Can I buy you a drink?
November 2018
By:
Joan B.
| Toronto, Ontario
In 1963, at a ski lodge in Quebec, an alcoholic makes a friendly offer. Boy, did she get the wrong guy
Anniversaries
February 2018
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By:
Alan S.
| Rio Rancho, N.M.
Celebrating his anniversary may make him uncomfortable, but his entire life is a celebration of the beauty of sobriety found through the AA Fellowship
Final Chance
July 2016
She was struck drunk again and again for two years, then found herself in detox with a final chance to become willing
Three Lives
September 2014
By:
V.O.
| Phoenix, Arizona
It wasn't easy to maintain so many secrets living in a convent
Real Treasures
June 2014
By:
Michael A.
| Brentwood, Tennessee
When he got sober, he understood the value of certain experiences
From Control to Surrender
December 2013
She couldn't believe that she was actually an alcoholic until the night after her first meeting
Starting Over
December 2011
By:
Kate K.
| Fort Lewis, Washington
With her life unraveling, a woman joins AA and finds a new way to live
Here's the pitch
November 2010
By:
GABRIELA R.
| Lynnwood, Wash.
A member discusses what Bill W. meant by promotion in Tradition Eleven
Okay for this day
April 2010
By:
KATE K.
| Lakewood, Wash.
The cravings for booze seemed unending, and now there was a baby on the way
From "They" To "We
July 2008
By:
Andy T.
| Braintree, Massachusetts
A black alcoholic reflects on fulfilling our common purpose
Eighteen Days
February 2004
By:
Jeffrey T.
| Bountiful, Utah
A newcomer begins the journey back to life without alcohol
It's Not That Hard
July 2002
By:
Paul C.
| Oceanside, California
This writer says he wasn't arrested, he was rescued
It's Not That Hard
July 2002
By:
Paul C.
| Oceanside, California
This writer says he wasn't arrested, he was rescued
The Armenian Connection
August 1995
By:
Roubik S.
| Glendale, California
It took a while, but an Armenian-speaking meeting finally got off the ground
A Friend of the Fellowship
July 1990
Talking the Talk
August 1989
By:
David A.
| Ann Arbor, Michigan
Do we realize that newcomers take us seriously?
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research, and Treatment
February 1987
By:
The Big issue
Building Self-Esteem
Every Day Can Be Christmas Morning
December 1969
By:
N. G.
| Alvin, Texas
The Higher Power helps her <emphasis type="underline">live</emphasis> Christmas, one day at a time