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The Gift of Desperation

January 2019 | Stories for Day Counters!
By: Becky B. | Chillicothe, Ohio
Going into rehab felt like defeat, but it was the beginning of spiritual victory

Jumping to Conclusions

October 2017
By: Susan H. | Ashland, Ore.
Wild kids next door were causing trouble and she had to do something. She had no idea she was leaping headfirst into Step Ten

My Personal Journey To Recovery

September 2017
By: Vanessa D. | Milwaukee, Wis.
She carried a handbag full of miniature bottles and even the dog knew she was drinking! With grace, humor and honesty, one alcoholic tells of her battle to get sober

And she waits...

December 2016
By: Kirie P. | Brinnon, Washington
In a tiny rural village with no street lights and no AA, a woman brews a pot of coffee and reads

The Double Life of a Doctor

November 2014
By: Anonymous | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
She was long practiced in the art of maintaining a façade, but the stakes were getting higher and higher

If This Is Prayer, It Isn't So Bad

February 2012
By: Alan L. | Salt Lake City, Utah
It can work, even if you don't have a Higher Power

Death in the mirror

March 2011
By: Beverly W. | Boca Raton, Florida
Her fast track to the morgue is averted by a spiritual experience

Soldier of misfortune

December 2010
By: JOHN S. | Fresno, Calif.
Vietnam and caring for a handicapped child were nothing next to the wrath of John Barleycorn

Three Men AND a Wet Drunk

April 2008
By: A.G. | Tabernacle, New Jersey
An old-timer recalls her early days

falling Apart on the Inside

April 2005
By: Cliff P. | Trenton, New Jersey

Getting Stupid

January 1996
By: Phil L. | Malden, Massachusetts

Generation Gap

September 1993
By: Karen L. | Chapel Hill, North Carolina
one member looks for ways to bridge it

You've Come a Long Way, Baby

February 1984
By: L. G. | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Beware the Sound of Blaring Trumpets

May 1978
By: M. D. B. | Toledo, Ohio
The spiritual basis of anonymity gives sense and direction to its practice

Celebrities Are People, Too!

October 1974
By: F. M. | New Canaan, Connecticut
When the help of AA is needed, let us try to remember that

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Rallying Cry

October 2014
By: Steve A. | San José, California
For more than 41 years, a California teacher has found the slogans to be some of his most powerful allies

Getting Sober at 51

August 2014
By: Jennifer A. | Bradenton, Florida
Although she had tried many times before, one day proved different than all the rest

Lost Child

May 2014
By: Mark R. | Hamilton, Massachusetts
It took a lot of years of drinking and a correct diagnosis of his bipolar disorder before he could get sober

Leap of Faith

November 2013
By: Anonymous
He was about to jump, but could he? His answer was a piece of cake

There Are No Musts

September 2013
By: Jim F. | Dallas, Texas
A member feels uneasy about those who tell him he's not doing AA the right way

Eight Tulips

January 2013
By: Susan B. | Hays, Kansas
It’s a whole new world without blackouts!

Lifesaver

December 2011
By: Anonymous
In a chilly meeting room, a still-new AA helps two first-timers

The Apple Falls from the Tree

November 2011
By: Brenda P. | Orlando, Florida
The science of gravity helped this newcomer believe in a power greater than herself

Web Exclusive: The Conscious Contact Group

September 2011
By: Anonymous
A member's story of starting a new group focused on the Eleventh Step

In Our Own Words: Stories of Young AAs in Recovery

September 2011
By: John L. | Howell, New Jersey
From Section 1, What We Used To Be Like

Garden variety

October 2010
By: SARA S. | Vancouver, British Columbia
Addicted to alcohol, a waitress keeps hoping that someday something will change

Delta king

January 2010
By: DON C. | Kosciusko, Miss.
The boy who could get anything he wanted ends up broke, alone and in prison

SWIMMING THE CHANNEL

August 2009
By: GEORGE H. | Milford, Conn
An athlete fulfils a dream one stroke at a time

Humor The Sixth Sense

December 2008
By: Ed C. | Bowling Green, Kentucky

Being A Zebra

February 2007
By: Sherry B. | Conroe, Texas
Not a lion, duck, or pig

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