Hope in a Lock Box
July 2012
By:
David N.
| Harvest, Alabama
AA gives a prisoner the key to sobriety and a way to repair the past
Many New Beginnings
May 2012
By:
Patrick M.
| Sarasota, Florida
An AA discusses getting sober and getting remarried in sobriety
Meeting at Shivaji Market
April 2012
By:
Deborah D.
| Montclair, New Jersey
She gave back to a city that took her under its wing
Drinking Buddies
February 2012
By:
Dan K.
| Silver City, New Mexico
Together they pounded 'em back, until one day, one said no
"No Grappa For You!”
June 2011
By:
Nicola M.
| Laguna Niguel, California
At the border of Slovenia and Northern Italy, the universal language of sobriety is spoken
Fathers and Sons
June 2011
By:
Anthony, R.
A man reflects upon both his own alcoholism and that of a father, who never made it to the rooms of AA
East to Joshua Tree
May 2011
By:
Ed L.
| Wrightwood, California
Criss-crossing the 150-degree Mojave can be hellish if you’re hungover
I CAN'T FLY THAT KITE TODAY
November 2010
By:
FRANK A.
| Scranton, Pa.
A Fifth Step unveils a 41-year-old resentment that was stonewalling his spirituality
Second chance at life
October 2009
By:
SUSAN B.
| Alexandria, Va.
Sober, she remembers the insanity of her past as she moves forward
Almost Beyond Hope
November 2008
By:
Jimmy Z.
| Torrington, Connecticut
Nothing was working except a sister's prayers
Voting for God's Will?
September 2000
By:
Ernest S.
| York Harbor, Maine
AA's Twelve Traditions: A Pattern of Practical Experience
Our Protective Mantle
November 2016
AA provides us a warm tent of anonymity to discuss our drinking—when we’re ready
A Benevolent Guardian
November 2016
They showed him love though he was still drunk. It was their primary purpose
The visitor
September 2016
Newly sober and well into his sixties, a man recalls the mysterious stranger who would come to family dinners, but refuse to touch a drop of alcohol.
That’s not iced tea!
March 2016
The night a newcomer made a decision to leave her friends at the bar and go home with HP
It Works at Work
November 2015
Angry and resentful at her coworkers, she stepped on toes and they retaliated. What was she to do? AA had the answer
Before Leaving AA
August 2015
She realized that she might be able to change the things she didn't like
Man of Many Talents
April 2015
By:
Eric K.
| Crosslake, Minnesota
His ride into AA service has taken some wonderful turns and he's yet to hit the breaks
After the Blizzard
March 2015
By:
Jillian O.
| Novato, California
After a tragic childhood and years of drinking, she found AA and came in from the cold
Swimming through Sobriety
November 2014
By:
Laura C.
| Burke, Virginia
She found out that she could get as much joy from not drinking as she did from her favorite hobby
Last Call on Labor Day Weekend
September 2014
By:
Elizabeth V.
| Reno, Nevada
It was a holiday weekend and the end of something
All By Myself
August 2014
By:
Judy
| Chicago, Illinois
She learned in AA that drinking in the shower wasn’t social drinking
Staying Afloat
June 2014
By:
Anonymous
Taking action and meeting her HP halfway keeps her on top of the water
Out of a Living Hell
May 2014
By:
Nancy B.
| Enola, Pennsylvania
Sober four years, she can now enjoy being alive
Just Having Fun
April 2014
By:
Tina F.
| Ashburn, Virginia
She had to face the fact that her drinking wasn't what it seemed to be
Late night at the drive-thru
December 2013
By:
Anonymous
| Kelowna, British Columbia
A guy who answers the AA phones gets a different perspective at 3 a.m.