Another chance
May 2020
| Getting Into General Service
By:
Anonymous
| Phoenix, Ariz.
An old-timer recalls how AA helped him grieve and gave him the opportunity to give the kind of love a dad can give
A Cold December Night
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Joe G.
| Athens, Ohio
Watching two AA guys on a Twelfth Step call was a Christmas Eve gift he’ll never forget
Free to explore
November 2019
| Grapevine Classics
By:
John M.
| Laguna Niguel, California
A lifelong spiritual seeker gets sober and continues his search for a Higher Power
A Child’s Memories
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
By:
Jan C.
| Naples, Fla.
Her father sobered up with the help of one of AA’s most important friends
Have kit will travel
June 2018
By:
Alex M.
| Louisville, Kentucky
You never know when you’ll need a little help staying sober on the road
Seven nights a week
June 2018
By:
Derek R.
| Ottowa, Ontario
How a small group of AAs kept carrying the message until even holidays were covered
86ed
April 2017
By:
Debra S.
| Fort Worth, Texas
She completely changed the menu. The liquor had to go
Chasing The Monsters Away
September 2016
Drunkenly putting his son to bed, he passed on three generations of alcoholism in a single breath—until AA helped him break the cycle.
A Place in the Sun
February 2016
As the dolphins leaped and his daughter smiled, he knew his Higher Power had brought him to this moment
Home Sweet Home
October 2014
By:
Anonymous
Her eagerness to volunteer at her Central Office led to a job at a place she knew quite well
Raised in Loisaida
August 2014
By:
Vicky B.
| New York, New York
On New York’s Lower East Side, she did it her way and drank like the boys
Letter to Hong Kong
March 2013
By:
Anonymous
How could she ever make amends to the co-worker she mistreated so badly?
Ticket to Ride
February 2013
By:
Bob S.
| Marquette, Michigan
AA buddies fly to the rescue when a member’s son reaches out
AA Takes Root in Khon Kaen
February 2009
By:
Johnny R.
| Khon Kaen
A member moves to a remote part of Thailand and helps get meetings started
RESTRAINT OF TONGUE AND MOUSE
June 2008
By:
Anonymous
The spirit of AA's anonymity Traditions online
In My Own Time
April 2007
By:
Donnie M.
| Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
Members of his family had been sober for decades. Why couldn't he get it?
A Solidier Comes Home
January 2007
By:
John T.
| Vancouver, Washington
What does it take to heal the deepest wounds?
In The Spirit--not The Letter--of Alcoholics Anonymous
January 2007
By:
Laurie A.
| Essex
Love, not worship, for the Big Book
Uniformed Recovery
May 2005
By:
Leo R.
| Portsmouth, Virginia
An AA journey shared with the men and women of the armed forces
A Quiet Hatred
September 2003
By:
Keith W.
| Oceanside, California
An amends helps a man understand the hate he harbored for eleven years --Step Nine - Made direct amends to such people whenever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
A Pat On the Back
September 2001
By:
Dale C.
| Tacoma, Washington
Step 9 - Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.