10,000 Stories
May 2023
| Home Group
By:
Norman L.
| Yukon, Okla.
With tears, they emptied out the meeting room. One thing that touched his heart most was the wooden podium where so many shared hope
New Man Out
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Charles D.
| Pacheco, Calif.
Three days sober and he didn’t know a soul. Until he raised his hand
Seven Meetings
October 2018
By:
Peggy Stephanie
| Belleville, N.J.
A newcomer chronicles her first seven meetings in sobriety—and how they changed her life
The Receiving End
June 2007
By:
Cindy B.
| Haverhill, Massachusetts
Getting to meetings appeared to be a problem until a friend made a phone call
Salute to AA'S Old-timers
October 1967
By:
D. S.
| Dayton, Ohio
An AA "frozen in newness" tells why length of sobriety seems to him a valuable asset
What Do They Mean--"Personality Change"?
June 1957
By:
S. T.
| New York
Some resist it--others embrace it--what is it?
Web Exclusive: Acceptance is the Answer
August 2011
In "Getting Past the Denial," a woman sees her best friend get sober, and can no longer pretend that her drinking isn't a problem
Ham on Wry
April 1991
Ham on Wry
April 1988
Ham on Wry
February 1987
Once Over Lightly
April 1980
Once Over Lightly
April 1979
The Anecdote Bin
March 1963
