A Cold January Night
July 2014
By:
Gary G.
| New Jersey
The night that he tried to end his life would wind up being the night his life began again
A Father's Legacy
December 2013
Through the 12 Steps, she was able to forgive her father at the end of his life
Sober in Key West
October 2013
By:
John T.
| Key West, Florida
He went south to party hard, but his HP had a much better plan
The Vacant Chair
September 2011
By:
Linda B.
| Shelton, Connecticut
Their physical bodies may no longer be with us, but our cherished members are far from gone
On the road again
September 2009
By:
TIM P.
| St.Paul, Minn.
Newly sober, a member who travels for business tries to find a meeting in every port of call
I Could Apply a Full Face of Makeup Without Ever Looking Myself in the Eye
February 1999
By:
Eileen K.
| Tustin, California
On the Ropes
February 1997
By:
Cesar C.
| Mexico City
A look at some of the trials and tribulations AA members have endured--and stayed sober throughout
This One Chance to Live
January 1979
By:
K. S.
| Atlanta, Georgia
A returned card brings memories of a man who could neither trust nor share
Magic Carpet
February 1974
By:
Ron
| Berkeley, California
A voyage of discovery--to find that we have loving friends all over the world
In the warm sunlight
August 2018
By:
Manon S.
| Alameda, California
Sitting at her aunt’s table, she was content just doing what was in front of her
To break or not to break
November 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
Scott D.
| Hope Mills, North Carolina
When it comes to telling others that he’s in AA, whether in person or through his computer, he looks to our Twelve Traditions
One requirement
March 2017
By:
Kelsey R.
| Indiana
People and groups may have their rules, but the Third Tradition tells us exactly what’s needed to be a member—a desire to stop drinking
It Takes a Village
May 2016
Where the Trees Once Grew
June 2015
By:
Vikki R.
| Yuba City, California
Though the peaches gave way to concrete and steel, it remained a place to plant beautiful seeds
True North
March 2015
By:
Ralph B.
| Seattle, Washington
How an old-timer found his HP on the high seas
Light as a Feather
October 2014
By:
Anonymous
A newcomer remembers the day she opened her eyes to a clear, new life
Desert Dry
September 2014
By:
Meredith L.
| Tucson, Arizona
Not drinking and not following the program, she found herself at an emotional bottom
April 25
March 2014
By:
Kris S.
| Boulder, Colorado
A son shares something very special with the dad he did not want to call
Web Exclusive: In the Detox
November 2011
By:
Dan
Talking with a formerly homeless alcoholic convinced him that there was hope for him