Before Leaving AA
August 2015
She realized that she might be able to change the things she didn't like
Traveling to Russia
June 2015
A sober retiree tells of her experiences looking for meetings in St. Petersburg
Man of Many Talents
April 2015
By:
Eric K.
| Crosslake, Minnesota
His ride into AA service has taken some wonderful turns and he's yet to hit the breaks
The Next Guy Up to Bat
December 2014
By:
Jack M.
| Kingston, New York
A desperate call to AA after his son's birthday led to a moment he'll never forget
Acceptance Is a Two-Way Street
November 2014
By:
P. J.
| Los Angeles, California
A gay man remembers learning the importance of AA unity in meetings in the 1970s
The Other Brother
November 2014
By:
Nick K.
| Joppa, Maryland
Some of us get lucky and make it to AA—some of us don't
Swimming through Sobriety
November 2014
By:
Laura C.
| Burke, Virginia
She found out that she could get as much joy from not drinking as she did from her favorite hobby
Ready, Set, Go
October 2014
By:
Dee D.
| Glen Mills, Pennsylvania
At four years sober, she’s learned to apply the slogans that helped save her life to a sport that gives her joy
Last Call on Labor Day Weekend
September 2014
By:
Elizabeth V.
| Reno, Nevada
It was a holiday weekend and the end of something
Letter from Chiang Mai
September 2014
By:
—Bill W.
| Chiang Mai,
In sobriety, he got a new inner life and followed his dreams across the globe
A New Life for Aunt Patricia
September 2014
By:
Patricia K.
| Ventura, California
She wanted to paint and garden when she retired, but martinis and hangovers came first
All By Myself
August 2014
By:
Judy
| Chicago, Illinois
She learned in AA that drinking in the shower wasn’t social drinking
Starting Out in Al-Anon
July 2014
By:
Wendy W.
| Salt Lake City, Utah
She didn't think she had a problem with alcohol until she got to the Fourth Step
Mom, I’m an Alcoholic
May 2014
By:
Kate P.
| Frederick, Maryland
The day she dreaded finally came—it was time to tell her mother the truth
1000 Holes
March 2014
By:
Bob N.
| Bessemer, Michigan
For 32 great years, his obsession to drink has been lifted—but not his love for golf
Okay With Me
August 2006
By:
Carl B.
| Evansville, Indiana
An AA gets comfortable with the Serenity Prayer
Tradition Four: Autonomy--not Self-will
April 2006
By:
Richard B.
| Iselin, New Jersey
From the April 1990 Grapevine
The Red Shutters
July 2005
By:
Marsha C.
| Edmond, Oklahoma
A woman struggles between her will and God's
Remembering When
May 2005
By:
Bob K.
| Concord, California
A lost cause gets a second chance during the holiday season
Back to School
August 2004
By:
Ed S.
| Scranton, Pennsylvania
A 47-year-old freshman recounts the gifts of sobriety
What Can We Do About Susan?
February 2004
By:
Susan S.
| Granada Hills, California
A letter from a loving father to his precious daughter
A Death in the Family
February 2004
By:
Nick K.
| Joppa, Maryland
He went to a meeting; his brother went to a bar
Shalom
September 2003
Twenty-one and In Trouble Again
July 2003
By:
Howard W.
| Wrightsville, Arkansas
It took a twenty-two-year-old to turn him around
Experiments In Psychedelic Sobriety and Other Open Secrets Of AA's Past
January 2003
By:
Joel C.
| San Diego, California
