Just released—what now?
April 2017
By:
Pat B.
| Reno, Nevada
When it’s time to leave the facility and there’s booze on every corner, Bridging the Gap can help
Lives We Change
March 2017
By:
Beth S
| Hillsboro, Ohio
In a small-town church, a man arrives to thank his daughter’s home group for the love they gave her
13th-Stepping And The Damage Done
October 2016
When does a warm greeting go too far? One AA woman writes of how meetings need to be a safe haven, but can’t be when members engage in practices that many consider predatory.
What I Do Owe
September 2016
By:
Leon A.,
| Doylestown, Pa.
Abandoned by a skid row father, a son struggles to make amends to him
Praying for Coworkers
October 2015
He couldn’t stand those guys at the office, but he kept working on it—one prayer at a time
Facing the light
July 2015
A brilliant field of gold, but she couldn’t feel a thing. Had liquor stolen her joy?
Lost in the English Rain
May 2015
By:
Chad P.
| Grand Island, New York
Far from home and unable to find a meeting, he got a helping hand
Circus Tricks
April 2015
By:
Gus O.
Whether working as a magician or a professor of mathematics, there was always one constant in his life
Wild Geese
April 2015
By:
Joseph C.
| Rock Hill, South Carolina
He wandered from job to job and from home to home until he got sober
When the World Came Apart
April 2014
By:
Greg
| Carlisle, Pennsylvania
He was sober 12 years when he faced some incredible challenges
The sun rises with no help from me
December 2013
By:
Betty L.
| Fitchburg, Wisconsin
As long as she takes the action, her Higher Power will do the rest
On the Right Track
July 2013
By:
Peter B.
| Mississauga, Ontario
A man who lost his job finds something much more important on his way home
Lending the AA name?
June 2013
By:
K.K.
| Manassas, Virginia
Tradition Six reminds us to be careful not to endorse
Happy Calls
April 2013
By:
Bill L.
| Roselle, New Jersey
He hating using the phone until it started saving lives
For the Greater Glory of Me
February 1985
By:
W. H.
| Manhattan, New York
Self-seeking will slip away
A Different Selfishness
May 1981
By:
W. H.
| Manhattan, New York
The welfare of others began to mean more to him than his own problems
Sweetness and Light
October 1978
By:
B. M.
| Saratoga, California
This AA believes positive thinking can sometimes be carried a bit too far
