Twelve Steps and the Older Member
December 1955
By:
J. E.
| Bloomington, Indiana
Step Nine: Made direct amends to such people whenever possible except when to do so would injure them or others
Keeping my place
August 2017
By:
Michael C.
| Mason, Michigan
Thanks to his Big Book, a father in Michigan built a history in sobriety—sometimes with crayons
Women in AA in the 1950s
August 2011
By:
Betty H. (as told to Deborah H.)
| Mesa, Arizona
Remembering what it was like to get sober as a woman in the early days of AA in the Twin Cities
A CHILD OF WOODSTOCK
March 2009
By:
NANCY K.
| Woodstock, New York
Raised on alcohol and excess, an artsy member discovers contentment in her later years
All I had to do was Surrender
February 2024
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Lisa B.
| San Antonio, Texas
After years of booze, breakups and drama, she finally decided something had to change
What Have You Got to Lose?
April 2023
| AA & Families
By:
C.Y.
| Athens, Ga.
Utterly beaten, he reluctantly prayed and fell asleep. In the morning something incredible happened
Not Quite Bulletproof
June 2022
| Stories by Longtimers!
By:
Jim
| Devonport, Tasmania
Sober since 1974, a member shares about getting older, staying sane and yes, never letting his guard down
Decision in the desert
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Dee Anne P.
| Oak Harbor, Wash.
Lonely, angry and exhausted, a newly sober flight operator has a rageful day in hell. Her mission: Step Three
Wonderfully humbling
April 2018
By:
Dick C.
| New City, New York
Sitting quietly in his green “cathedral,” he looks up at the birds and knows he's not in charge
The Long Weekend
June 2014
By:
Layla L.
| Forth Worth, Texas
After she got sober, she learned that her experiences were very common
My big fat sober wedding
June 2013
By:
Melissa C.
| Coconut Creek, Florida
Soggy flowers, black & blue bridesmaids, a blackout and an injured groom. Step Ten to the rescue!
Angel in the Glass
December 2011
By:
Lisa R.
| Denver, Colorado
A woman looks back at the ups and downs of 10,000 days of a sober life
Service Set Her Free
December 2011
By:
Karen S.
| Appleton, Wisconsin
Incomprehensible demoralization brought a jailed mom to AA, but learning to help others kept her here
Web Exclusive: Cleaning up after the Hurricane
September 2011
By:
Nancy B.
A manual labor job in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina proves to be this woman's spiritual, sober foundation
Keep on Trucking
July 2011
By:
Randy N.
| California
On the border of Nevada and California, a trucker threw out his last stash of alcohol on his way to an AA meeting
Can’t Stop
December 2016
By:
Coleen F.
| Jacksonville, Alabama
Her compulsion to drink made her hide vodka everywhere—in drawers, in old coats—even on the highway
Follow the Donuts
July 2016
After 20 years of liquor and prison, he was served a treat he couldn't refuse
Dear Grapevine
June 2016
A Zebra Among Horses
July 2014
By:
Anonymous
The pack she ran with in rehab was great, but now it was time to switch herds
Dear Grapevine
February 2014
Dr. Jekyll, Mr. Hyde
July 2013
By:
Robert N.
| Puerto Vallarta
A correctional officer who attended meetings for work, one day returns for himself
Laughing in the face of death
September 2009
By:
BELLE M.
| Ocean Springs, Miss.
A 70-year-old accepts her health problems as part of the plan
We've Made a Decision--Don't Confuse Us With the Facts!
February 1985
By:
D. L.
| Alamogordo, New Mexico
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