Getting a Start in AA
July 1966
By:
R. T.
| Manhattan, New York
A story about Joe, which is the author's own story of how AA came to him
Misty’s last night out
May 2022
| 60th Anniversary of the Concepts
By:
Mary Ann S.
| New York, N.Y.
A Chelsea Hotel survivor tells how the 80s party life nearly killed her. Then one day she met this girl named Cathy
Paradise not lost
October 2016
How a return to the scene of her darkest drinking became a beautiful experience
Brooklyn Dreams
April 2015
By:
Michael C.
| New York, New York
Trading drunken nightmares of a dark canal for the Serenity Prayer and a brighter life
Thank You, Casper
January 2015
By:
Anonymous,
| Boston, Massachusetts
Hurt, frightened, confused, she found help through her Higher Power, whom she chose to call Casper
Sofa Sweet Sofa
August 2014
By:
Paula C.
| Houston, Texas
Once the couch and liquor were her best friends. Now she can’t get enough of the sun
I Found My HP Under a Flatbed Truck
February 2014
By:
Richard V.
| Charlotte, North Carolina
He hopped on his bike to get to his Step meeting, but encountered a pickup that was delivering Step Two
I Knew Joe
July 2003
By:
David P.
| Beverly Hills, California
Death and despair take a down-and-out rocker to the door of AA. A moment of grace brings him in
Starting at Zero
March 2012
By:
Jim
It took a long time of being in AA before he could take the First Step
Dear Grapevine
October 2011
A Lifer's Story
July 2011
By:
Barry M.
| Mt. Pleasant, North Carolina
The only way to endure his prison sentence was to drink as much as possible
Eighteen Days
February 2004
By:
Jeffrey T.
| Bountiful, Utah
A newcomer begins the journey back to life without alcohol
Losing Lisa
June 2003
By:
L. K.
| Texas
Together, a group sifts through a tangle of feelings with meetings
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research, and Treatment
September 1987
By:
Alcohol Health & Research World
Homelessness and Alcohol Abuse
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research, and Treatment
March 1987
By:
Melvyn Bowler
It's the Same in Australia
Them Against Me
April 1984
By:
K. P.
| Olympia, Washington
When she finally told AA friends about her slip, it was them <emphasis type="underline">and</emphasis> me again