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So Worth It

January 2024 | Emotional Sobriety
By: B.B. | Mississauga, Ontario
A member in Canada shares his long wonderful story of relationships, sponsors and living the good life

Street Tough

June 2023 | Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
By: Lonnie D. | Washington, D.C.
Growing up in D.C., he learned to drink and fight, but in AA he learned to surrender

Getting my attention

April 2022 | What's On Your Mind?
By: “Marine” Tom S. | Sarasota, Fla.
The more he sees the presence of a Higher Power in his life, the less he argues in the parking lot

The Front Lines

January 2022 | Beginners
By: Tom L. | Albany, Ga.
Dimly lit rooming houses, emergency rooms, even rooftops— he keeps reaching out. And once in a good while they reach back

One step at a time

September 2021 | Young & Sober!
By: Anonymous | New Britain, Conn.
A member shares about his journey into sobriety and the challenges of living with cerebral palsy

I Laughed, He Laughed

May 2020 | Getting Into General Service
By: Tom L. | Albany, Ga.
He took him to events, got him into service and even helped him take out the “garbage.” That was Delmar’s way

The Great Escape

March 2020 | Puzzled
By: S.V. | Farmington, N.H.
Drunk, on a mission, she had to get somewhere fast. But it turns out her destination was the train to AA

Backyard Bowery

June 2019 | Letting Go of Resentments
By: Steve S. | Manhasset, New York
As a boy, he’d seen men drunk on the street and wondered how they got there. Well, he found out

Confessions of an Evolutionist

February 2018 | Title Goes Here
By: Michele K. | Columbus, Ohio
Her ability to debate was no match for the bottle. Luckily, when she got to Step Two, she had a new language

Down & Out in DC

August 2017
By: Bernard R. | Dover, New Hampshire
An old-timer remembers when he couldn’t keep a job or a marriage. But he sure knew where the liquor was

The son I gave up

July 2017
By: Suzanne R. | Sarasota, Florida
Drinking and partying began to take everything away, even something unimaginable

Thirst for adventure

March 2017
By: Edith F. | Essex, Massachusetts
A footloose bohemian sobers up and hits the road and discovers things she never imagined

Once an Orphan

May 2016
How a priest, a woman, an upholsterer and AA helped a young man live a long, wonderful life

Home Is Where I Am

April 2016
After 20 years, a man returns to his original home group and gets a big surprise

French Dis-Connection

October 2014
By: Anonymous
Far from home and suddenly sponsorless, he learned the meaning of Don’t Drink No Matter What

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Coming to believe

November 2017 | Issue Title Here
By: Ann S. | San Marcos, California
A New York woman recalls how a Higher Power helped her survive incredibly tough times

Welcome to the fourth dimension

June 2017
By: Cheri J. | Missouri
With a mop in one hand and a rag in the other, she blasted off into the world of AA service

Three Floors of Love

August 2016
He’ll never forget his first year sober in that beloved old St. Louis clubhouse

Like Madison Square Garden

June 2016
Hotdogs, newcomers, guitars, tattoos and plenty of AA coffee. This was no ordinary talent show

Time to Rotate

February 2016
A sure way to grow is to become a trusted servant, but an even better way is to step down and let others have a chance

Bad Boss

January 2016
It took all the AA tools she had to face a most difficult problem at work

We Never Know What God Has Planned

October 2015
How a sober mom just kept showing up and somehow ended up with the keys to Intergroup

No Cowards Here

August 2015
He got an unexpected surprise while doing service with corrections

Divorce, Alcoholic Style

January 2015
By: Bonnie K. | Phoenix, Arizona
She knew the minute she said “I do” that this wedding wasn’t going to end well

Short Fuse

July 2014
By: Jeremy B. | Abilene, Texas
A drive for liquor made him do something he thought he’d never do

Love on Emerald Lake

May 2014
By: Anonymous
After a breakup, he headed to Vermont to be of service. But his HP had much bigger plans

Cool Sand on My Feet

February 2014
By: Laura C. | Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
With AA, she has peace and knows where she stands

Relationships Reconsidered

November 2013
Learning to practice the principles in all his affairs made all the difference

Dear Grapevine

October 2013

Re-Connected

October 2013
By: Anonymous
So he didn’t have a blown fuse after all. He just had to plug back in

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