Watching over me
March 2018
By:
Mitch G.
| Arlington, Texas
A powerful moment on the porch one day revealed that he was taken care of all along
Wild Geese
April 2015
By:
Joseph C.
| Rock Hill, South Carolina
He wandered from job to job and from home to home until he got sober
Dear HP
November 2014
By:
Jeff H.
| Sturgeon, Missouri
Neither rain nor snow could keep him from giving this prayer thing a shot
Words That Stung
March 2013
By:
Anonymous
She forgot about the charity money she stole—but her son sure didn’t
No Lightning Bolt, No Burning Bush
February 2013
By:
Katherine B.
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Her plea was not an earth-shaking moment—but it worked
Still a Great Ride
January 2013
By:
Paul C.
| Oceanside, California
An old-timer returns to his beloved young peoples’ group, where, long ago, he learned to survive the ups and downs of early sobriety
Sunsets--Not My Idea
May 2012
By:
Brooke C.
| Ranchester, Wyoming
Having all power didn't get her very far
Out of the Doghouse
April 2012
By:
Brenda N.
| Lakemont, Georgia
After years of hiding booze and driving drunk, she made a phone call to save her life
All Things To All People
March 2012
By:
Mimi M.
| Ridgecrest, California
A member explains why she needs to hear about booze to stay sober
Web Exclusive: I May Be On My Last Chance
July 2011
By:
Tim B.
| Alberta
He learned firsthand that not everyone gets a second chance to get sober
An Inside Job
May 2011
By:
Wayne D.
| Edgefield, South Carolina
An inmate gets the tools from AA to be a worker among workers at a prison factory
An Inside Job
April 2011
By:
Wayne D.
| Edgefield, South Carolina
An inmate gets the tools from AA to be a worker among workers at a prison factory
A Unilateral Approach
April 2011
By:
Billy D.
| Los Gatos, California
When it comes to working Step Four, it’s this sponsor’s way or the freeway
Web Exclusive: Free On the Inside
March 2011
By:
Bruce M.
| Garden City, Georgia
Prison AA offers him another chance to be "a real man."
Sweetness and Light
October 1978
By:
B. M.
| Saratoga, California
This AA believes positive thinking can sometimes be carried a bit too far
The 2nd Step - We Have Gained a Partner
October 1978
By:
F. G.
| Queens, New York
Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
Reap the Rewards of the Fifth Step
May 1978
By:
T. R.
| St. Paul, Minnesota
It's practical and effective tool of the program
When the Shoe Is on the Other Foot
December 1974
By:
Anonymous
Now you're sober in AA. How do you cope with a still-drinking spouse?
You've Got to Go Somewhere
September 1972
By:
R. Z.
| San Diego, California
Professor Winkley wonders why they keep coming back
Which Ones Will Land Among the Lushes?
November 1971
By:
J. T., D.D.S.
| Negaunee, Michigan
Some people just drink. Others will be driven to drink
Anatomy of a Slip
November 1970
By:
Jim McL.
| Goshen, New York
Things might have been different if I had said the exact words I wished said to me
Alone? Not This Loner!
February 1970
By:
W. H.
| Salisbury
Activities of worldwide fellowship inspire a happy sobriety
Lead On, Macduff!
January 1970
By:
J. G. T.
| Negaunee, Michigan
Remember, there's no such thing as a bad AA meeting--although you may run into an oddball leader now and then
What Allah Wills
July 1967
By:
S. H.
After two months 'in a wonderful garden' a member in Pakistan finds sobriety works
What Is Humility?
April 1966
By:
J. R. K.
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin
It is the opposite of spiritual gluttony--it is teachability
Pull 'Em All Out!
November 1965
By:
J. G. T.
| Neguanee, Michigan
Got tooth troubles? Read this; it'll make you feel worse