Fear into Faith
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
By:
Chad S.
| Phoenix, Ariz.
Escaping a life tormented by fear to find an existence transcended by faith
Connected
March 2017
By:
Mark H.
| Lincoln, Michigan
Living in a new town, a member finds a unique way to stay close to his beloved long-time group
The Room
January 2017
By:
Jerry L.
| Davis, California
For years, he felt sorry for those people behind that door. Then one day, he asked to go in
Under-Slept, Over-Served
January 2017
He got drunk and missed a crucial career meeting—but found that his Higher Power had an even bigger job in store for him.
Sober Sisters
September 2016
Following in her sister’s footsteps, but finding her own path, she discovers that “one day at a time” is more than just a slogan
Meetings, dances and late night coffee
May 2015
By:
B.N.
| Spring Lake, New Jersey
A General Service trustee remembers how much Young Peoples’ Conferences helped him get sober
Sunrise After Sandy
May 2013
By:
Richard H.
| Babylon, New York
An annual AA breakfast event provides a safe harbor for a devastated New York town
It's a Wonderful Life
November 2012
By:
Oliver P./D.M.
| Mondovi, Wisconsin
A World War II vet remembers the woman who saved his life 54 years ago
Close Call in Barbados
April 2012
By:
Dorothy H.
| Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania
The gulp she took was not club soda
Surgery in Sobriety
January 2012
By:
Anna W.
| Oregon City, Oregon
An AA member uses the Twelve Steps to help her with surgery and recovery
Angel in the Glass
December 2011
By:
Lisa R.
| Denver, Colorado
A woman looks back at the ups and downs of 10,000 days of a sober life
No More Holidays from Hell
December 2011
By:
Vernon G.
| Kihei, Hawaii
Alkathons help this drunk turn around a stressful time of year
Quest for Faith
July 2011
By:
Alan G.
| Novato, California
When he truly let go of the bottle, he could finally let go and let God
Web Exclusive: We Do What We Need to Do to Heal
March 2011
By:
Cecilia A.
| Area 85
What can an alternate delegate do when they aren’t elected to be the delegate? One member who’s been there has an idea.
Only Natural
January 2011
By:
Ed C.
| Bowling Green, Kentucky
The unity in Tradition One is reflected in the environment
Living the Program in All Our Affairs
November 1999
By:
S.M.
| Dublin
<emphasis type="italic">After thirteen more years of sobriety in Ireland, where he first found AA, the author of</emphasis> "The Career Officer" wrote this report. - From the March 1968 Grapevine
PASSING IT ON TO OTHERS
June 1994
By:
Ginny M.
| Grapeview, Washington
Sponsorship is a must for this AA and a keystone to her sobriety--wherever she may be