Ho Hum, It's Wonderful!
February 1977
By:
R. P.
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin
There is something of joy in every boring moment--if we're willing to find it
Sober for Thirty Years
November 1976
By:
J. B.
One of the earliest members of the first New York AA group, he was also its first "self-proclaimed atheist" - From the May 1968 Grapevine
A Little Thought and a Lot of Heart
October 1972
By:
G. S. W.
| Cleveland, Tennessee
It's the message that counts
The Best Group
July 1970
By:
W. B.
| Lexington, Kentucky
With AA groups, as with everything else, home is where the heart is
The Road Home
The AA promises, hanging on a wall across from his Al-anon meeting, led him to the program
This May Not Pass
He learned to accept his physical condition and used AA to help him manage it each day
Of Cakes and Ale
December 1968
By:
M. M.
| Millburn, New Jersey
She thought it was time to get drunk, but she couldn't. She had to bake a cake.
That Happy, Happy First Meeting
June 1968
By:
D. C.
| Los Angeles, California
She looked it up in the directory and took a bus, alone, not knowing what to expect
Sober for Thirty Years
May 1968
By:
J. B.
| San Diego, California
One of the earliest members of the first New York AA group, he was also its first "self-proclaimed atheist" <lbBig Book Series
The Power That Lies Inside the Glass
October 2018
By:
Anonymous
The man may have been drunk, but he was a potent reminder of the power of alcohol to overwhelm her life
Any Lengths
August 2018
By:
Gary C.
| Evergreen, Colo.
Forty years sober, he looks back and discovers the key to finding sobriety and sanity
Untangled
August 2017
By:
“Shoeless” M.
| Austin, Texas
Full of shame and remorse, she just wanted everyone to go away. Turns out all she needed was a loving hand
Just Say Yes
June 2016
You Never Know
March 2016
Roadhouse Ghosts
March 2016
On a long drive through Texas, he learned some strategies for staying sober through difficult things
Emily and Me
December 2014
By:
Bill W.
| Lansdale, Pennsylvania
He was in and out of AA until an accident changed the course of all of their lives
Corny Little Frames
October 2014
By:
Matt S.
| Buffalo Grove, Illinois
After years of drinking, a construction worker finally sees the writing on the wall
The Way Out
April 2014
By:
Vance C.,
| Albuquerque, New Mexico
50 years ago he had a bottle of scotch and a pistol in front of him and didn't see any alternatives
Feed Them and They Will Come
February 2013
By:
Harold C.
| Nicoma Park, Oklahoma
A group’s hunger to help their meeting grow gives them food for thought
Web Exclusive: Neighbors
January 2012
By:
Anonymous
| Cranston, Rhode Island
He moved into a new building and came into contact with AA
Out of the Whirlwind
January 2012
Her life became filled with chaos as soon as she picked up a drink and until she put it back down