Live Easy but Think First
March 2015
By:
Scott W.
| Kearney, Nebraska
When he wonders why his life is so much better now, all he has to do is look up at his meeting wall
Down by the river
February 2015
By:
Anonymous
The biggest lesson he learned on that boat was not the one he expected.
Those Cornhusker Blues
April 2014
By:
Mel B.
| Toledo, Ohio
Sitting in a hotel room in downtown Lincoln, he found himself ruminating on some experiences from decades before
As Promised
September 2011
By:
Trey B.
| Macon, Georgia
Sometimes the truest amends are made instinctively
Just a Nice Lady Who Drank Too Much
September 2011
By:
Barbara C.
| Northport, Florida
That's what she thought of her drinking until she went to her first AA meeting
Alcohol, The Greatest Disability of All
June 2011
By:
Russ K.
| Nampa, Idaho
He realized that living life as an alcoholic was a lot worse than living with the disability of having only one arm
Back for more
April 2010
By:
DOUG E.
| Indianapolis, Ind.
He knew all the liquor stores within 10 miles, but couldn't quiet the voice inside
Outside Freedomville
July 2007
By:
Randy H.
| Bucksharbor, Maine
A solution to that first drink called insanity
Tradition One: You Call This Unity?
January 2006
By:
Dorothy H.
| Piscataway, New Jersey
from the January 1992 Grapevine
My Name Is Bertha. . .
June 2004
By:
B.D.
| Louisville, Kentucky
After appearing in the Grapevine, this story was included in the Third Edition of the Big Book under the title "Another Chance." - March 1969
Building a New Life One Day at a Time
January 2004
By:
Susan R.
| St. Louis, Missouri
Alcohol made her question her every thought and action
How AA Started in South Africa
October 1996
A brief history of 50 years of AA in South Africa (1946-1996)
Dear Diary. . .
April 1975
By:
Earl C.
| Santa Barbara, California
If you want to get rid of stinking thinking, try writing it all down
The Doctor Who Switched Hang-ups
May 1970
By:
Dr. Hal S.
| Hollywood, California
After thirteen years of sobriety, he found himself hooked by another kind of addiction
To Travel the Road Together
March 1970
By:
Mrs. D. B.
| Wheeling, Illinois
Al-Anon <emphasis type="italic">When one partner finds sobriety in AA a marriage can still suffer from lack of understanding. Following are two personal-experience stories in which Al-Anon was of great help. . .</emphasis>
Fitting In
She realized that she wasn't that different from everyone else and that she was at home in any AA meeting
Home Improvements
September 1965
By:
T. K.
| Tacoma, Washington
What Fun We Had - All you needed were a few tools, a bleary eye, and delusions of skill
Half-man
April 1954
Neophyte Impressions
January 1950
By:
J.McC.
| Elmira, New York
. . .on climbing aboard the big pink cloud. . .
Expenses of Speakers Pose Problem
April 1948
Committee for Education on Alcoholism Historic Event, Says Dwight Anderson
October 1944
By:
Dwight Anderson