Uneasy Alternatives
January 2007
By:
Anonymous
| New Hampshire
Death or sobriety--not everyone makes the same choice
Totally Empty
June 2019
| Letting Go of Resentments
By:
Betsy-Ann T.
| Los Angeles, California
After that final bottle of scotch, she made the call to end the pain
Three Men AND a Wet Drunk
April 2008
By:
A.G.
| Tabernacle, New Jersey
An old-timer recalls her early days
No Pie in the Sky God
On a drive one day, she had a revelation about her drinking and connected with a Higher Power
At Wit's End
July 2016
We Keep Going
April 2025
| Making Amends
By:
Tom M.
| Belvidere, Illinois
A string of major losses gave him the challenge of a lifetime, but his sobriety never wavered. AA was always there
I Drank Like I Rode
July 2020
| AA Around The World
By:
David W.
After years of riding and hard liquor, he was worn and torn like his old jacket. Time for something new
The Perfect Scheme
May 2016
She became a GSR to find romance. She fell in love alright -- with the Fellowship
My First Resentment
April 2014
By:
Jenna C.
| Georgetown, Texas
A teacher is surprised to learn she is not at the head of her class
Pool Party
May 2012
By:
Chuck V.
| Lake Leelanau, Michigan
Alone and isolated, his winning ticket was a friendly AA meeting
Courage
August 1974
By:
V. W. C.
| Long Beach, California
We have learned courage by trying, and through AA we can channel it into new and beautiful ways
Helping Hands
April 1958
By:
Inventory
OUTSIDE AA <lbActivities and developments outside AA in the field of alcoholism. . .a news report.<lbHERE AND THERE
I Finally Know What My Job Is
March 2012
By:
Helaine D.
| Sudbury, Ontario
Setting up chairs, sitting with the dying and visiting jails sets her free
Saying yes
April 2022
| What's On Your Mind?
By:
Kenneth K.
| Brooklyn, N.Y.
A sponsee he’ll never forget taught him something he’ll always remember