Web Exclusive: Sobriety, A Road of Miracles
August 2011
By:
Mike
| New Hampshire
A sober man recalls how AA got him through all of life's ups and downs
Make It a Happy Day
April 1979
By:
J. R.
| Bucktown, New Jersey
He doesn't let twenty-four hours go by without trying to
Here's Why
May 1959
By:
Dr. Earle M.
| San Francisco, California
This is the second of two articles on certain medical aspects of alcoholism--as seen by an AA doctor
Your Misery Back on the Empty Bottle
November 1969
By:
R. L. Y.
| Steilacoom, Washington
It took a number of "refunds" from AA before he came to believe that he was an alcoholic
Moments of Spiritual Awareness
June 1962
How to Drink With Impunity (or Anyone Else)
March 1961
By:
K. V.
| Glenview, Illinois
3. THE TRANSCONTINENTAL CAPRICE
The Sober Critic
June 1960
A movie critic reveals some of the tactics Hollywood press agents employ to influence good notices for alcoholic performers
A Prescription for Sobriety
June 1945
How I Got Sober Later In Life
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By:
Pat B.
| Chicago, Ill.
What she didn’t know about AA would fill a highball class, but she learned that she was never too old to find a new way of living
Fully Present Fully Real
July 2026
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Anonymous
| Sarasot, Florida
A dad in Florida who relapsed learns a powerful lesson— make sobriety No. 1 in life
Cake Wins (Sometimes)
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By:
Amy H-S.
| Glan Conwy, Conwy Wales
Bad days are fewer and farther between, but when they come, she knows how to deal with them
Something Better
June 2021
| Dating & Relationships
By:
Vicki E.
| Deltona, Fla.
Through years of love and loss, some things she knows for sure—good things come and go, we learn from our hindsight and we don’t drink
A word in edgewise
February 2018
| Title Goes Here
By:
Chris W.
| Virginia
When we’re taking a group conscience, Tradition Two helps us remember to take the time and let God in
Miracle in Hollywood
April 2017
By:
Bill V.
| New York, New York
After years of relapsing, he finally connected to AA at a recovery house in the town known for making dreams come true
No More Excuses
April 2017
Seeking to find a solution to the God-shaped void in her soul, she turned to AA and discovered a miraculous new life
River's Edge
January 2012
By:
Mary L.
| Auburndale, Florida
A desperate day on the Potomac was this drunken mom's moment of truth
Tales of a Roll Dog
July 2011
By:
Shannon R.
| Los Angeles, California
A drunken teenage mascot grows up to discover that even when she’s sober, she’s a blast
Mr. Lucky
November 2002
By:
Jack G.
| Glenmont, New York
His father got sober in AA in 1945; his brother went over a cliff, but the writer thought he'd escaped the disease. Then the world started closing in.
The Words and the Music
July 1993
By:
Anonymous
| Los Angeles, California
Step Seven: Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.
A Whole New Outlook on Life
December 1978
By:
L. N.
| Dar es Salaam
This AA learned to stop burying his head in the ground like an ostrich
How Would You Answer These Questions?
March 1972