Surprise in the Desert
November 2014
By:
Doug H.
| Charlotte, North Carolina
At a very special AA campfire meeting one night, feathers were about to fly
Letter from the Editor
November 2014
One of the Lucky Ones
October 2014
By:
Jann O.
| Silvis, Illinois
An accident in the night near her local bar keeps it green
A Call from the Bus Station
September 2014
By:
Bob M.
A man with 66 years of sobriety finds a letter from a sponsee he had back in the ’60s
Out of the Box (of Cheap Wine)
August 2014
By:
Ellen G.
| Pittstown, New Jersey
Much of what she heard in meetings didn't make sense at first but she kept coming
The Underlined Parts
August 2014
By:
Ron H.
| Buxton, Maine
An AA discusses what a "spiritual" solution means to him
The Broken Chain
August 2014
By:
Bob S.
| West Fork, Arizona
For this alcoholic, obsessing about the past was as lethal as a drink
What's the Problem?
July 2014
By:
Daniel H
| Newnan, Georgia
For this AA, drinking was definitely the problem
Letter from the Editor
June 2014
Bottom of the Pile
June 2014
By:
Anonymous
With no AA in a county jail, a newcomer wonders how he’ll stay sober
From Across the Water
June 2014
By:
Bernie C.
| Victoria, British Columbia
Though living on two different continents, they continued their relationship as sponsor/sponsee
The Stump
May 2014
By:
Anonymous
How a sponsor helped her out of the woods toward her own Higher Power
Where's the Beef?
May 2014
By:
April P.
| Monongahela, Pennsylvania
She realized there was a connection between her spiritual condition and her perception of meetings
Letter from the Editor
April 2014
Story Archive: End of the Road
April 2011
When his wife threatens to walk out, he goes to his first AA meeting
Story Archive: The Young One
April 2011
By:
Danna F.
| Waltham, Massachusetts
A teen AA finds that age doesn't matter when all are alcoholics
Story Archive Step Four: Why I Threw the Pie
April 2011
A Fourth Step list reveals reasons for past bad behavior
Story Archive Step Eight: I Stole the Wallet
April 2011
Awkward and painful as it was, this amends had to be made.
Story Archive Step Eleven: The Mystery of Meditation
April 2011
Meditation with my fellow drunks is an experience unlike any other.
Story Archive Tradition Eleven: Here’s the Pitch
April 2011
A member discusses what Bill W. meant by promotion in Tradition Eleven
Off with the blinders
March 2011
By:
Robin S.
| Waldport, Oregon
A member finds a way to hold on to the pink cloud
THE VOICE ON THE TAPE
November 2010
By:
GAY B.
| Seaside, Calif.
After almost two decades, she stumbles upon the woman who saved her life
FROM THE PULPIT
October 2010
By:
BILL R.
| Salisbury, N.C.
A preacher learns it wasn't such a good idea to reveal his AA membership
PARTY IN THE PARK
July 2010
By:
JONATHAN S.
| San Antonio, Texas
A veteran of the 2005 Convention looks forward to this year's event in his hometown