Scene of the Crime
April 2025
| Making Amends
By:
Louis P.
| Meford, Oregon
Somewhere in a lava field in Idaho, a bottle of whiskey was calling his name
AA News
February 2024
| Getting Through Tough Times
Call for stories for pamphlet “Do You Think You’re Different?”
Reliance
August 2022
| Sober Travel
By:
Mike K.
| Palestine, Texas
In a tough prison after a relapse, his growing bond with a Higher Power assures him it’ll be OK
The Privilege and Honor of Service
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
By:
Lilly H.
| Boulder, Colo.
She’d never been to jail, so how could she possibly identify with the incarcerated women she brought meetings to?
Management 101
September 2016
With God so far and alcohol so near, one active alcoholic makes a crucial decision to hand over the reins of his own life to the “manager of managers”
50 Years Out of the Ring
December 2015
An old-timer remembers back to 1965, when she stopped fighting and hung up the gloves for good
Highway Patrol or HP?
November 2014
By:
Sarah H.
| Vernal, Utah
A felony DUI conviction set her on the path to sobriety
Waiting for the 11:40
September 2004
By:
Jeff N.
| Pottstown, Pennsylvania
Living all the life he could stand
That Monumental Thirst
May 2004
By:
Judith N.
| Marysville, Washington
She was afraid she would crave a drink for the rest of her life
Where my life began
September 2019
| Young & Sober
By:
Chad P.
| Mt. Vernon, Indiana
Young and terrified, he left his rough, drunken world and walked through a door that said “Welcome Home”
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
March 1976
By:
Reuters
Youth Problem--Worldwide
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
September 1973
By:
Press
| Long Island, New York
Symbol of Having Fun
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
February 1972
By:
Theodore Shabad
Limited Soviet Survey
Friends for Life
July 2025
| AA Celebrates 90 Wonderful Years!
By:
Bill K.
| Tacoma, Washington
Struggling to accept the changes that come with age, a member finds meetings and fellowship a saving grace
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
December 1978
By:
William Stockton
The Doctor and the Dual Addict
Believing Is Seeing
April 1977
By:
S. M.
| Denver, Colorado
Faith comes when we work hard to make things happen
