Sterling's Son
November 2013
After getting sober in AA, he was able to become the son he always had wanted to be
Diagnosis: fear, cure: action
June 2013
By:
Karen A.
| New York, New York
How a service job she didn't want helped her get past her fear of hospitals
4 Continents, 1 Great Summer
January 2013
Making new friends on a whirlwind trip of YPAA conventions
Cycle Buddies
June 2012
By:
David C.
| Jonesborough, Tennessee
A spur-of-the-moment trip to Akron with a few surprises was just the medicine this alcoholic needed
Close Call in Barbados
April 2012
By:
Dorothy H.
| Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania
The gulp she took was not club soda
Best Friends
December 2011
By:
Sheila R.
| Fort Worth, Texas
Two women prove to be a lifeline for one another in sobriety
Angel in the Glass
December 2011
By:
Lisa R.
| Denver, Colorado
A woman looks back at the ups and downs of 10,000 days of a sober life
Web Exclusive: Cleaning up after the Hurricane
September 2011
By:
Nancy B.
A manual labor job in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina proves to be this woman's spiritual, sober foundation
Keep on Trucking
July 2011
By:
Randy N.
| California
On the border of Nevada and California, a trucker threw out his last stash of alcohol on his way to an AA meeting
Anti-social security
May 2011
By:
Patrick B.
| Napa, Indiana
Instead of having the world by its tail, booze had him by the neck
Web Exclusive: Learning The Right Balance
March 2011
By:
Anonymous
A couple discover how to enjoy quality time together after their obligations to others.
Dear Grapevine
February 2011
THERE CAN BE LOVE AND LAUGHTER
November 2010
By:
N. G.
| Neoga, Ill.
In the quiet of a tranquil cove, a woman decides to return to AA
THE VOICE ON THE TAPE
November 2010
By:
GAY B.
| Seaside, Calif.
After almost two decades, she stumbles upon the woman who saved her life
Best Friends
December 2011
By:
Sheila R.
| Fort Worth, Texas
Two women prove to be a lifeline for one another in sobriety
Angel in the Glass
December 2011
By:
Lisa R.
| Denver, Colorado
A woman looks back at the ups and downs of 10,000 days of a sober life
Web Exclusive: Cleaning up after the Hurricane
September 2011
By:
Nancy B.
A manual labor job in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina proves to be this woman's spiritual, sober foundation
Keep on Trucking
July 2011
By:
Randy N.
| California
On the border of Nevada and California, a trucker threw out his last stash of alcohol on his way to an AA meeting
Anti-social security
May 2011
By:
Patrick B.
| Napa, Indiana
Instead of having the world by its tail, booze had him by the neck
Web Exclusive: Learning The Right Balance
March 2011
By:
Anonymous
A couple discover how to enjoy quality time together after their obligations to others.
Dear Grapevine
February 2011
THERE CAN BE LOVE AND LAUGHTER
November 2010
By:
N. G.
| Neoga, Ill.
In the quiet of a tranquil cove, a woman decides to return to AA
THE VOICE ON THE TAPE
November 2010
By:
GAY B.
| Seaside, Calif.
After almost two decades, she stumbles upon the woman who saved her life
A LETTER FROM MY UNCLE
August 2010
By:
JENNA H.
| Austin, Texas
A beloved relative carries the AA message to a young alcoholic
IT WAS ALL NEW TO ME
February 2010
By:
KANSAS C.
| Oceanside, Calif.
Involvement in the California young people's committees gives a former loner direction
TOAST Is Not the Issue
January 2009
By:
Leslie P.
| Lake Jackson, Texas
A quick inventory saves a young mother a lifetime of regret
The AA Mitten
July 2008
By:
Harry U.
| Cornville, Arizona
A fable about finding a shelter from the storm
TRADITION 6: A Common Sense Approach
June 2008
By:
Paul C.
| Oceanside, California
Inviting cooperation, avoiding affiliation