Stranger In My Head
October 2016
Coming into AA in his 70s, it took him a while to get used to the sober “stranger” who now inhabits him and helps guide the way
The Ordinary Things
November 2014
By:
Anonymous
Being sober, she could appreciate the simple rhythms of peaceful living
One Night on a Church Playground
July 2014
By:
Danna F.
| Warren, Rhode Island
A teenager shares how, with an old-timer's help, she learned to walk through the pain and love Step Seven
My Hampshire Grenadier
June 2014
By:
Anonymous
| Bronxville, New York
Reading his college alumni magazine, he came across a notice that would change the course of his life
I Fell off the Apple Tree
November 2013
Despite his intentions, he became an alcoholic much like his father
Reflections on the Third Tradition
October 2011
By:
Jason P.
| Fishers, Indiana
A member describes the importance of the Third Tradition in his sobriety
Quest for Faith
July 2011
By:
Alan G.
| Novato, California
When he truly let go of the bottle, he could finally let go and let God
Thirsty Thursday!
June 2011
By:
Jake N.
| Cincinnati, Ohio
Every day was cause for a celebratory drink
Reality TV
February 2011
By:
Jim M.
| Oceanside, New York
He “got” Step Two by plugging into a beautiful floor console television
A death in the family
November 2009
By:
MARTHA S.
| Eugene, Ore.
A home group becomes a community when an anchor of the meeting dies
TOAST Is Not the Issue
January 2009
By:
Leslie P.
| Lake Jackson, Texas
A quick inventory saves a young mother a lifetime of regret
Anything and Everything Except Sobriety
May 1998
By:
Ken W.
| Bandon, Oregon
Tradition Five - Each group has but one primary purpose - to carry its message to the alcoholic who still suffers.
Additional Information
February 2005
God Is Where You Find Him
March 2000
By:
J. C.
| Los Angeles, California
Even in an afternoon jam session
Between Two Cultures
March 1984
By:
C. H.
| Santa Ana, California
The story of an American Indian alcoholic
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
June 1978
By:
Harvey McConnell
Up the Amazon--No Escape
A Drunk by Any Other Name. . .
August 1975
By:
D. B.
| Port Angeles, Washington
This alcoholic deplores the loss of his prior status
The Beautiful Words
June 1970
By:
E. R. P.
| Vidor, Texas
They come to us when we need them most, displacing the vulgar and the profane
