Sober Mother
August 1977
By:
S. B.
| North Hatley, Quebec
Children do forgive, and love and respect can be restored
Try Not to Compare
January 1975
By:
Dick C.
| Brooklyn, New York
When our minds open up, every AA story we hear is essentially our own
Twelve Steps to Slimness
May 1966
By:
Anonymous
| Jupiter, Florida
What does an alcoholic do when he finds himself sober--and very fat?
Metragoo and Old Vinegar
June 1962
By:
C. R. K.
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Alkies substitute the strangest things
Christmas Comes But Twice a Year!!!
December 1950
By:
The Deacon
JINGLE, JINGLE, JINGLE OR, 21 DAYS IN THE MERRILY CLINKING TILL
Grapevine Daily Quote July 15, 2019
“We cannot grow very much unless we constantly try to envision what the eternal spiritual values are.”
AA Co-Founder, Bill W., June 1961, “Humility for Today”, The Language of the Heart
Quote July 15, 2017
We cannot grow very much unless we constantly try to envision what the eternal spiritual values are.”
AA Co-Founder, Bill W., June 1961 “Humility for Today,” The Language of the Heart
Quote July 15, 2014
“We cannot grow very much unless we constantly try to envision what the eternal spiritual values are.”
AA Co-Founder, Bill W., June 1961 “Humility for Today” The Language of the Heart
Be Not Afraid
February 2025
| Longtimers
By:
E.M.
| Lawrence, Massachusetts
A sober firefighter’s near-death experience reminds him that he’s always taken care of
No defense
October 2022
| Relapse
By:
Dolly A.
| Old Orchard Beach, Maine
As her meetings slipped away, the wine started looking good. Then one day she reached for the glass
Loving Myself
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
By:
Susan W.
| Bristol, Tenn.
A lesbian member shares about acceptance, tolerance, relationships, God and staying sober in AA since 1979
Just like my father
March 2019
| What’s On Your Mind?
By:
Laura M.
| Melbourne, Florida
No matter how hard she tried, she became the very thing she said she never would
Not sure yet
May 2017
By:
Terry E.
| Louisiana
A past delegate shares how his group welcomes newcomers who don’t yet know if they belong
Young, Drunk and Broke
January 2011
By:
Jamie L.
| Oceanside, California
Sleeping in a dumpster was just the beginning of the end
Whose Marriage Is It Anyway?
December 2006
By:
Charles H.
| Laguna Woods, California
A rocky relationship in recovery
Something at Work in a Human Heart
June 1987
By:
S. M.
| Ottawa, Ontario
From time to time under this heading we will present stories that illuminate the journey some AAs make toward sobriety--often against considerable odds
Uncluttered Sobriety
August 1983
By:
R. P.
| Riverside, Connecticut
As sobriety progresses, "treasured mementos" of the drinking days belong in the trash bin