Face police
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
By:
David S.
| New York, New York
Although his inner joy may not always show, he’s found the freedom to accept who he is
No Regrets: It Took What It Took
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
By:
David M.
| The Villages, Fla.
Personal pain, two DUI’s, time in jail—he doesn’t regret the past, but he’s not shutting the door on it, either
Transferred
March 2019
| What’s On Your Mind?
By:
Thomas D.
| Vista, California
A tragic event sends a Navy man on a journey to AA and faith
Let me off this plane!
September 2018
By:
Lucas C.
| Duncan, British Columbia
His drinking caused him to push everyone away, but now he needed them. This was his final boarding call
How I tell my story
July 2018
By:
Anonymous
A former prisoner writes about honesty, acceptance and the careful way he shares about his past
A father's wish
May 2018
By:
Bob R.
| Shelburne, Vermont
Years of drinking had driven his sons away. Now he wanted more than anything to have them back in his life
How I learned to love “To Wives”
February 2018
| Title Goes Here
By:
Dan C.
| Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
He used to roll his eyes and groan. But not anymore
Secret stash
September 2017
By:
Roxane R.
| Valley Center, California
She kept the answer to her school fears hidden in her locker—a jar of 90-proof liquid courage
Two Glooms Making Light
August 2017
By:
Ed L.
| Wrightwood, California
On a trip to Joshua Tree, fear took him down. Luckily a call to someone else in the dark made things a lot brighter
The Accident
July 2017
By:
Bill S.
His life began with tragedy and could have ended that way, but then the program intervened
The Gift
June 2017
Drunk on the streets for ten years, he faces the music, joins AA, and a begins marching to the beat of a very different drummer
Stranger In My Head
October 2016
Coming into AA in his 70s, it took him a while to get used to the sober “stranger” who now inhabits him and helps guide the way
Painful ego-puncturing
October 2015
New in town, she dove into service and wanted a position. What she got was an opportunity to grow
Glad to Empty our Pockets
August 2015
Two AA friends find joy in taking meetings behind five locked metal doors
A New Melody
April 2015
By:
M.S.
| Nashville, Indiana
In AA, it's never too late to put down the bottle and learn a brand new song
Web Exclusive: Cleaning up after the Hurricane
September 2011
By:
Nancy B.
A manual labor job in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina proves to be this woman's spiritual, sober foundation
Keep on Trucking
July 2011
By:
Randy N.
| California
On the border of Nevada and California, a trucker threw out his last stash of alcohol on his way to an AA meeting
Anti-social security
May 2011
By:
Patrick B.
| Napa, Indiana
Instead of having the world by its tail, booze had him by the neck
Dear Grapevine
February 2011
THE VOICE ON THE TAPE
November 2010
By:
GAY B.
| Seaside, Calif.
After almost two decades, she stumbles upon the woman who saved her life
TOAST Is Not the Issue
January 2009
By:
Leslie P.
| Lake Jackson, Texas
A quick inventory saves a young mother a lifetime of regret
The AA Mitten
July 2008
By:
Harry U.
| Cornville, Arizona
A fable about finding a shelter from the storm
TRADITION 6: A Common Sense Approach
June 2008
By:
Paul C.
| Oceanside, California
Inviting cooperation, avoiding affiliation
The Home Group of My Heart
April 2004
By:
H. John R.
| New Martinsville, West Virginia
The light still shines at the Midnight Meeting
The Voice on the Tape
January 2004
By:
Gay B.
| Seaside, California
The lonely disappointment of losing another round of Russian Roulette
Confessions Of a Reluctant Newcomer
March 2003
By:
Wayne B.
| Montpelier, Vermont
He didn't know that AA was not a spectator sport