Thanks, but No Thanks
July 1975
By:
W. G.
| Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
One alcoholic's response to the idea of controlled drinking--even if it were possible
Learning to Listen
July 1973
By:
Dan
| Miami, Florida
Words we've heard in meetings may come to mind just when we need them
A Little Thought and a Lot of Heart
October 1972
By:
G. S. W.
| Cleveland, Tennessee
It's the message that counts
Slips
September 1971
By:
G. C.
| Miami, Florida
From the last part of the First Step to the end of the Twelfth, they are all about my life and its unmanageability.
My Pail
February 1971
By:
J. O'H.
| Pembroke, Ontario
When he began to abuse the bucket he loved, he figured something must be wrong
Don't Bet on 'Me'
August 1966
By:
T. P. Jr.
| Hankins, New York
Step Discussion - Step Three: Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God <emphasis type="italic">as we understood Him.</emphasis>
This Business of Getting Ahead
October 1964
By:
T. D.
| Manchester, Massachusetts
It turns out that the important thing is to know how to <emphasis type="underline">stay here</emphasis>
The First Meeting
January 1962
By:
H. W.
| Pleasantville, New York
was the difference between life and death
The Pendant
June 2015
By:
Anonymous
After just one week sober, a newcomer treats herself—but little does she know she has already won the prize
Now I get it
February 2015
By:
Ricky D.
| Rochester, New York
Shaking and scared, a newcomer recalls his mom's early days in AA.
Dear Grapevine
October 2013
Re-Connected
October 2013
By:
Anonymous
So he didn’t have a blown fuse after all. He just had to plug back in
A Six-Week Tour in AA
September 2013
He went to help his daughter out and discovered that maybe he belonged there too
Enjoy the Ride
May 2013
By:
George F.
| Drums, Pennsylvania
Learning to have fun again was a trip of its own
A Day in the Park
December 2012
By:
Carol S.
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
After years of alcoholic hell, watching birds fly and flowers bloom doesn't seem so bad
Cold Morning, Warm Meeting
November 2012
By:
Tom S.
| Ripon, California
As Thanksgiving nears, a group of men who have each others’ backs share their sadness and joy
Drinking Buddies
February 2012
By:
Dan K.
| Silver City, New Mexico
Together they pounded 'em back, until one day, one said no
An Atheist Asks
August 2011
By:
Anonymous
Is our primary purpose to stay sober—or to find faith in a Higher Power?
Web Exclusive: The Chip on My Shoulder
August 2011
By:
Jason K.
| Albuquerque, New Mexico
Anger at AA turns to gratitude and turns his sobriety around
At the Crossroads of My Alcoholism
July 2011
By:
Gary C.
| Woodstown, New Jersey
He had reached that place where he couldn't imagine life with alcohol, nor life without it
Meeting in God's Place
May 2011
By:
Don M.
| Cheyenne/Laramie, Wyoming
A group in Laramie, Wyoming move their meeting to the home of an ailing member