Trial by fire
February 2022
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Carol M.
| Santa Rosa, Calif.
What’s the first thing you do when you lose your home and all your belongings? Her answer was simple—AA
Am I One of These?
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By:
Loraine K.
| La Moure, N.D
You could have bowled her over when she discovered she was an alcoholic
Bouncing around
September 2021
| Young & Sober!
By:
Karen P.
| Franklin, N.H.
In high school, her drunken stagger earned her the nickname “Pinball.” But once she got to AA she won the game
Step Two
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By:
Paul W.
| Rochester, N.Y.
One man’s spiritual awakening in the AA rooms
The best fit
January 2021
| Oldtimers!
By:
Jane E.
| Kings Park, N.Y.
A past delegate asks: How can AA do a better job helping alcoholics and addicts find the help they need?
Keeping My Time
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By:
Anonymous
| Temple Terrace, Fla.
A traumatic series of events led people to question how much time she really had. She turned to her Higher Power for an answer
Faith in the Time of COVID
September 2020
| Living Sober Group
By:
Louise M.
| Long Island, N.Y.
Could she maintain emotional sobriety with the COVID bully at her door? She and her Higher Power had a plan
Lighting the Way
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
By:
Kimberlea M.
| Port Moody, British Columbia
A remote communities chair was surprisingly prepared when the COVID-19 crisis hit
True Love At the Assembly
May 2020
| Getting Into General Service
By:
Angela P.
| Mesa, Ariz.
General service gave her sobriety so many remarkable rewards. But this one was a real surprise
The Prodigal Relapser
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By:
Benny P.
| San Antonio, Texas
His message? Love the repeated relapser until he can love himself
Thank You Ladies
March 2020
| Puzzled
By:
Stephanie P.
| St. Louis, Mo.
Bringing meetings to women at a local jail has given new meaning to her sobriety
Lost in Gilroy
September 2019
| Young & Sober
By:
George M.
| Scottsdale, Arizona
With his gallon bottle and dreams for a perfect day gone, he took his last dime and made a call
Staying Sober Through Adversity
June 2019
| Letting Go of Resentments
By:
Pam C.
| Vali, Ariz.
“No matter how far down the scale we have gone, we will see how our experience can benefit others.”
Traveling With the Soft-Covered Portable Edition
April 2019
| Relapse
By:
Barbara C.
| Lyndeborough, N.H.
There she was a blizzard going on and stranded travelers drank cheerfully in the airport bar. Yet there was, locked in a bathroom, weeping…
Something to learn
October 2018
By:
Anonymous
| Farmington, Minnesota
Laid off and feeling desperate, an AA asks for help and finds more than just a job
Step Seven: Food For The Journey
July 2007
By:
Jamie C.
| West Henrietta, New York
Humility lends an AA new strength
A Head Full Of AA And A Belly Full Of Beer
March 2006
By:
Dan G.
| Waukesha, Wisconsin
Jobless, hopeless, and too proud to return to AA
The Birth of Spiritual Confidence
June 2005
By:
Dave C.
| Springfield, Missouri
Steps to remove the desire to drink
The Home Group of My Heart
April 2004
By:
H. John R.
| New Martinsville, West Virginia
The light still shines at the Midnight Meeting
Confessions Of a Reluctant Newcomer
March 2003
By:
Wayne B.
| Montpelier, Vermont
He didn't know that AA was not a spectator sport
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