My Sponsor—Sweet Pickle
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By:
George A.
| Lake Oswego, Ore
Remembering the lessons taught by an extraordinary AA
Growing up
June 2019
| Letting Go of Resentments
By:
Bob M.
| Tulsa, Oklahoma
Another Fourth Step helps a dad let go of a long-time resentment toward his son
Thanks, G.U.S.
December 2018
| Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
By:
Robin F.
| Prince George, British Columbia
How a construction worker led him to his new best friend, someone who’d never let him down
A New Set of Eyes
September 2018
By:
Richelle L.
| Export, Pa.
A meditation on seeing the world with the spiritual pair of glasses provided by AA
Father and Son
July 2018
By:
Peter C.
| Springfield, Mass.
Their sobriety date is six week apart. They’ve shared the same joy, pain and love as their lives opened up in sobriety
100 days to go
July 2017
By:
Michelle L.
| Portland, Oregon
The recovery she was getting inside with this group of AA-loving women was time well spent
The Visitor
July 2017
By:
Dan S.
| Soledad, California
After five years of sharing recovery through the mail, the day had come to meet face-to-face
Gone berserk
June 2017
By:
Harold T.
| New York, New York
Texting constantly, always checking up on her, multiple visits to her workplace—was this love?
Holy smoke, what now!
May 2017
By:
Bill W.
Nearly half a century ago, our co-founder expressed a few thoughts about young people and inclusiveness
Cake or no cake
April 2017
By:
Rosemary P.
| Waynesboro, Virginia
After moving to different towns, a member gets a big lesson in how other meetings like to clap, share, pass the basket and celebrate
Out there somewhere
March 2017
By:
Ed L.
| Wrightwood, California
One morning, at a little meeting on the harbor, he got more than enough reminders to keep believing
A hundred miles of bad road
November 2016
His grandfather told him he was headed the wrong way. He sure wishes he’d listened
Let the Good Things Happen
July 2016
Thanks to a judge, this married couple has been sober and living their dreams for more than 50 wonderful years
Things My Mother Taught Me
April 2016
An AA member deepens her faith in her Higher Power during her mother's illness
From Cocktails to Chaos
March 2016
Drinking for her never did resemble the social hours she saw in her childhood home
100 days to go
July 2017
By:
Michelle L.
| Portland, Oregon
The recovery she was getting inside with this group of AA-loving women was time well spent
The Visitor
July 2017
By:
Dan S.
| Soledad, California
After five years of sharing recovery through the mail, the day had come to meet face-to-face
Gone berserk
June 2017
By:
Harold T.
| New York, New York
Texting constantly, always checking up on her, multiple visits to her workplace—was this love?
Holy smoke, what now!
May 2017
By:
Bill W.
Nearly half a century ago, our co-founder expressed a few thoughts about young people and inclusiveness
Cake or no cake
April 2017
By:
Rosemary P.
| Waynesboro, Virginia
After moving to different towns, a member gets a big lesson in how other meetings like to clap, share, pass the basket and celebrate
Out there somewhere
March 2017
By:
Ed L.
| Wrightwood, California
One morning, at a little meeting on the harbor, he got more than enough reminders to keep believing
A hundred miles of bad road
November 2016
His grandfather told him he was headed the wrong way. He sure wishes he’d listened
Let the Good Things Happen
July 2016
Thanks to a judge, this married couple has been sober and living their dreams for more than 50 wonderful years
Things My Mother Taught Me
April 2016
An AA member deepens her faith in her Higher Power during her mother's illness
From Cocktails to Chaos
March 2016
Drinking for her never did resemble the social hours she saw in her childhood home
The Floes of February
January 2016
In the chaos of grief and tragedy, he found himself with a bottle in his hand
Big Books & Cheesecake
November 2015
A man in Nova Scotia writes about his home group and the great fun he has doing service
Breakdown, 3 A.M.
September 2015
A newcomer gets busy making sober friends online, until one night in D.C. it really pays off
Real Treasures
June 2014
By:
Michael A.
| Brentwood, Tennessee
When he got sober, he understood the value of certain experiences
