Single and happy
August 2013
By:
Angela M.
| Scottsdale, Arizona
She turned 40 and her date stood her up. That's just fine with her.
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
Planning, Not Projection
October 1992
Ham on Wry
December 1985
Truly Blessed
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By:
Ed M.
| Bloomsburg, Pa.
Reflecting on the changes wrought by nearly 40 years of sobriety
Demolished
July 2019
| The Prison Issue
By:
Sonya F-D.
| Eden Mills, Vermont
This driller and blaster always felt different. But the thing that made her the same was her drinking
Keeping it Green
December 2024
| Remote Communities and Sober Holidays
By:
Tina W.
| Hobe Sound, Florida
A Part Of Something Bigger Than Myself
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By:
Jay F.
| San Francisco,, Calif.
No longer alone on the journey
Get in the car
August 2023
| AA in the Military
By:
Charlotte S.
| Matamoras, Pennsylvania
On the long sober road, even the speed bumps of aging can’t change her course: Never say no to AA
Safe to belong
March 2023
| Get Into Service
By:
John C.
| Berlin, Wis.
He expresses his gratitude for Tradition Three and how it helped hin claim his chair
What Saved My Life?
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By:
Leslie S.
| Asheville, NC
The events and people that kept her alive on her journey
We can get through anything
February 2022
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Bill K.
| Amarillo, Texas
He’s gotten through moves, loved one’s deaths, viral meningitis and age issues, and he hasn’t had a drink since 1970
How I Came To Believe
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By:
Ron S.
| Laguna Woods, Calif.
There are no atheists in foxholes—or in planes rapidly running out of fuel with nowhere to land
No way out
September 2016
By:
Rick D.,
| Portland, Ore.
He escaped a troubled childhood by joining the army. But he couldn’t escape the bottle
Pot of gold
February 2010
By:
KATHLEEN V.
| Grand Rapids, Mich.
When an alcoholic finds that sobriety isn't all sunshine, she looks for rainbows
I KNEW I'D BE OKAY
July 2009
By:
WENDI B.
| Danbury, Conn
In a prison without meetings, a woman finds the spirit of AA
Rule 62
March 1987
By:
R. G.
| Longview, Washington
Part II--on the meaning and implications of our Third Legacy
Peter Pan Is Dead
December 1974
By:
J. W.
| Key West, Florida
The old fairy-tale concept of the happy ending takes on different meanings with the acceptance of reality
Eyes wide open
February 2022
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Leslie P.
| Angleton, Texas
She was sober now, so why was life so tough? Where was her amazing meadow full of butterflies?
To The Gates Of Insanity
November 2007
By:
David G.
| Brawley, California
A very sick alcoholic finally surrenders
Around AA
August 1995
By:
Gerry F.
| Humboldt, Saskatchewan
Substantial Unanimity in the Conference Process - a presentation made to the 45th Conference by the Western Canada regional trustee
Active duty
February 2022
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
R.H.
| Bend, Ore.
Returning home from war was tough, and getting sober and busy in AA was just the mission he needed
Ham on Wry
July 1999