Sunset on the Ferris Wheel
April 2012
By:
Bill K.
| Acworth, Georgia
The ups and downs of the drinking life finally came to an end
Web Exclusive: Sober For a Second Time
January 2012
By:
Dick C.
| Anaheim, California
He had to reach a new level of surrender in order to truly get sober
Changing the Scenery
January 2012
By:
Michelle B.
| Florida
A newcomer learns that sobriety is an internal journey
It Was All About Me
December 2011
By:
Don Mc.
| Standish, Maine
AA taught him not to take himself so seriously
My Crooked Steps
December 2011
By:
Joyce M.
| Marietta, Georgia
A sober woman keeps a reminder of what it used to be like
To Text ... Or Not to Text
November 2011
By:
Snow P.
| Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Could it be a question of anonymity?
My Heart Is Heavy
July 2011
By:
Snow P.
Learning of the death of a former sponsor, a woman reflects upon her early days in AA
The Bottle on the Counter
July 2011
By:
Laurie H.
| Flint, Michigan
It beckoned, seductively trying to woo her back
Recovery is a Wonderland
July 2010
By:
EVE MARIE
| BROOKLYN, N.Y.
A story of redemption, rebirth and filling the void within
Don't sugarcoat it
February 2010
By:
JODY Y.
| South Lyon, Mich.
A female AA rejoices in the honesty and support of her women's group
Pain and progress
September 2009
By:
WENDY D.
| Arlington, Texas
A new mother struggles with staying sober
Kindred spirits
March 2009
By:
PAM P.
| San Pedro, California
In her search for recovery, a woman in pain turns to the Steps
Whatever It Takes
December 2008
By:
Lori T.
| Grand Prairie, Texas
A performance artist makes the time to help a fellow drunk
We Set Them on Paper
April 1993
By:
Bernie B.
| New York, New York
Step Four: 'Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
Lest We Forget
November 1992
By:
Dr. William D. Silkworth
Excerpt from the fifteenth printing of the book "Alcoholics Anonymous," pages 3-7 from the Chapter "The Doctor's Opinion." - From the March 1954 Grapevine
The Choice
June 1991
By:
Isabelle H.
| New York, New York
Step Six - Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
Opinions: Yours, Mine, and Ours
October 1990
By:
Fran D.
| New Orleans, Louisiana
Tenth Tradition - Alcoholics Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the AA name ought never be drawn into public controversy.