One Morning on the Beach
May 2015
By:
Roxane R.
| Valley Center, California
After spilling all her fears, she took her sponsor’s suggestion and let a little sunlight in
Temporary Work
March 2015
By:
Debi C.
| Buffalo, New York
After she lost her job because of drinking, she found herself in part time jobs – one of which would ultimately lead her to AA
Acceptance Is a Two-Way Street
November 2014
By:
P. J.
| Los Angeles, California
A gay man remembers learning the importance of AA unity in meetings in the 1970s
Swimming through Sobriety
November 2014
By:
Laura C.
| Burke, Virginia
She found out that she could get as much joy from not drinking as she did from her favorite hobby
Moments of Being
August 2014
By:
Elizabeth E.
| Albuquerque, New Mexico
With over 35 years of sobriety, she came back to the Eleventh Step and had a spiritual awakening
Starting Out in Al-Anon
July 2014
By:
Wendy W.
| Salt Lake City, Utah
She didn't think she had a problem with alcohol until she got to the Fourth Step
Keeper of Secrets
March 2014
By:
Terry R.
| Melbourne, Florida
A fear of being honest was a stumbling block to getting sober
Unwrapped
December 2013
By:
Sam Marie E.
| Atlanta, Georgia
This year, her gifts did not come in a box
Broken Record
August 2013
By:
April P.
| Monongahela, Pennsylvania
Her life kept skipping as she played the same song over and over and over
Getting to Know Myself
March 2013
By:
Rick A.
| Ferndale, Michigan
Going to extremes to “prove” he was not gay fueled his need for booze
The Perfect Table
January 2013
By:
Laura J.
| Mammoth Lakes, California
On a crazy mission to update her kitchen, a newcomer hits the road to Reno
Let's be frank
December 2012
By:
Dee C.,
| Muskegon, Michigan
Comforting words from a school principal helped this newcomer relax
Hot house
December 2012
By:
Frankie B.,
| Spring Hill, Florida
An old-timer challenges the way his local meeting place is run
Keep Dreaming
November 2012
By:
Deanna S.
| Canton, Georgia
She was going to be an astronaut, but instead was rocketed into the fourth dimension
Ed, We Think You Have a Problem
September 2012
By:
Ed P.
| Gloucester, Massachusetts
His wife was on his back, and now his boss? Time to take drastic action
At War With the World
December 1984
By:
A. L.
| Gentry, Arkansas
In this "season to be jolly," three AAs remind us of a common character defect
Weeding Out the Crabgrass
August 1984
By:
A. B.
| San Diego, California
Step Four - It's an individual program, and on the pages that follow, four AAs describe their personal approaches to this vital Step and tell us how working it helped their sobriety
Holding Fast to Our Primary Purpose
March 1984
By:
F. P.
| Spokane, Washington
Tradition Six keeps AA on the right track--and out of trouble
Not Today, Thanks
October 1983
By:
E. E.
| Tulsa, Oklahoma
. . . Some tips on turning down that drink
Ala-cat
September 1983
By:
C. B.
| Hershey, Pennsylvania
It isn't just human beings who catch the "family disease
What We Do and What We Don't
February 1983
By:
J. M.
| Woodstock, Illinois
AA's Traditions spell it out
When Negatives Creep in
May 1982
By:
J. P.
| Clairton, Pennsylvania
Suddenly, he was back in the driver's seat