Glad My Luck Ran Out
June 2022
| Stories by Longtimers!
By:
D.M.
| Yorktown, Texas
This newcomer mom’s got a new tattoo and she’s shopping for a bike. She’s sober now and living large
Truly Living One Day At A time
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By:
Rachel M.
| Duluth, Minn.
All her geographic taught her was that she was an alcoholic in a different state. That’s when she learned to take things one sunrise at a time
A Fringe Player
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By:
Anonymous
| Kingston, N.H.
All his life, he hung back a bit, observing from the sidelines. But the AA Fellowship would not let him stand alone
You Are Not Alone
June 2019
| Letting Go of Resentments
By:
Beth F.
| Iowa City, Ia
She had just planned on a quick stop in AA—but the service in the program became the beating heart of her life
A New Set of Eyes
September 2018
By:
Richelle L.
| Export, Pa.
A meditation on seeing the world with the spiritual pair of glasses provided by AA
Staying Afloat
November 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
Erica P.
| Concord, New Hampshire
At 10 months, she thought the Bahamas would be easy breezy. But the disease had a different idea
11 men & a Prayer
November 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
Ed L.
| Wrightwood, California
With a few canoes and horseshoes, and a little help from upstairs, a mountain fellowship begins
Losing Patti
October 2015
A member recalls how her sister's illness and subsequent death helped her get sober
Breakdown, 3 A.M.
September 2015
A newcomer gets busy making sober friends online, until one night in D.C. it really pays off
Morning battle
January 2015
By:
Kate L.
| Springfield, Illinois
Willpower and surrender are hot on her mind as she braves the cold for her 6:30 meeting
Teacher Gets Schooled
October 2014
By:
Bill P.
| Waukesha,, Wisconsin
The story Billy was about to share with the class would stay with his teacher for years
Three Lives
September 2014
By:
V.O.
| Phoenix, Arizona
It wasn't easy to maintain so many secrets living in a convent
Through the Gate
August 2014
By:
Charlie D.
| Dallas, Texas
Suffering from alcohol-induced dementia, he took the Third Step
Birthday Blackout
July 2013
By:
Carrie B.
| Bend, Oregon
A momentous night pushes her to do the unthinkable—go to AA!
Hanging with the Girls
March 2012
By:
Cheryl B.
| North Riverside, Illinois
She learned how to make and keep friends in AA
Dear Grapevine
January 2016
A Tale of Two Saturdays
August 2014
By:
Dick L.
| Meridian, Idaho
The difference between the two was the world--and one drink
Off-kilter
June 2012
By:
Libbi B.
| Farragut, Tennessee
She finally found out why she was unbalanced her whole life
Chained to the Beer Fridge
September 2011
By:
Anton R.
| Edmonton, Alberta
He dragged it from Moscow to Texas to Canada ... and right into the rooms of AA
ME & MY BIG MOUTH
October 2010
By:
JULIET H.
| Pinole, Calif.
A self-proclaimed 'AA geek' learns about Tradition Twelve the hard way
Y.E.S.: Diving In Headfirst
December 2008
By:
Adam H.
| New York, New York
The fun of drinking never resurfaced
A Far Cry From Home
December 2006
By:
Jim M.
| West Park, New York
On his own in China, a member finds AA
Off and Running
October 1998
By:
Anonymous
| Terrace, British Columbia
He took his first drink at the age of twenty-six--and went downhill fast
Trusting the Silence
November 1991
By:
Anonymous
Step Eleven - Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.