A Newfound Peace
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By:
E.K.
| Crestwood, Ky.
When a serious operation loomed, his Higher Power helped him face his fears
My Love Affair with Bars
October 2025
| AA & Technology
By:
Esther H.
| Carrollton, Texas
She craved her favorite watering holes—she even sang in many. Until one day at 50, the lights came on
Best Friends
September 2025
| Stories of Gratitude
By:
Anna J.
| Madison, Wisconsin
Sobriety gave her a brand-new relationship, with one who knew her secrets and dreams
Through Sober Eyes
July 2025
| AA Celebrates 90 Wonderful Years!
By:
Rob G.
| Marmora, New Jersey
He wanted to see what the world looked like without liquor. Thirty-five years ago, he got his wish
Black & Blue & Yellow
April 2024
| Happy Birthday Big Book!
By:
Judith N.
| Marysville, Washington
Celebrating 50 years of sobriety, she took down her book and marveled at the marks she made that mattered most
Outvoted
February 2024
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Michele C.
| Davis, California
A proposed change at her Step study meeting became a valuable lesson in group conscience
When Grief Comes
February 2024
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Anonymous
| Rancho Cordova, California
After the loss of his wife, an oldtimer reaches out for help just like he was a beginner again
Dave’s Dragon
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By:
Dave M.
| Shawnee, KS
Bringing the urge to drink down to size
We can get through anything
February 2022
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Bill K.
| Amarillo, Texas
He’s gotten through moves, loved one’s deaths, viral meningitis and age issues, and he hasn’t had a drink since 1970
Fear not
October 2021
| Cooperation With Professionals (CPC)
By:
C.P.
| Mount Vernon, Ind.
It's hard for me to recognize fear right when it arises, but I have a loving God who reminds me that even dumping a bunch of fears in inventory form is progress.
Meeting Closed!
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
By:
Sam B.
| London
All of a sudden, we were told to remain in our homes with no access to AA meetings. Was this a cruel joke? Why stop me now? I was starting all over again!
God’s Candy
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By:
Shana B.
| Pottsboro, Texas
A spoonful of sugar, figuratively speaking, smoothed her way into sobriety
AA Superstar
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By:
Definitely Steve
| Nashville, Tenn.
With two months in AA, he was on a mission to save the world. It didn’t quite turn out that way
Listen and Learn
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By:
Beverly F.
| Tucson, Ariz.
A former pro softball player learns to live all over again in the rooms of AA
New Year's Eve I Startled Myself. . .
January 1969
By:
J. A. H.
| Dallas, Texas
This woman member had nothing to say to an all-male audience. Then she remembered a cold, wet night when. . .
Two More Choices
August 1966
By:
Robert K. Greenleaf
- Seven choices for mature living: The fourth in a series of six articles<lbWe can elect to be really human, and to be ourselves
Christmas Past
December 1965
By:
M. H.
| Miami, Florida
His recollection of the years in the shadows heightens the joy of this sober Christmas
Let's Level About Money
February 1963
By:
P. R.
| Manhattan, New York
A reminder that the program also has a material side
