About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research, and Treatment
September 1987
By:
Alcohol Health & Research World
Homelessness and Alcohol Abuse
Stardom on the AA Circuit
March 1980
By:
H. B.
| Woodstock, New York
When she put pleasing the audience ahead of honesty, she lost a great deal
One Song At A Time
November 2025
| Early days of AA
By:
Landon H.
| Knoxville, Tennessee
This newcomer thought the fun was over, but Living Sober told him it wasn’t so. Time to get out the guitar
In a Canberra Jail
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
By:
John K.
| Carleton Place, Ontario
A Toronto fireman discovers the joys of service taking meetings to prisoners Down Under
Step 12: Standing in the Gap
April 2019
| Relapse
By:
Anonymous Travelers Rest.
| S.C.
“Having had a spiritual awakening,” she tries to bridge the gap between current and future AA members
Finding myself
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
By:
Tereson D.
| New Orleans, Louisiana
An emotional journey to find her birth mother revealed a beautiful truth of her own
Vigilance
December 2018
| Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
By:
Kevin S,
| Gastonia, North Carolina
At every port, the booze once flowed freely. But now that he’s sober, he’s on full alert
Falling in love with the universe
September 2017
By:
Edward B.
| Moraga, California
Way out in the Nevada desert, among the stars and colorful characters, he found his sober crew
Getting to the Root
August 2014
By:
Katie G.
| Burnsville, Minnesota
Not smart enough, not thin enough, not good enough. The Steps helped her dig up the truth
Those Cornhusker Blues
April 2014
By:
Mel B.
| Toledo, Ohio
Sitting in a hotel room in downtown Lincoln, he found himself ruminating on some experiences from decades before
Will You and I Have Another Chance?
September 1954
By:
G. K. S.
| Kankakee, Illinois
For every member who tells of his slip in humility and gratitude for another chance, there is at least one who will never tell the story of his last chance.
AA Under the Mapleleaf
May 1951
We Like to Know We're All There. . .
December 1950
By:
S.H.
| Clifton, New Jersey
We've kind of drifted that way--
Groups Mark Anniversaries
December 1947
What Love Is
November 2025
| Early days of AA
By:
Sunshine M.
| Lynwood, Washington
A sponsor’s assignment leads her to an awareness she’s more than happy to text back
I contribute
October 2020
| Money and Sobriety
By:
Carrie B.
| Bend, Ore.
How many of us before coming into AA were always looking for a handout? It feels good to be part of something that’s self-supporting.
Lucky Me
March 2020
| Puzzled
By:
Marcella R.
| Gulfport, Fla.
That man’s share changed my sobriety that day. I stopped wanting fairness; I now wanted mercy, for myself and everyone else.
At Wit's End
February 2014
At Wit's End
June 2011
Sitting in silence, listening
November 2009
By:
LINDA I.
| El Granada, Calif.
A woman with a chronic illness uses the Eleventh Step to connect to her Higher Power