Material Girl
April 2013
By:
Betsy G.
| Houston, Texas
All the fancy things could not fix her insides
Mountaintop Critic
September 2012
By:
James L.
| Pegram, Tennessee
This alcoholic gets a big surprise when he goes to a meeting to be told he's right
Entirely Ready to Be Entirely New
June 2001
By:
A. T.
| New York, New York
Step 6 - Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
My Name Is Patricia
January 1971
By:
P. McC.
| Louisville, Kentucky
I can now see that good is good and bad is a good lesson
Unexpected Hurdles
June 2014
By:
Val W.
| Athens, Georgia
Although her mobility was limited, she was able to stay connected and stay sober
Summer of Love
October 2013
By:
Karen W.
| Anderson, Indiana
At a wild and colorful meeting in San Francisco, a chairperson gets a perfect chance to practice Step Ten
Greetings From Maine
August 2013
By:
Diane S. and Carolyn H.
| Warren, New Jersey
Two sober friends head to Maine for biking, whale-watching and whoopie pie!
Sweet Goodbye at the Farm
January 2013
By:
Mary Carol R.
| Baltimore, Maryland
A sponsor learns the power of letting go by showing up for her sponsee
Dear Grapevine
October 2011
Truth and Recovery
September 2011
By:
Jimmy S.
| Norwich, Connecticut
He recognized that the only way to stay sober was to get honest with his family about his past actions
A Lifer's Story
July 2011
By:
Barry M.
| Mt. Pleasant, North Carolina
The only way to endure his prison sentence was to drink as much as possible
Four Sheets to the Wind
July 2011
By:
Bill W.
| Lowell, Florida
A World War II vet recalls how a ship full of whiskey got his captain sober
Take a step back
October 2009
By:
BERNARDO
| Portland, Ore.
An AA works at not letting emotions take over