Closing argument
November 2019
| Grapevine Classics
By:
Mitchell G.
| Watauga, Texas
Facing five years in jail, a sober dad stands before a judge and gets something much longer-lasting
Not Just Another Bender
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By:
Diana G.
| Woodland Hills, Calif.
After a painful drinking career, she discovered an “ordinary, yet extraordinary” life in AA
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
September 1980
By:
Harvey McConnell
Ask the Computer
Don't Call Me Young
August 2007
By:
Maryellen O.
| San Anselmo, California
Learning to love oneself at any age
An Overwhelming Feeling of Peace
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By:
Marie Y.
Growing up in a mob neighborhood in Brooklyn, it took a lot—including a horse’s unsubtle nudge—to get her sober
Just the Right Moment
November 2020
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By:
David P.
| Prescott, Ariz.
How soon do you tell your date you’re an alcoholic? Do you tell your friends, coworkers, neighbors? One member has some thoughts
End Of A Drinking Journey
May 2017
She drank her way from Massachusetts to Miami and her mother prayed every day that she would be safe.
Band of Angels
February 2013
By:
Ralph B.
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
An old-timer remembers the special “team” who helped him get sober in 1961
It's a Wonderful Life
November 2012
By:
Oliver P./D.M.
| Mondovi, Wisconsin
A World War II vet remembers the woman who saved his life 54 years ago
I'm Too Young
December 2011
By:
Talia C.
| Tulsa, Oklahoma
This mom "wasn't old enough" for AA until she heard the stories of two women her age
An Ex-Monk Picks Up the Pieces
October 2008
By:
L.H.
| Reno, Nevada
Alcoholism destroyed everything he believed in; the program gave it back
Cold Rooms And Red Flowers
August 2006
By:
Diana R.
| Spring Hill, Florida
Building tomorrow starts today
We Were All Alike
February 1969
By:
K. P.
| Buffalo, New York
Well under thirty but not "too young to be an alcoholic," the author is one of the smart new breed that understands skid row <emphasis type="underline">can</emphasis> be theirs
Story Archive: The Young One
April 2011
By:
Danna F.
| Waltham, Massachusetts
A teen AA finds that age doesn't matter when all are alcoholics
Experience. Strength. Hope
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By:
Morae M.
| Anaheim, Ca
She came for the donuts but stayed for the sobriety