Exhaling Freely
June 2005
By:
Jayme M.
After terrified mornings, an AA finds the courage to ask for help
Yes, Ma'am! Yes, Ma'am! One Day at a Time
August 2002
By:
Bonnie M.
| Thomaston, Georgia
Every link in the chain matters
Living the Program in All Our Affairs
November 1999
By:
S.M.
| Dublin
<emphasis type="italic">After thirteen more years of sobriety in Ireland, where he first found AA, the author of</emphasis> "The Career Officer" wrote this report. - From the March 1968 Grapevine
A Journey Toward Responsibility
September 1998
By:
Annemarie M.
| Raynham, Massachusetts
Tradition Nine
Naming the Negatives
April 1997
By:
Sherry G.
| Riverdale, Michigan
Step 4 - Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
Alone in Thailand
January 1997
By:
D. J.
| Venice, California
This AA traveller was left with "no mental defense against the first drink
The View from Here: - Each Month a Group of Past Delegates to the General Service Conference Will Talk About the Traditions
July 1996
By:
Gene B.
| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Money Problems?
Surrender
November 1966
By:
Anonymous
| Manhattan, New York
Why did she drink too much, and why did she stop? <i>"Seven years away from a drink, I'm still not sure."</i>
A Sunrise Service in Athens
April 1966
By:
Lou P.
| Springfield, Missouri
She needed dark glasses before dawn that Easter, but before another dawn came. . .
Betty Was a Lady
June 1950
By:
R. McK.
| Lansing, Michigan
--but she drank like a man. . .<lb--no one knew what went on behind my locked door. . .
Holy Direction
june 2026
| Young & Sober
By:
P.M.
| Delhi, Ontario
Be careful confessing to a priest about your drinking. He may just tell you where to go
The Day Hope Arrived
June 2025
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Jeffrey W.
| Oliver, British Columbia
Locked up, sick and detoxing, he was looking for something to read to cheer him up. What he found was a new life
A Plant From the Management
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By:
Arnie G.
| Valley Stream, N.Y.
They told him he couldn’t possibly be an alcoholic. He found out otherwise
The Good Life
February 2025
| Longtimers
By:
Jim S.
| Loveland, Colorado
In nearly five decades, he’s seen a lot of changes. But one thing he knows for sure—sobriety is amazing
The Power of the Ocean
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By:
Alessandra H.
| Oceanside, Calif.
Getting sober wasn’t easy, but the profound peace she now feels was worth every struggle
Getting Sober Together
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By:
Bill F.
| Wilsall, Mont.
A few tips on long-term sobriety from someone who has been there
Getting Off The Merry-Go-Round
August 2024
| Dating & Relationships
By:
K.D.
| Island Park, New York
Home from a Grateful Dead tour to start college, she spun way out of control with liquor and drama. It was time to stop
It's Worth the Work
August 2024
| Dating & Relationships
By:
Doug M.
| Long Island, New York
Through years of sober experience, good and bad, he learned about love, faith and sharing the fun
She Believed She Could.
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By:
Tammy N
| Rome, Ga.
She found AA—and AA found her
Making It Right
July 2024
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
John O.
| Salem, South Carolina
Drinking kept him from saying goodbye to his dad. But the Steps gave him peace and helped take the pain away
Problem Solved
June 2024
| Happy Birthday Grapevine!
By:
Jake S.
| Henderson, Nevada
His fight with a Higher Power and liquor was puzzling, but one day while practicing Step Six, a solution was revealed