I Kissed My Baby Goodbye
October 2014
By:
Amber M.
| Roseville, California
A mother goes to jail at nine months sober, yet finds a beautiful way to get through it
Finding Bottom
August 2014
By:
Jackie H.
After she had to move out of the motels and onto friends' couches, she reached for the phone book to look up AA
No Mint On My Pillow
June 2014
By:
Michelle G.
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Amid the steel and chaos, her Higher Power sat by her every day
Rich details
June 2013
By:
Mary O.
| LaGrange, Illinois
Stripping away the old ugly layers reveals the beauty inside
Web Exclusive: Game Over
November 2011
By:
Mary Lou
| Buffalo, New York
When she realized that doing the Steps was not a competition, she was able to move forward
Coming Home
July 2011
By:
Larry H.
| Puyallup, Washington
He was adrift from himself and the promise of his early life until he found the safe harbor of AA
Dear Grapevine
April 2011
Holidays, Shmolidays
November 2010
By:
MATT S.
| Buffalo Grove, Ill.
A grump learns that every day sober is a holiday
Grateful to Be an Alcoholic? Not Me
November 2005
By:
Gregory F.
| Henderson, Nevada
An AA draws the line between an alcoholic who is in recovery and one who is not
It's Not About Me
January 2004
By:
Janis H.
| St. Catharines, Ontario
The freedom of getting out of the way
Coming of Age in Sobriety
February 1969
By:
H. M. K.
| Texas
The young dentist had success, family, recognition: everything he needed except. . .
Pills--a Minority Report
July 1968
By:
W. S. R.
| East Norwalk, Connecticut
Here's one alcoholic who finds no charm in pills and capsules. His problem, he says, was booze. . .
Drunk Log
September 1961
By:
J. A. E.
| Chappaqua, New York
Sometimes it helps to keep a written record
A True Christmas Story
December 1954
By:
Reprinted by request from "The Eye-
| Long Beach, California
A Jesuit Applauds AA
February 1954
By:
William J. Smith, S.J.
| Brooklyn, New York
Second in a series of religious views of AA, by non-alcoholics of various faiths. An article by a Protestant minister appeared in November issue. Other will appear from time to time.
I Turn in My Medals
December 1950
By:
J.S.H.
| Montclair, New Jersey
In which bourbon and bravery, gin and genius are soon parted. . .