90-Year-Old Newcomer
September 2022
| Young & Sober
By:
Dick K.
| Roseville, Calif.
After decades of drinking, he’s sober now and ready for some new adventures
Balancing act
June 2019
| Letting Go of Resentments
By:
David S.
| New York, New York
An old-timer remembers to watch his impulses and stay on the sober path—no matter what
Doctor know
February 2018
| Title Goes Here
By:
Greeley M.
| Spring Green, Wisconsin
If this psychiatrist was so smart about alcoholism, how did he end up in his own detox unit?
Oliver & me
January 2018
| Sponsorship
By:
James L.
| Pegram, Tennessee
A man in Tennesse shares about a sponsee he once had who struggled with mental illness
One woman’s journey
November 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
L. B.
| Atlanta, Georgia
She learned to get honest, take care of herself and to her surprise, have friendships with other women
Five Drinks Max
May 2015
By:
Dennis C.
| Newark, Delaware
When he announced his new 5-5-5 cutback program, his friends had a good laugh
In the Eye of the Storm
April 2015
By:
Kari O.
| Greenfield, Indiana
With nowhere to go and unable to make it home, she had to depend on the kindness of strangers
Sneaky Drinker
January 2013
By:
Donna M.
| Sweetwater, Tennessee
Car keys, the neighbor’s liquor, vanilla extract—nothing was safe from this alcoholic
The Empty Vessel
June 2006
By:
C.C.
| Memphis, Tennessee
Home, family, profession--nothing seemed to fill her up
A Place in Our Hearts
January 1997
By:
Tom K.
| Pasadena, California
Making sober friends in Istanbul
One Women's Journey
June 1979
By:
L. B.
| Atlanta, Georgia
Sharing with others brings answers to baffling questions
1st Step
January 1970
By:
B. L.
| Manhattan, New York
We admitted we were powerless over alcohol. . .that our lives had become unmanageable.
Something Was Wrong
September 2014
By:
Laura F.
| Plantation, Florida
She had always sensed that things weren't right; but she didn't know it was alcoholism
Freshly Squeezed Sobriety
November 2020
| Our Twelve Traditions
By:
Corinne H.
| Raleigh, N.C.
Wearing orange juice cans and a wine-stained robe, she opened the door to AA. Because of Tradition Three, they opened the door to her
What Can We Do About Susan?
February 2004
By:
Susan S.
| Granada Hills, California
A letter from a loving father to his precious daughter
Together We Can
January 1990
By:
S. R.
| Martinsville, Virginia
First Tradition - Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon AA unity
A Moving Experience
March 1985
By:
J. R.
| Boulder City, Nevada
Wherever we go, the program is the same
What We Do and What We Don't
February 1983
By:
J. M.
| Woodstock, Illinois
AA's Traditions spell it out
My Name Is Adolfo
May 1971
By:
Adolfo B.
| Caracas
He drank his way all over North and South America until he found a stopping place in Caracas, Venezuela
Unhappy memorial day
April 2019
| Relapse
By:
Porter T.
| San Diego, California
After a bellyfull of beer, a sober Vietnam vet’s celebration takes a very nasty turn