High-flying mom
April 2018
By:
Melani B.
| Pleasanton, California
As her plane took off, so did her drinking, drama and unmanageable life
LOST IN TRANSLATION
July 2008
By:
Andy L.
| Minneapolis, Minnesota
A once desperate student celebrates his rich new life
Can’t Drink Away Grief
November 2022
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Tommy G.
| Staten Island, N.Y.
A construction worker shares his journey through terrible loss and how the sobriety he built held
Drunk Mother
June 2016
Her husband knew something was wrong, but it took a while to find out why she was acting so strange
On dangerous ground
February 2011
By:
M. F.
A crush on her sponsor cracks the protective shell around her sexuality
Gratitude
September 1979
By:
F. M.
| New Canaan, Connecticut
How do you manage to feel grateful when you're feeling terrible?
Desperate Times, Desperate Measures
March 2000
By:
Debbie H.
| Moscow, Idaho
Finding solace in nature
10,000 Stories
May 2023
| Home Group
By:
Norman L.
| Yukon, Okla.
With tears, they emptied out the meeting room. One thing that touched his heart most was the wooden podium where so many shared hope
12 ways to have a sober holiday
December 2021
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Anonymous
| Kewanee, Ill.
Pitching in, reaching out, fellowship and prayer. These are the things that work
Best Hamburger Ever
July 2021
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Chuck S.
| Saranac Lake, N.Y.
How a much needed meal served up the ingredients for repeated acts of kindness
Dreaming About Becoming
November 2018
By:
Renee K.
| Donald, Ore.
AA freed the woman inside her and gave her a chance to become the person she always wanted to be
Wonderfully humbling
April 2018
By:
Dick C.
| New City, New York
Sitting quietly in his green “cathedral,” he looks up at the birds and knows he's not in charge
How I learned to love “To Wives”
February 2018
| Title Goes Here
By:
Dan C.
| Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
He used to roll his eyes and groan. But not anymore
My Hampshire Grenadier
June 2014
By:
Anonymous
| Bronxville, New York
Reading his college alumni magazine, he came across a notice that would change the course of his life
On Awakening
May 2012
By:
Hector G.
| San Bruno, California
When he let go of self-will and began practicing Step Three he finally felt free
His Life Changed While He Ate His Oatmeal
March 2011
By:
Anonymous
His long downward slide ended one day as he ate his breakfast at a state mental hospital
AN INCONVENIENT MEETING
September 2009
By:
JOE S.
| Shawnee, Kan.
A group of AA men finds openness and acceptance
Self-diagnosis: Drunk
October 2007
By:
Nicki J.
| Los Angeles, California
An experiment in controlled drinking
What Is Different This Time?
July 2004
By:
Bill R.
| Marietta, Georgia
A moment of clarity reveals a difficult truth