The Long Weekend
June 2014
By:
Layla L.
| Forth Worth, Texas
After she got sober, she learned that her experiences were very common
I Fell off the Apple Tree
November 2013
Despite his intentions, he became an alcoholic much like his father
Look Out for Two Old Ladies
May 2013
By:
Helen H.
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Girlfriends hit the road for shopping trips, museums—and 3 a.m. bologna sandwiches!
Angel in the Glass
December 2011
By:
Lisa R.
| Denver, Colorado
A woman looks back at the ups and downs of 10,000 days of a sober life
The Problem Was Me
January 2009
By:
Molly H.
| Mequon, Wisconsin
She came to AA to save her marriage and wound up saving herself
The Receiving End
June 2007
By:
Cindy B.
| Haverhill, Massachusetts
Getting to meetings appeared to be a problem until a friend made a phone call
Pity the Poor Pink Elephant
September 1973
By:
L. H.
| Denver, Colorado
A victim of today's ecology, or something, he's in danger of becoming extinct
The Children's Hour
December 1972
By:
M. U.
| Brighton, Colorado
Now the broken promise of Christmas can be kept with joy
Losing the Desire to Drink
December 1978
By:
R. G.
| Fort Knox, Kentucky
Beyond the desire to stop drinking is an even more positive goal
The Fast Learner
June 1978
By:
B. P.
| Seattle, Washington
She couldn't understand why they spent so much time on one Step
Do You Have the Granulated Sugar?
January 1974
By:
Louise S.
| Chico, California
Let us remember the unbelievably stupid questions we had to ask in the beginning, and let us always be tender with the newcomers who are afraid to ask them
Twelve Steps and the Older Member
June 1956
By:
J. E.
| Bloomington, Indiana
Step Twelve: <emphasis type="italic">Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.</emphasis>
The End of the Party
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By:
R.S.
| Dana Point, Calif.
A world traveler finds her way home to AA
Off The Elevator
November 2007
By:
Karen C.
| Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania
An AA steps off before bottom
The Hands of AA
November 2005
By:
Anonymous
| Wheeling, West Virginia
From the October 1991 Grapevine
Step Five: the Importance of Being Choosy
May 2005
By:
Anonymous
| New York, New York
One AA's search for the right person to listen
On the Jailhouse Floor
July 2003
By:
Jerome R. S.
| Corona, California
Spiritual awakenings can happen in the most unlikely places, and once they do, there's no telling where life will lead
Stepping Stones to the Spirit
May 1995
By:
Anonymous
| New York
STEP 5: Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs