True Love At the Assembly
May 2020
| Getting Into General Service
By:
Angela P.
| Mesa, Ariz.
General service gave her sobriety so many remarkable rewards. But this one was a real surprise
Back to Life
May 2020
| Getting Into General Service
By:
David R.
| Lawrence, Kan.
With a lot of action and a bunch of hotdogs, members in Kansas bring a district alive again
Never Stop the Action
September 2019
| Young & Sober
By:
Bobbie S.
| Cincinnati, Ohio
Fifty-five years sober, she is the very definition of a “sober survivor”
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
Soft landing
June 2019
| Letting Go of Resentments
By:
Nanci V.
| Dallas, Texas
A one-chip wonder says she’s grateful she made it here and that her sweet sober life makes her stay
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
Seven Meetings
October 2018
By:
Peggy Stephanie
| Belleville, N.J.
A newcomer chronicles her first seven meetings in sobriety—and how they changed her life
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 Perfect Curve
November 2004
By:
Gerald R. (as told to Carolyn C.)
| Austin, Texas
An AA pioneer talks about the old days
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
Flyboy, Businessman, Alcoholic
April 2003
By:
Don S.
| Fredericksburg, Texas
Which hero would he be today?
Confessions Of a Reluctant Newcomer
March 2003
By:
Wayne B.
| Montpelier, Vermont
He didn't know that AA was not a spectator sport
