Promises to Keep an AA Mother Declares a Dividend
September 1960
By:
M. C.
| Pleasantville, New York
Keeping Close To AA
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By:
Nancy F.
| Portland, Ore.
She made several moves, but never left AA behind
Walking Through Fear
February 2024
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Jim C.
| Costa Mesa, California
In AA, we watch each other step up through challenges to do things we think we can’t possibly do. We pass on the courage
I Cried Almost Every Day
February 2020
| Tough Times
By:
Anonymous
| Victorville, Calif.
A mother wraps herself up in every AA tool she can after the tragic loss of her husband
A Teaspoon of Willingness
August 2015
She was nearly dying of cirrhosis before she decided to try to stop drinking
Bus Stop
March 1982
By:
T. E.
| Neosho, Missouri
An AA meeting in transit brought a wanderer back to the Fellowship
I Needed Psychiatry Before and After AA
November 1966
By:
M. W.
| Norwalk, Connecticut
An AA member says<lb A doctor sent him to AA in the first place; and another helped him work the program
Grapevine" in Bow
June 1944
Seventh Tradition Checklist
October 1970
By:
B. L.
| Manhattan, New York
Every AA group ought to be self-supporting, declining outside contributions.
Bernie's Big Arrival
January 2016
If you’re new in town and you’re waiting for special treatment, pick up a broom
Close Call in Barbados
April 2012
By:
Dorothy H.
| Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania
The gulp she took was not club soda
Mr. Hyde Doesn't Die
April 1968
By:
A. J. W.
| Blue Springs, Missouri
The boozer in us is still there, but put to sleep by AA. This member woke up his Mr. Hyde with a single beer
A Letter From a Traveler
March 1953
By:
T. C.
| Sugarloaf, Pennsylvania
The group that gives help to a "transient" doesn't always hear how the journey ended. . .but this one did, and the ending was happy!
Waking Up To Reality
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By:
G.S.
| Cincinnati, Ohio
Getting sober for herself—but breaking a generational cycle
Many powers greater than me
February 2019
| Stories by Our Longtime Members
By:
Judy E.
| Orland Park, Illinois
Although she’s unsure, she just keeps praying. Something seems to be working
Social Drinking Through Research
March 1972
By:
J. G. T.
| Negaunee, Michigan
Our nonscientific science reporter is back with another account of progress in the field of alcoholism
Woman on Skid Row
March 1963
By:
V.H.
| Daytona Beach, Florida
She tried to help two others--and saved herself
Lost Child
May 2014
By:
Mark R.
| Hamilton, Massachusetts
It took a lot of years of drinking and a correct diagnosis of his bipolar disorder before he could get sober
My Ears Opened, but My Mind Shut
March 1995
By:
George P.
| Pakenham, Ontario
STEP 3: Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.