Glad My Luck Ran Out
June 2022
| Stories by Longtimers!
By:
D.M.
| Yorktown, Texas
This newcomer mom’s got a new tattoo and she’s shopping for a bike. She’s sober now and living large
Trains, Dogs & Drums
April 2021
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Chuck C.
| Austin, Texas
A nice marriage, a beautiful new three bedroom house and a good sober life. Why was he so annoyed?
Growing up
June 2019
| Letting Go of Resentments
By:
Bob M.
| Tulsa, Oklahoma
Another Fourth Step helps a dad let go of a long-time resentment toward his son
Living proof
November 2018
By:
Ames S.
| New York City, New York
No expert advice required. Seeing others live a sober life does this member a world of good
Work in Progress
September 2017
By:
Anonymous
Sometimes quickly, but often slowly, an old-timer expresses gratitude as he celebrates 60 years in AA
Serial dater
June 2017
By:
Brian C.
| New York, New York
If you wanted to know how to have a three-month relationship, this was your guy
Bob K.’s Return To Life
April 2017
When two AA friends take turns saving each other’s lives, the true meaning of the Fellowship is revealed.
Out there somewhere
March 2017
By:
Ed L.
| Wrightwood, California
One morning, at a little meeting on the harbor, he got more than enough reminders to keep believing
Final Chance
July 2016
She was struck drunk again and again for two years, then found herself in detox with a final chance to become willing
Losing Patti
October 2015
A member recalls how her sister's illness and subsequent death helped her get sober
Father's Day
June 2015
By:
Stephen M.
| Roslyn Heights, New York
In a restaurant in Little Italy, a sober dad gets a huge serving of love
A Long Overdue Amends
April 2015
By:
Anonymous
A member learns to take care of her body so she can pass on the AA message
Web Exclusive: A Family Trip Remembered
September 2011
By:
Andrew W.
| Missoula, Montana
A sober man looks back at an early intervention by his mother during his teenage years
Who I was and who I am now
February 2011
By:
Ricki P.
| Homestead, Pennsylvania
A transgendered alcoholic’s search for self
WHO I WAS AND WHO I AM NOW
October 2008
By:
Ricki P.
| Homestead, Pennsylvania
A transgendered alcoholic's search for self
“I’m an Alcoholic!”
November 2023
| Gratitude
By:
Howard P.
| New York, New York
He was thrilled to break his anonymity onstage and even to the press. What could possibly go wrong?
Letting mom in
December 2021
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Wendy G.
| New Cumberland, Pa.
Sometimes we make tough choices when we get sober. But there’s always a chance for forgiveness when we try
Truth works
February 2021
| Sponsorship
By:
Joe S.
| Oakland, Calif.
Unsure of sponsoring a member inside San Quentin, he decided that honesty would be the way to go
A Bit of Cheer in a Tough Place
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Ben L.
| Cañon City, Colo.
With tape, cardboard and delicious chocolate cookies, a member helps his cellmates share a little joy
Bloom Where You Are Planted
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By:
Chuck V.
| Troy, Mich.
Finding peace and serenity wherever life takes you
Deep blue silent mystery
November 2018
By:
Mike J.
| Boise, Idaho
Like the flow of the river where he took his first drink, he followed his search, which led him to AA
Rear-Ended
September 2017
By:
Paul H.
| Raleigh, N.C.
He was rear-ended on this way to a meeting, but only because his Higher Power really, really had something to tell him
Where I'm Calling From
January 2016
Homeless and nearly broke, he stood on a New York City corner wondering where to turn
Connecticut, My Prison
November 2014
By:
Elizabeth E.
| Santa Fe, New Mexico
She went to the country for a fresh start. She didn't get very far
Web Exclusive: Wrong Number?
September 2011
By:
Nina H.
| Chicago, Illinois
A chance misdial prevented her from picking up the first drink
East to Joshua Tree
May 2011
By:
Ed L.
| Wrightwood, California
Criss-crossing the 150-degree Mojave can be hellish if you’re hungover
Step One on Repeat
March 2011
By:
Barbara
On her one-year anniversary, a member recalls the fear and excitement of early sobriety
What Does Your Daddy Do?
February 2006
By:
Paul C.
| Oceanside, California
(Mine goes to AA meetings)
A Curmudgeoness Looks Back
April 2003
By:
June L.
| El Granada, California
There was a time when Steps were suggestions designed to set you free --Step Four - Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.