Attica's Beacon
June 2014
By:
John L.
| Attica, New York
A prisoner finds his shining light in one of the longest-running prison groups in the nation
Letting Go in Florida
March 2014
By:
Jeanne R.
| Monaca, Pennsylvania
A sober mom learns all about powerlessness in a partyland by the sea
Trapped
December 2011
By:
Mike T.
| Fort Myers, Florida
After years of morning vodka, he finds a faith he always wanted
Soldier Down
October 2011
By:
David A.
| Kaiserslautern, Germany
German beer taught this sergeant who had the real power
Four Simple Words
October 2011
By:
Jim S.
| New Brighton, Pennsylvania
A cherished AA slogan comforts a newly sober husband after the loss of his wife
As Promised
September 2011
By:
Trey B.
| Macon, Georgia
Sometimes the truest amends are made instinctively
Early AA in the Cariboo Mountains
August 2011
By:
Buster H.
| British Columbia
A big game hunter accepts that he is powerless over alcohol and becomes the first member of AA in a remote area of British Columbia
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
AA Around the World: Island in the Sun
May 2011
By:
Tony H.
| St. Michael
Celebrating a half-century of AA history in Barbados
“Ed the dead” sings songs of gratitude
April 2011
By:
Ed L.
| Wrightwood, California
This musical jam-master hasn’t bitten anyone’s butt in 25 years!
Stuck in a funk
December 2010
By:
Laura S.
| Coral Springs, Fla.
Without Twelfth Step work, the Promises evaporate as quickly as they came
Pancake king
October 2010
By:
NORM H.
| Cary, N.C.
He guarded his griddle like it was made of gold . . . then his ego got the better of him
Down the drain
October 2010
By:
CECIL R.
| Albuquerque, N.M.
One last binge ends a Navy medic's drinking days
The End of Everything
June 2010
By:
JOEY H.
| Dana Point, Calif.
Jail was the best place for a guy like me, even if I didn't think so
SCARED SOBER
June 2010
By:
PHILIP P.
| Sheffield, Mass.
Drinking to feel comfortable works—at least for a while