Thank You Ladies
March 2020
| Puzzled
By:
Stephanie P.
| St. Louis, Mo.
Bringing meetings to women at a local jail has given new meaning to her sobriety
Trust funds
July 2019
| The Prison Issue
By:
James H.
| Corpus Christi, Texas
A sober accountant gets into General Service and sees how his area spends its money in a totally new light
Becoming An Atheist Renewed my Faith in AA
February 2019
| Stories by Our Longtime Members
By:
Kirk J.
| Ypsilanti, Mich.
He stopped believing in God—and started believing in the life AA had given him
Let me off this plane!
September 2018
By:
Lucas C.
| Duncan, British Columbia
His drinking caused him to push everyone away, but now he needed them. This was his final boarding call
Wonderfully humbling
April 2018
By:
Dick C.
| New City, New York
Sitting quietly in his green “cathedral,” he looks up at the birds and knows he's not in charge
Connected
March 2017
By:
Mark H.
| Lincoln, Michigan
Living in a new town, a member finds a unique way to stay close to his beloved long-time group
The Magic Jug
March 2017
Alcohol used to provide all the magic she needed, but a sudden, profound spiritual experience showed her the magic to be found in home, family and AA
Bye bye, for now
November 2016
Even after many years, he still needs to change course and turn the ship to keep the focus on others
This Time, It's For Me
December 2015
After years of Al-Anon, how could she have not recognized her own alcoholism?
Glad to Empty our Pockets
August 2015
Two AA friends find joy in taking meetings behind five locked metal doors
One room at a time
April 2015
By:
Mary O.
| Brownsburg, Indiana
At 22 years sober, she was about to make a big move—but this time she let her past experience do the heavy lifting
A New Melody
April 2015
By:
M.S.
| Nashville, Indiana
In AA, it's never too late to put down the bottle and learn a brand new song
The Sun in My Eyes
January 2015
By:
Samantha D.
| Wisscasset, Maine
A story of two different mornings and a lifetime in between
The Ultimate Share
October 2014
By:
M.M.
| Parksville, British Columbia
After years of drunken hospital visits, a member finally returns for a much better reason
The Only Woman in Town
June 2014
By:
Diane W.
| Williams Lake, British Columbia
In the 1960s, the small-town meetings in Canada were a man’s game
Solo Act
August 1983
By:
B. H.
| Newburgh, New York
First, he was a loner. Then, he played duets with booze. Finally, with AA and sobriety, he became part of the human race
Acceptance
February 1983
By:
E. B.
| Dover, Delaware
She finally stopped blaming people, places, and things for her drinking
Living the Traditions
March 1982
By:
D. K.
| Oakland, California
They work for individuals as well as for groups
Accepting and the Third Step
September 1980
By:
G. B.
| Alexandria, Va.
Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God <emphasis type="underline">as we understood Him</emphasis>
Atheist
January 1980
By:
J. L.
| Oakland, California
She made personal translations of the Steps and applied them to her living
Unmanageable Lives
October 1978
By:
J. F.
| Wellesley, Massachusetts
Sober, we can cope, but the world around us doesn't always cooperate
We Found a Better Way
December 1977
By:
W. M.
| Rapides Des Joachims, Quebec
A phone call made the difference between suicide and a beautiful way of life
You Mean, Just Let Anybody In?
September 1976
By:
B. L.
| Manhattan, New York
Which of us, on first coming for help, was an asset to AA.?
Slip Insurance
March 1976
By:
E. S.
| Manhattan, New York
It's up to you to decide which policy you're going to buy
