On the edge
March 2018
By:
Joe H.
| New Westminster, British Columbia
Through the smashed furniture and pain, he watched alcohol bring his family down. Then came his moment
The Will to Believe
April 1972
By:
R. S.
| Houston, Texas
This atheist found he needed God in his life
Wake for a Dead Marriage
June 1962
By:
E. R. B.
| Staten Island, New York
The "false mercy of the blackout" is keeping an alcoholic wife from knowing what she becomes after the first drink. . .
The Art of Listening
November 2024
| The Gift Of Gratitude
By:
Dea R-G.
| Isleton, California
Thanks to a good sponsor he stayed and kept an open mind. It was now his turn to give back
The Bug
May 2017
His father warned him that alcoholism was part of his make-up, but it took him two different careers to discover he had "the bug"
Caught in the Act
June 2014
By:
Bernice H.
| Penticton, British Columbia
Drunk on a bridge one night, she decided to end her life, but instead got an offer she couldn’t refuse
Worrywart in the Mountains
January 2014
By:
Gloria K.
| Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Sometimes when we question things, we get very specific answers
Father of the Bride
July 2013
By:
Anonymous
Once too drunk to walk down the aisle, a newly sober dad finds there's something amazing to cry about
Pickin' and Grinnin' for Santa
December 2012
By:
Ed L.
| Wrightwood, California
Members in Virginia celebrate the holidays with songs and music from the heart
Call the Exterminator!
July 2012
By:
Amber M.
| Florence, Kentucky
She asks God to help her eliminate the termites, not just the rotted wood
The Sweet Smell Of Hope
October 2007
By:
Michael K.,
| Carver, Massachusetts
Maybe it's something in the AA coffee
Outside the Circle
November 2015
A member feels uncomfortable as he learns more about one of the prayers we use
The man behind the curtain
February 2015
By:
Anonymous
An old-timer finds that a Twelfth Step call right after surgery is a delightful operation.
If the World Falls Apart
December 2011
By:
Suzanne
| New York, New York
Sober colleagues help each other stay away from a drink in the midst of calamity
The Best Is Yet To Come
July 2006
By:
Hal R.
| Millbrae, California
It's a journey and not a destination
Letting the Spirit Join In
November 1995
By:
Tom W.
| Buffalo, New York
STEP 11: Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God <emphasis type="underline">as we understood Him,</emphasis> praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.
At One With the Group
April 1985
By:
K. F.
| Parry Sound, Ontario
Her "side" didn't "win," but her bond with the group was strengthened
Making Do With the Human Race
March 1983
By:
B. M.
| Saratoga, California
Can we ever find our "own sort" of people?
Thanks for My Recovery
January 1979
By:
R. S.
| Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania
And for always being there to keep me on the beam
The Logician
After trying to fix his drinking with his own problem solving abilities, he realized that AA was the answer