Look Out for Two Old Ladies
May 2013
By:
Helen H.
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Girlfriends hit the road for shopping trips, museums—and 3 a.m. bologna sandwiches!
The 78-Year-Old Newcomer
August 2025
| Atheist & Agnostic Members
By:
Bob I.
| Moriches, New York
It’s never too late! After 60 years of heavy drinking, he put down the bottle and changed his life
I Only Drank 3 Beers!
December 2022
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Laura W.
| Fort Lauderdale,, Fla.
A newcomer finds out the hard way about the power of liquor and the heartbreak of relapse
Did You Hear About Sally?
December 2015
A coworker showing up at his AA meeting opens the door to concerns about anonymity
Legendary Old-Timers
November 2014
By:
Sue C.
| Albuquerque, New Mexico
A woman who got sober in the 1960s lovingly remembers those who paved the path before her
Pain and progress
September 2009
By:
WENDY D.
| Arlington, Texas
A new mother struggles with staying sober
An Out-again-in-again Indian
July 1979
By:
B. B.
| Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
An eleven-page section devoted to the AA experience behind prison bars
Who Is that Boy in the Painting?
January 2012
By:
David M.
| Toledo, Ohio
Lost in alcohol, a young man robs his own parents and can't believe who he's become
My Real Third Step
July 2017
By:
Tracy F.
After years of unemployment, he faces the loss of his home—but turning his life over to a Higher Power meant finally turning his life around
Dear Grapevine
December 2012
Half a day at a time
December 2009
By:
COLIN Q.
| Fort Collins, Colo.
Counting sobriety in hours and minutes, a newcomer realizes he'll be all right
We Pay the Piper
April 1982
By:
W. H.
| Manhattan, New York
Tradition 7 - Every AA group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions