It’s never too late
July 2022
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Sandra G.
| Highlands, N.J.
At 79, with four years sober, this mom is happier than ever. She got her life back
Maniacal thirst
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
By:
Anne O.
| Needham, Massachusetts
Drinking, slurring, falling down, blacking out—she was in a hall of mirrors with no way out
The Greatest Gift
September 2017
By:
Ethel D.
| Hudson, Fla.
The greatest possible gift is the return of something treasured that was lost. In her case, that meant God
Hanging with my Gang
September 2024
| Young and Sober
By:
Clyde M.
| Dallas, Texas
Boy was he glad when a posse of young people showed up at his meeting.
Together they learned how to have fun without drinking
Together they learned how to have fun without drinking
Keep Your Tools Sharp
February 2019
| Stories by Our Longtime Members
By:
Debbie B.
| Wyckoff, N.J.
A relapse after 15 years made her realize that “cunning, baffling and powerful” are not just abstract words
Last Day, First Week, And One Year Later
February 2017
The day she took her last drink was like any other day in a chain of drinking days—but the next day, and the next and the next, were very different
I Found God on Madison Avenue
March 2015
By:
Larry M.
| New York, New York
After years of searching, his moment came, somewhere around 58th Street
Man in the Mirror
August 2012
By:
Charlie A.
| San Diego, California
Thirty-three years ago, his reflection showed him the truth. Now he likes what he sees
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research, and Treatment
February 1983
By:
Judy Klemesrud
Triple Stigma for Women
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
March 1982
By:
Allan Luks
There's Always a Catch
Like a Bump on a Log
June 1976
By:
Anonymous
| Cleveland, Ohio
If you're tired of just sitting there, try getting involved
God and Newcomers
April 1972
By:
D. W. R.
| Detroit, Michigan
Don't be afraid to talk about God. Yours, that is--not his
The 'Tapevine' Story
September 1966
By:
Eddi and Art P.
| Boca Raton, Florida
How can a blind AA read this magazine?
AA in Florida Road Prisons
January 1965
By:
Anonymous
A young inmate and AA member reports on progress
The Arena
December 1949
By:
C.T.
| Greenwich, Connecticut
In this corner, the ladies hair-pulling barred!
Time on Your Hands?
June 1944
