My Last One
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
By:
Michael L.
| Philadelphia, Pa.
Sneaking, lying, crashing in the tub and passing out under his desk. This is one he never wants to forget
Hats off to Tradition 5
May 2020
| Getting Into General Service
By:
Morgan J.
| Annapolis, Md.
He finally put down the bottle and got to a meeting. But what was everyone talking about? And what did it have to do with drinking?
And Eventually, We Found Beauty In It All
September 2019
| Young & Sober
By:
Emma W.
| London, United Kingdom
A beautiful and loving ode to healing after the trauma of alcoholism
Drink, Rinse, Repeat
September 2017
By:
Mary Beth F.
| Santee, California
This teen hid her vodka in a hair-raising place while she tried desperately to clean up her act
The Room
January 2017
By:
Jerry L.
| Davis, California
For years, he felt sorry for those people behind that door. Then one day, he asked to go in
Under-Slept, Over-Served
January 2017
He got drunk and missed a crucial career meeting—but found that his Higher Power had an even bigger job in store for him.
One Last Time
September 2016
The suit he bought in early sobriety has seen many occasions. This one is dear to his heart
Raising the roof
June 2016
For a motion to raise money to fix up a church, Tradition Six hit the nail on the head
A Prayer for Jim
April 2016
The day he lost his way was the same day he discovered some words that opened up his heart
Bernie's Big Arrival
January 2016
If you’re new in town and you’re waiting for special treatment, pick up a broom
A Year of Seeking God
January 2016
In her fifth year, she decided to focus on Step 11 and build her relationship with her Higher Power
I Found God on Madison Avenue
March 2015
By:
Larry M.
| New York, New York
After years of searching, his moment came, somewhere around 58th Street
Pearl and the Pigeon
July 2014
By:
Phyll T.
| Parry Sound, Ontario,
At the time, she couldn't see how these two women in an old pickup truck would help her find her way home
Out of the Wasteland
January 2014
By:
Mary B.
| Bluffton, South Carolina
She was ready to take the First Step at her very first meeting
An 8hr 12th Step Call
January 1983
By:
J. C.
| Inglewood, California
Helping a suffering alcoholic for the first time was rewarding--and hectic!
Generation Gap Revisited
November 1979
By:
F. M.
Looking back over a quarter century of AA, this member finds it changing and changeless. . .and has an Rx for indolent old-timers <lbFrom the February 1969 Grapevine
Coming Full Circle
January 1979
By:
P. A.
| Belmont, California
Anger and resentment kept him on a disaster course--until he made amends
Lost or Found
August 1976
By:
T. J.
| Houston, Texas
A suicide causes an AA to wonder what forces determine whether we are
The Incandescent Ego
February 1976
By:
Anonymous
| Manhattan, New York
He felt he'd been a nobody long enough. Now he needed to shine
It Came upon the Midnight Clear
December 1975
By:
S. F.
| Hampton, Virginia
On a Christmas Eve she asked for help, and in the asking, she was made aware
No Wonder I Didn't like Me
February 1975
By:
R. P.
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin
The fears that warp our lives begin to fade when we begin to face ourselves
Generation Gap Revisited
February 1969
By:
F. M.
| New Canaan, Connecticut
Looking back over a quarter-century of AA this member finds it changing and changeless. . .and has an Rx for indolent old-timers
A Bat in Old New York
November 1966
By:
Ronnie H.
| London
An Englishman who hated the city ten years ago looks again