My Safari Guide
April 2013
By:
Ken B.
| Macon, North Carolina
Jimmy led him through the wilds of early sobriety, then taught him how to hunt for sponsors
Many New Beginnings
May 2012
By:
Patrick M.
| Sarasota, Florida
An AA discusses getting sober and getting remarried in sobriety
Falling Tree
May 2012
She came to believe in a power greater than herself while sitting in her neighbor's garden
One Year Later
June 2011
By:
Rod H.
| Parker, Colorado
A sober member celebrating a year looks back on a life with alcohol that began when he was 9 years old
It Was a Dark and Stormy Night
September 2009
By:
JIM B.
| Portland, Ore.
A long-timer shares about his introduction to AA in New York City
Whole Steps
October 2007
By:
Wayne D.
| Edgefield, South Carolina
An alcoholic finds serenity on the inside
Short, But Not So Sweet
October 2006
By:
Marian B.
| Penticton, British Columbia
Years of torment weren't needed
A Curmudgeoness Looks Back
April 2003
By:
June L.
| El Granada, California
There was a time when Steps were suggestions designed to set you free --Step Four - Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
Despite the Pain
January 2003
By:
Stephen F.
| Rockland, Massachusetts
He never forgot that he was an alcoholic, even when the demons of his mind took hold
Let's Talk About Material Things
November 1992
By:
M. D. B.
| Jackson, Michigan
It's that money doesn't buy happiness but we do have responsibilities in this world - From the May 1971 Grapevine
The Long Lonely Journey
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By:
Nancy H.
| Oracle, Ariz.
Getting sober in her eighth decade provided peace of mind and a new lease on life.
A Full Mason Jar
Web Exclusives
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By:
Steve R.
He went from a rich existence to scrounging for loose change to buy his morning alcohol. But miracles sometimes do happen….
Six-pack and Back
October 2011
By:
Daniel T.
| Davenport, Iowa
After 34 years in and out, a man finally finds his HP and gets sober
Web Exclusive: White Wine Did the Job
March 2011
By:
Caroline C.
From a childhood of fear to years of heavy drinking, she finally found AA in Paris
Good friends & epic dances
September 2021
| Young & Sober!
By:
Hannah M.
| Ashville, N.C.
Once in a lonely basement guzzling vodka, she’s now living a full, active life
Mail Call for A.A.s at Home and Abroad
August 1948
By:
V.W.
| Jacksonville, Alabama
With Tolerance, Too
Barley !!! Corn !!!
December 1945
(What's the funniest A.A. tale or quip you've heard? Others would like to hear it. Send it in.)
Clearer than ever
January 2020
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
Sean C.
| Altadena, Calif.
A private investigator discovers that faith, not sight, would lead him out of the dark
Bang Bam Boom!
June 2013
By:
Jeanne E.
| Blaine, Minnesota
After 68 years of trips and falls, she finally tumbled into AA