Lying on my resume
October 2018
By:
James L.
| Nashville, Tennessee
The “secrets of success” he heard at meetings taught him a valuable lesson about honesty
A Piece Of Cake
April 2006
By:
Liz O.
| Oakland, California
To slip, or not to slip--that was the question
Spiritus Contra Spiritum
May 1982
By:
B. H.
| Staten Island, New York
A clergyman's conflict between his faith and the desire to drink
A.A.'s Country-wide News Circuit
May 1945
Hold on tight
June 2022
| Stories by Longtimers!
By:
Alice M.
| Cleveland, Ohio
At five months sober, she was about to give up. But a late night motorcycle ride gave her the jump start she needed
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
Gratitude
August 2012
By:
F. M.
| New Canaan, Connecticut
How do you manage to feel grateful when you're feeling terrible?
Going to Any Lengths
February 2005
By:
Ron B.
| Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin
One AA can do a lot to carry the message to elders
You Don't Have to Slip
November 1998
By:
Anonymous
| Scarsdale, New York
From the September 1955 Grapevine
Pot
May 1976
By:
Anonymous
| Illinois
She found it a substitute addiction that nearly led back to the bottle
A big splash
November 2022
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Kathy R.
| N.C.
I grabbed my tube and plunged into the water. I recall laughing throughout the day—a lot. There were jokes, teasing, hamburgers, hot dogs and soda. AA had taught me how to live.
A Mother's Prayer
December 2012
By:
Shirley S.
| New York, New York
A grieving mom shares hope for others who might find this program
Around AA - Items of AA Information and Experience
November 1966
By:
J. I.
| California
The Deacon's Bench
Leaders in Sober Living
September 1975
By:
J. M.
| Nashville, Tennessee
Today's sponsor has added responsibility to guide the newcomer in the AA way of life
From Rags to Riches
January 2015
By:
Norma A.
| Austin, Texas
AA taught me how to live, how to love, and how to let go
Help
April 2011
By:
Marcia J.
| Phoenix, Arizona
It can feel like the dirtiest four-letter word in the English language