Change Is Possible
July 2007
By:
Mark G.
| Connecticut
An alcoholic confronts fear and finds freedom
Room For Hope
March 2007
By:
John G.
| El Paso, Texas
A simple list opens the door for a desperate drunk
What Is Different This Time?
July 2004
By:
Bill R.
| Marietta, Georgia
A moment of clarity reveals a difficult truth
AA In the Far Reaches Of Canada
September 2003
By:
Allan O.
| Brooks, Alberta
There are all kinds of ways to carry the message--even by speakerphone
Sobriety Test
May 2003
By:
Cookie W.
| Virginia Beach, Virginia
The first time tragedy struck, she got wasted. The second time, she admitted defeat and found strength.
Serenade
October 2002
By:
Tony S.
| Naples, Florida
Friends singing the old AA refrains brought him through his darkest hours
Yes, Ma'am! Yes, Ma'am! One Day at a Time
August 2002
By:
Bonnie M.
| Thomaston, Georgia
Every link in the chain matters
A daily reprieve
May 2001
By:
Philip T.
| New Hope, Pennsylvania
Reprinted from the July 1994 Grapevine
I Didn't Want to Go to Prison
February 1985
By:
Anonymous
| Metuchen, New Jersey
But today, working with AAs in prisons strengthens his sobriety
Acceptance
February 1983
By:
E. B.
| Dover, Delaware
She finally stopped blaming people, places, and things for her drinking
Get Active!
June 1980
By:
E. S.
| Manhattan, New York
The first job in AA service work usually begins "at home
Atheist
January 1980
By:
J. L.
| Oakland, California
She made personal translations of the Steps and applied them to her living
Through a Glass Darkly
April 1979
By:
Anonymous
| Averill Park, New York
He came to believe that his Higher power forgave him before he forgave himself - In the following five articles, AAs share their spiritual experiences
Unmanageable Lives
October 1978
By:
J. F.
| Wellesley, Massachusetts
Sober, we can cope, but the world around us doesn't always cooperate
On Living Drug-free
August 1978
By:
G. W.
| Danielson, Connecticut
Mood-changers may not get us drunk, but they can certainly make us vulnerable
Self-acceptance
January 1978
By:
L. A.
| Valley Stream, New York
Let's not set our standards so high that we can't live with our human feelings
We Found a Better Way
December 1977
By:
W. M.
| Rapides Des Joachims, Quebec
A phone call made the difference between suicide and a beautiful way of life
Lost or Found
August 1976
By:
T. J.
| Houston, Texas
A suicide causes an AA to wonder what forces determine whether we are