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.