My Story
May 2017
By:
Ellen V.
Whenever she has a bad day, she tells herself the story of her spiritual awakening, late one night, after everything seemed lost
Locked Up, But Finally Free
April 2017
He committed the crime while sober, and now had to do the time. How would he face it without drinking?
What is happiness?
January 2017
By:
Edwin B.
| Minneapolis, Minnesota
A son’s question on an autumn day reminds a sober dad just how far he’s come
Hidden gifts
January 2017
By:
Deborah M.
| Carson City, Nevada
A strange series of unexpected events led to a decision that changed her life
Writing The Story Of Her Life
December 2016
She hid her true self behind uplifting poems she literally wrote on walls; it was only after finding sobriety that she also found her essential muse
Creativity in Sobriety
June 2015
He thought that alcohol was enhancing his work, in fact it was blocking it
Miracle at the Half Way House
January 2015
By:
Matthew M.
| Youngstown, Ohio
This time after getting released from jail, he did the next right thing
Jousting at the Windmills
October 2014
By:
Anonymous
| California
During his drinking years, he did the same things over and over again and couldn't understand why things just kept getting worse
What's the Problem?
July 2014
By:
Daniel H
| Newnan, Georgia
For this AA, drinking was definitely the problem
I Hate My Job
February 2014
By:
Kurt S.
| Farmington, Connecticut
Even after 40 years, we can always use a little attitude adjustment
Making Scents
February 2014
By:
Anonymous
A member challenges meetings to pass the smell test and make AA safe to breathe
A Clear Signal
July 2013
By:
Anonymous
After taking a man's life, her need to get sober became as transparent as a prison TV
Bright Lights of Fun
January 2013
By:
Snow P.
| Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
How a young AA learned to re-define “fun,” and find a colorful new world
Back in My Heart
October 2015
She keeps her father's boyhood photo to remind her of how far her healing has come
The Pendant
June 2015
By:
Anonymous
After just one week sober, a newcomer treats herself—but little does she know she has already won the prize
Connecticut, My Prison
November 2014
By:
Elizabeth E.
| Santa Fe, New Mexico
She went to the country for a fresh start. She didn't get very far
Where I Go, It Goes
June 2014
By:
Terry F.
| Lexington, Kentucky
On a plane or at the doctor's, she's never without her constant companion
The intersection
March 2014
By:
Jo P.
| Pocatello, Idaho
Drink/no drink, God/no God—the light was turning and it was decision time
My Own Private Hell
February 2014
By:
Anonymous
He couldn't stop and he was drinking mouthwash, until AA gave him the key to get free
12-Step Turtle
February 2013
By:
Dawn M.
| Cleburne, Texas
How a backyard red-eared slider showed her the way to Step Two
Face Value
May 2012
By:
Jude H.
| Graton, California
How she got off her dirty carpet, found self-worth and learned to help others
Meeting at Shivaji Market
April 2012
By:
Deborah D.
| Montclair, New Jersey
She gave back to a city that took her under its wing
Screen Saver
March 2012
By:
Ollie O.
| Canberra
A meeting in Australia uses technology to bring the world of AA into their room
A River Runs Through It
September 2011
By:
M.J.
| Boise, Idaho
After getting sober, a man returns to the valley of his childhood in his imagination and finds his Higher Power
One Year Later
June 2011
By:
Rod H.
| Parker, Colorado
A sober member celebrating a year looks back on a life with alcohol that began when he was 9 years old
Fathers and Sons
June 2011
By:
Anthony, R.
A man reflects upon both his own alcoholism and that of a father, who never made it to the rooms of AA
Meeting in God's Place
May 2011
By:
Don M.
| Cheyenne/Laramie, Wyoming
A group in Laramie, Wyoming move their meeting to the home of an ailing member
I CAN'T FLY THAT KITE TODAY
November 2010
By:
FRANK A.
| Scranton, Pa.
A Fifth Step unveils a 41-year-old resentment that was stonewalling his spirituality