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.
Bedtime story
June 2013
By:
Doug R.
| Tujunga, California
With a bottle in his hand, a newcomer finds Step Two on a bedroom floor
Impact at Acapulco
March 1970
By:
W. C.
| Cuernavaca
A serious accident provided time to reflect and be grateful
In All Our Affairs
Is it possible to continue to love someone when their behavior goes against our most basic beliefs?
Starry, Starry Night
Through the years of alcoholism and into sobriety, he held onto an image that filled him with the awesome sense of the spiritual world
Open the Other Door
January 1969
By:
H. O.
| Ossining, New York
Let the family into the blessed shelter offered through Al-Anon, even if the alcoholic is still nursing a bottle. It can give you a knowing ally.
Pills--a Minority Report
July 1968
By:
W. S. R.
| East Norwalk, Connecticut
Here's one alcoholic who finds no charm in pills and capsules. His problem, he says, was booze. . .
Recollections of a Blackout
March 1968
By:
T. D.
| Woodstock, Vermont
The city editor said, "Do a rewrite on the Pope's death." It was news to him the Pope had died. . .
A Funny Thing Happened to Me After I Attended an AA Meeting Merely as a Guest
February 1968
By:
K. M.
| Urbana, Illinois
I Sent a Christmas Card on Its Way
December 1967
By:
Neva G.
| Alvin, Texas
And in very short order, the sober, not-so-gay divorcée was no longer alone
Refresher Course at 23
August 1967
By:
B. R.
| Ontario
He came into AA at 19 and has stayed on the program all but six days
How It Looks to a Sponsor
May 1967
By:
Anon.
| Rochester, New York
Notes on some mischances--and some rewards--along the sponsorship trail