The Anecdote Bin
June 1963
Sidebar
January 1947
Smile for Mickey
November 2013
By:
Larry H.
| Flagstaff, Arizona
From childhood on, he never fit in the picture, until he got to AA
PROGRESS, NOT PERFECTION
February 1995
By:
Anonymous
| Wheeling, West Virginia
Politics, fighting, and disunity forced an entire district into taking an in-depth inventory.
Can’t Drink Away Grief
November 2022
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Tommy G.
| Staten Island, N.Y.
A construction worker shares his journey through terrible loss and how the sobriety he built held
Off to Portland
September 2020
| Living Sober Group
By:
Sasha P.
| Seattle, Wash.
She once thought drinking was the only way to have a happy life. Discovering YPAA events changed all that
All Aboard the AA Meeting
January 2012
By:
Kathryn G.
| Bedford Village, New York
Two alcoholics hold an impromptu meeting aboard a cruise ship and help each other stay sober that day
May Our Blessings Never Spoil Us
December 1994
By:
D. S.
| Gresham, Oregon
Tradition 12 - Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities.
Crossing the Threshold
January 1989
By:
Richard K.
| New York, New York
Step One: We admitted we were powerless over alcohol--that our lives had become unmanageable
My Way Or Yours?
April 1977
By:
C. H.
| Fairfield, Connecticut
Let's not make a big thing about how they do it--it's how it works that counts
Happiness Is Not for Me
January 1971
By:
G. L.
| Boise, Idaho
Oh, sure, there are times of joy. But there's a lot of hard work and anguish in maintaining sobriety, too
On Leading a "Good" Meeting
September 1949
By:
L.D.
| West Redding, Connecticut
--one man's opinion--
Dear Grapevine
June 2012
Gunning for Recovery
October 2008
By:
Nate G.
| Djibouti
Six months sober, a young veteran stays close to the program in Djibouti
Teen Nightmare
October 2011
By:
Eduardo C.
| San José, California
Confessions of a young suicidal alcoholic