Craving
Web Exclusives
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By:
Jim S.
| Virginia Beach, Va.
Looking back after half a century in AA, he remembers his intense craving for alcohol and how the Steps and his Higher Power pulled him through
Looking Inward
August 2020
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By:
Joseph F.
| Mesa, Ariz.
A newcomer’s prayer on a meeting patio one day leads him to a profound personal experience with a Higher Power
On the edge
March 2018
By:
Joe H.
| New Westminster, British Columbia
Through the smashed furniture and pain, he watched alcohol bring his family down. Then came his moment
“Give Me What I Need, Not What I Want!”
November 2016
Jobless and facing a Federal prison term, a sober man offers up a prayer to God—and is visited by an unlikely angel named Keith.
Listening for 50 years
September 2016
In 1965, an old-timer heard the bartender say last call. Five decades later, he’s still using his ears
Lightening the load
June 2016
With her sponsor showing the way, she unexpectedly becomes a caregiver and learns to take care of herself
OK in my skin
February 2011
By:
Dan S.
| Indianapolis, Indiana
AA taught him not to take any flak for being gay
Soldier on
July 2010
By:
ANONYMOUS
| Mission, British Columbia
A Korean War vet who shot a man while drunk begins to repair his past
Able to dream
June 2010
By:
Pooran K.
| Williamsville
A young Hindi teacher's drinking goes from social to pathological
Joanie's God
August 2009
By:
JEANNE R.
| Monaca, Penn.
A newcomer borrows her sponsor's Higher Power
AA in Uniform
September 2008
By:
Thomas H.
| Palm Springs, California
On the brink of despair, a chaplain finds his true calling
Sharing Her Gifts
June 2008
By:
Anonymous
| St. Louis, Missouri
Once "miserable beyond description," an AA lives life on life's terms
First the Bad News, Then the Good News
July 2003
By:
Joe D.
| Elko, Nevada
A radio man survives seventeen months in prison and five months back in life by doing the unthinkable: he asks for help
Forty-eight Cents
June 2003
By:
Anonymous
| Lawrenceburg, Tennessee
The value of integrity for a drunk on the street
The Truth About Cats and Dogs
July 1999
By:
C. R.
| New Haven, Connecticut
Pets can be affected by our drinking--and our sobriety.
Keep moving
February 2018
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By:
Bob K.
| Concord, California
I’ve been sober for 27 years. I recently took early retirement and went on disability. I have difficulty getting to meetings because I have multiple sclerosis (MS). I am in a wheelchair.
Reaching Out A Hand
November 2016
Losing the use of your right hand is certainly something to drink over, right, even if you do have 14 years sober? That is, until you talk to someone a little worse off….
Sassy Pearls of Wisdom
October 2015
If minding one’s own business can work for the group, then it might work for her as well
Ways of Seeing
June 2015
By:
Mary D.
| Reno, Nevada
It turned out she only really had one problem in sobriety
All this and fly-fishing
February 2015
By:
Mike C.
| Scottsville, New York
His sponsor guided him through his most turbulent times and taught him to enjoy calm waters.
An Amends to Remember
April 2014
By:
Neil N.
It took him years to understand the amends she made to him
Three strikes, you’re in!
March 2014
By:
Jack B.
| Oakland, New Jersey
He thought his differences would not let him stay, but Tradition Three said no way
The February 2014 Issue Is Here!
February 2014
This month's special section features stories about emotional sobriety
Alone for the holidays
December 2013
By:
Ali B.
| Delray Beach, Florida
Her AA friends were all leaving town, and she was miles away from home. Sponsor to the rescue!
A Call for Sponsorship
May 2013
By:
Rick N.
| Burnaby, British Columbia
A member can’t say enough about that special one-on-one bond of recovery
A Canine Step Nine
March 2013
By:
S.K.
| Alma, Arkansas
Some amends can be made with a milk bone and a little scratch behind the ears
Web Exclusive: Tomorrow Never Comes
November 2011
By:
Deb L.
| Sarasota, Florida
She made and broke the same daily resolution to stop drinking for years until she came into AA