavy lifting
No Way But Up
March 2015
By:
Tom C.
| Easton, Maryland
He found himself out of job, drunk, and living under an overpass
25-lb. turkey, 500-lb. phone
November 2014
By:
John W.
| Wayne, Pennsylvania
How a newcomer gets through his first stressful sober Thanksgiving
The Ultimate Share
October 2014
By:
M.M.
| Parksville, British Columbia
After years of drunken hospital visits, a member finally returns for a much better reason
Truck Stop Angels
August 2014
By:
Rachel R.
| Rocky Mount, North Carolina
In search of food, clean clothes and an AA meeting, a tired driver hits the road and finds a truckload of kindness
The Long Weekend
June 2014
By:
Layla L.
| Forth Worth, Texas
After she got sober, she learned that her experiences were very common
The Boy in the Light Blue Truck
April 2014
By:
Katie K.
| Wilmington, North Carolina
How a boy, a crab and sweet summer rain gave her the courage to let go
Out of the Wasteland
January 2014
By:
Mary B.
| Bluffton, South Carolina
She was ready to take the First Step at her very first meeting
I Fell off the Apple Tree
November 2013
Despite his intentions, he became an alcoholic much like his father
Square Peg, Round Hole
November 2013
By:
Mary C.
| Elloree, South Carolina
When she catches herself struggling too much, it’s time for Step Eleven
From Fear to Freedom
October 1996
Jim, an Aborigine, endured extreme privation in his early years. His father, he says, "wielded a mean strap"--Jim was in constant fear of him--and then at school, because of "a rebellious nature," similar punishments occurred. Later, he was apprenticed to
There Is a Way Out
April 1996
By:
Charles M.
| Vero Beach, Florida
He was no stranger to insanity, until the simple message of sobriety finally sank in