The Other Brother
November 2014
By:
Nick K.
| Joppa, Maryland
Some of us get lucky and make it to AA—some of us don't
Web Exclusive: Growing Up Drunk
September 2011
By:
Suzette C.
| Santa Cruz, California
Her drinking career began at girl's slumber party at age 12 and ended 23 years later
A Death in the Family
February 2004
By:
Nick K.
| Joppa, Maryland
He went to a meeting; his brother went to a bar
No One Knew HE WAS HOME
December 2008
By:
Lisa M.
| Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
Once on the same path, an AA grieves her cousin's death from alcoholism
Hit the road
January 2015
By:
Mike G.
| Delray Beach, Florida
Three young sober guys cross the U.S. in 50 days—with lots of AA coffee
A to Zzzzz
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
By:
Donna B.
| Pulaski, Virginia
She found a dreamy way to get both gratitude and sleep and not have to count those shaggy sheep
Breaking Through the Denial
January 2014
By:
M.E.
| Rocky Hill, New Jersey
It took several false starts in AA before he understood powerless
Keeping The Piggy Bank Full
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By:
Tony V.
| Silver Spring,, Md.
Sober experience, collected and saved like pennies in a piggy bank, help him through the hard times
Just a Nice Lady Who Drank Too Much
September 2011
By:
Barbara C.
| Northport, Florida
That's what she thought of her drinking until she went to her first AA meeting
Congrats! Northeast & Pacific Regions
August 2018
Winners of our 2017 4 Seasons of Service Challenge
Tropical Storm
March 2014
By:
Wendy L.
| Vancouver, British Columbia
On a boozy vacation, a newcomer scrambles fast to stay sober and keep her liver alive
The Greatest Friendship He Ever Had
June 2012
By:
Anonymous
An old-timer taught him the beauty of showing up and sharing love
Angel in the Glass
December 2011
By:
Lisa R.
| Denver, Colorado
A woman looks back at the ups and downs of 10,000 days of a sober life
DIY Sobriety?
August 2014
By:
David K.
| Valencia, Spain
Although we must do much of the work ourselves, we don't have to do it alone
Letting Go
June 1978
By:
L. N.
| West Babylon, New York
A mother frees "her little boy" to live his own life