Chained to the Beer Fridge
September 2011
By:
Anton R.
| Edmonton, Alberta
He dragged it from Moscow to Texas to Canada ... and right into the rooms of AA
The Garden of the Present Moment
September 2011
By:
James S.
A Buddhist in AA talks about how through sobriety, he was able to truly practice his faith
Growing Up on the Farm
July 2011
By:
Al S.
| Orting, Washington
It all began as a good time in a small farming community, but the good times wouldn’t last
The Third Time Is the Charm
June 2011
By:
Cheryl B.
| North Riverside, Illinois
A young mother hits bottom and finds AA but learns through relapse that she still had to concede powerlessness
Why I like the Lord’s Prayer
April 2011
By:
Mel B.
| Toledo, Ohio
An AA shares why he is not about to abandon this meeting closer
On dangerous ground
February 2011
By:
M. F.
A crush on her sponsor cracks the protective shell around her sexuality
Russian roulette
March 2010
By:
CLARK W.
| Carter, Okla.
There may be good odds, but that one shot is a killer
THE BROTHERHOOD
October 2009
By:
LUIS JOSE R.
| Lake Oswego, Ore.
Loud, Vulgar and joyous, a band of AA friends keeps a loner from slipping away
Y.E.S.: Diving In Headfirst
December 2008
By:
Adam H.
| New York, New York
The fun of drinking never resurfaced
When The Sky Caves In
March 2006
By:
J. Mc.
| Gainesville, Florida
Staying sober when the worst happens
The Courage of Friends
May 2005
By:
John Q.
| New York, New York
A curmudgeon draws on an inexhaustible amount of AA power
How an Atheist Works the Steps
March 2003
By:
June L.
| El Granada, California
Even the ones with "God" in them
Carpenter, welder, snake-handler, drunk
August 2018
By:
Pig Farmer George
| Yakima, Washington
An old-timer writes of hard work and drinking and how sharing a donut can make his day
Good ol’ gals
January 2018
| Sponsorship
By:
Leah R.
| Colorado Springs, Colorado
Her sponsor wasted no time getting her started in service. But who knew it would involve some lights, camera and action?
Middle of the Herd
November 2015
On a remote Alaska road, he got a big scare that turned out to be HP’s Thanksgiving gift
My Superhero
September 2015
By:
Tom W.
| West Des Moines, Iowa
A father begins to made amends to the daughters he was once too drunk to love
Dear Grapevine
September 2013
A Tragic Day in Central Park
August 2013
By:
Alex S.
| San Francisco, California
He was sober, in love, everything was going great—then his sunny day went dark
The 19th Hole
January 2012
By:
Donna G.
| Rochester Hills, Michigan
Drinking killed her golf career but not her joy for life
My Parking Spot God
September 2011
By:
Jennifer C.
| Chula Vista, California
She learned that she was going to need God's help for more than just the little stuff
You and Me and the DTs
June 2011
By:
Lee B.
| Guelph, Ontario
Twenty years after seeing her mom die of the DTs, this woman got sober after experiencing her own alcoholic seizures and DTs
Standing on the edge
January 2011
By:
Tanya C.
| Bedminster, New Jersey
A suicidal leap was her first step toward recovery
When I was 15
September 2010
By:
A.K.R.
| Cooperstown, N.Y.
An old-timer returns to the scene of a horrible night of drinking
BEYOND WISHFUL THINKING
February 2008
By:
Mark Z.
| Hayward, California
A true partnership between AAs
What's The Worst That Could Happen?
February 2007
By:
John A.
| Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania
And is it worth a drink?