One night in London
March 2020
| Puzzled
By:
Rose M.
| Jersey, Channel Islands
After 50 years, she’s curious to find the man who kept the doors open so she could find us
Bored with meetings
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By:
Irving M.
| Washington, D.C.
A rocky encounter with an old friend got one member thinking about the importance of making meetings
A Child’s Memories
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
By:
Jan C.
| Naples, Fla.
Her father sobered up with the help of one of AA’s most important friends
Relapse after 11 years
April 2019
| Relapse
By:
Ahmed J.
| Coral Springs, Florida
From a Florida jail, a dad warns how pain meds and a weak program woke his sleeping lion
Peace on the inside
February 2018
| Title Goes Here
By:
Travis K.
| Madison, Wisconsin
As the hospital helps him with his mental illness, the AA meetings give him hope until one day he can get out
Ticket to Ride
February 2013
By:
Bob S.
| Marquette, Michigan
AA buddies fly to the rescue when a member’s son reaches out
Still a Great Ride
January 2013
By:
Paul C.
| Oceanside, California
An old-timer returns to his beloved young peoples’ group, where, long ago, he learned to survive the ups and downs of early sobriety
What My Pencil Reveals
October 2012
By:
Gary T.
| Poughkeepsie, New York
Writing it all down helps him stay on the beam
The Next Right Step
May 2012
By:
Keith H.
| McMinnville, Oregon
He got a little help from his higher power in trying to figure out what to do
Web Exclusive: Looking Back
January 2012
By:
Don S.
| Burlington, Connecticut
An oldtimer reflects on getting sober at a young age
REBELLIOUS RESPITE
July 2009
By:
BRYAN K.
| Huntsville, Texas
An inmate uses prayer to replace anger with gratitude
Fighting the Dragon of Procrastination
October 1997
By:
W. H.
| New York, New York
Step 10 - Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
An Indescribable Benevolence
August 1992
By:
Margaret G.
| Port Coquitlam, British Columbia
Step Two can reveal our true colors
Filling in the Blanks
May 1985
By:
R. F.
| Missouri City, Texas
Steps Four and Five - These vital Steps help us understand our own patterns of behavior
I Didn't Want to Go to Prison
February 1985
By:
Anonymous
| Metuchen, New Jersey
But today, working with AAs in prisons strengthens his sobriety
Dollars and Sense
September 1978
By:
J. W.
| Washington, District of Columbia
Some thoughts on self-support as originally presented to the 28th General Service Conference
AA: Unfair to Innocent Bystanders
April 1963
By:
J. D.
| East Orange, New Jersey
I ought to know. It ruined a good grudge, set me praying, and even stopped my drinking