Your Voices In My Head
October 2014
By:
Dave
| Manchester, Washington
An AA thinks back on all the things people in and out of the rooms have said to him about his alcoholism
Paradise Found
February 2014
By:
Jim F.
| Devonport
A long-time member finally finds contentment in himself—not somewhere on a map
The Dreaded Job of Making Coffee
May 2013
By:
Les L.
| Medicine Hat, Alberta
An old-timer remembers how washing cups taught him to laugh again
I Dream of Jeannie's Bottle
April 2012
By:
Stacey F.
| Staten Island, New York
As a child, she wanted to magically hide, but as an adult, she found escape in booze
“Ed the dead” sings songs of gratitude
April 2011
By:
Ed L.
| Wrightwood, California
This musical jam-master hasn’t bitten anyone’s butt in 25 years!
SCARED SOBER
June 2010
By:
PHILIP P.
| Sheffield, Mass.
Drinking to feel comfortable works—at least for a while
Cash & prizes
June 2010
By:
LAURIE W.
| Howard Beach, N.Y.
Fearing her son would find her dead, an alcoholic turns her life around
Back for more
April 2010
By:
DOUG E.
| Indianapolis, Ind.
He knew all the liquor stores within 10 miles, but couldn't quiet the voice inside
Over the edge
February 2010
By:
ANONYMOUS
| White Plains, N.Y.
A young AA finds the program after almost killing a friend in a blackout
Paying the Price
December 2008
By:
Paul G.
| Washington, D.C.
The cost of a casual membership in the program
Outside Freedomville
July 2007
By:
Randy H.
| Bucksharbor, Maine
A solution to that first drink called insanity
Sober In The Sixties
July 2006
By:
Fairleigh M.
| La Mesa, California
A long-timer talks about getting sober in her teens
Her New Technicolor World
October 2013
By:
Karen J.
| Portland, Oregon
How a woman on a speaker tape gave her hope and lifted her out of the gray
Dear Grapevine
June 2013
Enjoy the Ride
May 2013
By:
George F.
| Drums, Pennsylvania
Learning to have fun again was a trip of its own
Big Ego, Bigger Cup
May 2013
By:
Valerie
| Bloomington, Illinois
The more important she got, the more she poured
Stars, Not Bars
July 2012
By:
Perry G.
| Delmar, Delaware
Thirty-three years ago, AA gave him a new way to dream
Many New Beginnings
May 2012
By:
Patrick M.
| Sarasota, Florida
An AA discusses getting sober and getting remarried in sobriety
Web Exclusive: Someone to Watch Over Me
January 2012
By:
Christina N.
| Carlsbad, California
A member considers the vulnerability of young people in the rooms
At the Crossroads of My Alcoholism
July 2011
By:
Gary C.
| Woodstown, New Jersey
He had reached that place where he couldn't imagine life with alcohol, nor life without it
Web Exclusive: I Fell to My Knees and Simply Prayed, ‘Help’
March 2011
By:
Kim B.
At 18 months, a member expresses her new-found joy in early recovery.
Web Exclusive: Learning to Give it Away
March 2011
By:
Bob T.
| Washington
After 10 years in and out of Alcoholics Anonymous, it was a sponsor who helped this AA member learn to help others in recovery.
Web Exclusive: What It’s Like Now
March 2011
By:
Ginger
| Evansdale, Iowa
An old-timer tells why it’s important to share what she’s going through today.
The Imperfectionist
January 2011
By:
A.L.
| Troy, Montana
Surrendering to the moment brings personal victory
I can soar!
July 2010
By:
KATHY V.
| Queens, N.Y.
An infrequent flyer seeks God's help to travel without fear
SPIRITUALITY & 'GOD-TALK'
April 2010
By:
WARD EWING
Chair of AA's General Service Board asks if AAs are welcoming enough to all beliefs
A DRUNK, PURE AND SIMPLE
January 2010
By:
JUDE H.
| Graton, Calif.
For an alcoholic in denial, the party had been over for a long tiem