His Life Changed While He Ate His Oatmeal
March 2011
By:
Anonymous
His long downward slide ended one day as he ate his breakfast at a state mental hospital
Artist Interrupted
February 2011
By:
Paul W.
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A promising career is snuffed out by alcoholism
The Problem Was Me
January 2009
By:
Molly H.
| Mequon, Wisconsin
She came to AA to save her marriage and wound up saving herself
HOME FOR THE Holidays
November 2008
By:
David A.
| Clifton, Texas
HOW ONE AA SURVIVES FAMILY PARTIES
PRIME Dating Material?
February 2008
By:
Dan H.
| Oceanside, California
Lame pick-up lines and help from the Fourth Step
Sober Necessities
January 2008
By:
Jeff M.
| El Paso, Texas
"Don't drink, and go to meetings.” Is that really enough?
Not A Pretty Drinker
September 2006
By:
Danna F.
| New York, New York
At seven years sober, a twenty-two-year-old looks back
Exhaling Freely
June 2005
By:
Jayme M.
After terrified mornings, an AA finds the courage to ask for help
My Gratitude Family
April 2004
By:
Steve L.
| Lisbon, Wisconsin
He met them at a moment of crisis, when he was halfway between lost and found
Meditation for Hammer-heads
April 2004
By:
Bob D.
| Springfield, Massachusetts
The basics, from a guy who had to hit a brick wall to slow down
Report On The 53rd General Service Conference
September 2003
Sobriety Test
May 2003
By:
Cookie W.
| Virginia Beach, Virginia
The first time tragedy struck, she got wasted. The second time, she admitted defeat and found strength.
Entertaining Is Part of My Work
October 1975
By:
W. W. G.
| Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
Or. . . How to succeed in business without really drinking
AA'S 40th Anniversary International Convention Denver, Colorado July 4-6, 1975
January 1975
By:
L. H.
| Denver, Colorado
This is the year!
Complacency Is Insidious
November 1973
By:
C. P.
| Buffalo, New York
And, like alcoholism, it can be a progressive disease - From the July 1949 Grapevine
The Good Within the Enemy
August 1973
By:
A. G.
| Decatur, Georgia
Where there is hatred let me sow love. . ." - Forgiveness comes when we love and bless the Power that flows through each of us
The Impossible Dream
November 1971
By:
J. W.
| Islamorada, Florida
Sobriety demands that we accept life as it is, with all its good and all its evil
I Just Let the Magic Happen
November 1971
By:
C. L.
| Fort Collins, Colorado
This salesman has traveled the long distance from misery to joy
Your Doctor Can't Help You!
January 1971
By:
Anonymous, MD
| Manhattan, New York
If he doesn't know that you're an alcoholic, if he doesn't know that you react badly to some kinds of medication. . .
Make Contact!
January 1971
By:
B. W.
| Salisbury
Somewhere there is someone who needs you just as you need him - The essence of AA
A Cruel Killer
An icy road, the death of a loved one, and his own struggles convinced him of the true nature of alcoholism