With Dani's help
April 2018
By:
Connie P.
| Ukiah, California
Behind heavy steel doors, a young woman catches hope, thanks to a local BTG volunteer
God’s Plan
November 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
Bonnie P.
For one sober alcoholic, true gratitude came with understanding God’s plan for her
That Old Hippie
January 2016
Now that she has some sober time, she’s ready to start dating again. But this guy?
Running Wild
June 2014
By:
Ed L.
| Wrightwood, California
How a simple prayer under an old oak tree ended years of fancy drinks and handcuffs
The Chop Shop
July 2013
By:
Michael W.
| Monroe, Washington
Welcome to the inmates' "meeting after the meeting," where sobriety comes first
Lucky Punch
December 2011
By:
P.T.
| New Britain, Connecticut
A wild roundhouse blow literally socks him into sobriety
MY DAUGHTER THE ALCOHOLIC
August 2010
By:
DAN H.
| Arlington Heights, Ill.
A young woman hits bottom and leads her father to recognize his own alcoholism
Second chance at life
October 2009
By:
SUSAN B.
| Alexandria, Va.
Sober, she remembers the insanity of her past as she moves forward
God Didn't Follow Orders
July 1984
By:
V. P.
| Toledo, Ohio
Why a complacent old-timer got back to basics
A note about this article:
June 1963
Told he had cancer, this AA found an inner peace that amazed everybody
SOLICITATIONS
January 1950
The Twelve Steps Revisited/Step 12
October 1963
By:
J. E.
| Guilford, Connecticut
Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these Steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.
The Last Three Things
Web Exclusives
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By:
Pat L.
| Eatonville, Wash.
For this alcoholic, the Promises came true off the page, in real life
Getting in the cloud
November 2021
| Prayer and Meditation
By:
Patrick M.
| College Park, Md.
During COVID-19 a newcomer gets busy and opens himself and his group up to a new sober world
Dancing Again
October 2014
By:
C.K.
| Grain Valley, Missouri
At 30 years sober, a woman dives in and stops dragging her heels
Twelve Floors over Ketchikan
May 2014
By:
Bill H.
| Winchester, Virginia
A homeless fisherman goes north to die, but instead finds a warm new life
That Man Is Me
June 2013
By:
Steve S.
| Santa Rosa, California
No longer eating from dumpsters, a Wall St. exec is reminded to give back
Air Force Buddies
April 2013
By:
John M.
| Chesapeake, Virginia
His hard-drinking pal flew off, and landed in a most surprising place
King of excuses
January 2011
By:
Scott M.
| Bronx, New York
Biking to a service commitment was not his idea of how to spend a Sunday night