Out of a Living Hell
May 2014
By:
Nancy B.
| Enola, Pennsylvania
Sober four years, she can now enjoy being alive
Just Having Fun
April 2014
By:
Tina F.
| Ashburn, Virginia
She had to face the fact that her drinking wasn't what it seemed to be
What! another meeting?
March 2014
By:
Anonymous
With his marriage on the rocks, a newcomer tries to help his family understand this AA thing
2 Shadows, 1 House
February 2014
By:
Mike B.
| Munith, Michigan
AA provides shelter from a double dose of childhood pain
The Best Ingredients
May 2013
By:
Celeste D.,
| Hagerstown, Maryland
With one cup sponsor, 12 Steps and a pinch of hope, she cooked up a whole new life
Let's be frank
December 2012
By:
Dee C.,
| Muskegon, Michigan
Comforting words from a school principal helped this newcomer relax
Native Understanding
October 2012
By:
Rod B.
| Salt Lake City, Utah
An AA trustee's thoughts on carrying the message to the Native American alcoholic
Dear Grapevine
May 2012
The Story of the Red Dress
April 2012
By:
Scot S.
| Crossville, Tennessee
She wanted a dress. He wanted her. But what they got was much better.
Houston's Flower Man
December 2011
By:
Cleveland T.
| Houston, Texas
With the help of AA, he went from living on Skid Row to having his house highlighted on the tourist trail
Tree of a New Life
October 2011
By:
Bob M.
| Tulsa, Oklahoma
A dreaded ice storm mends a doctor's bruised career
"Don't Do It, Mom, He's Not Worth It!"
June 2011
By:
Tom
| Osseo, Minnesota
An incident of domestic violence and a daughter's rejection was the spark he needed to get sober
Make the Connection
June 2011
By:
Carol P.
| Clinton, Massachusetts
Even halfway around the world in Australia, the program is there if you seek it
Legacy of resentment
December 2010
By:
Tom L.
| New Orleans, La.
Chains of bitterness toward his mother are shattered through forgiveness
Turkey day
November 2010
By:
R.P.
| Yorktown, Va.
A first sober Thanksgiving is spent staying busy and using the AA tools
The Value of Life
June 2005
By:
Jeff P.
| Blythe, California
Working the program, an AA finds new riches at every turn
Twenty-one and In Trouble Again
July 2003
By:
Howard W.
| Wrightsville, Arkansas
It took a twenty-two-year-old to turn him around
Now You See Them, Now You Don't
September 1999
By:
Kit K.
| Boise, Idaho
AA meetings that don't meet