The Arena
May 1950
By:
D.E.
| Evanston, Illinois
SHOULD we reveal the whole Program to the newcomer? Do we help or hinder when we shoot the works at him before he is completely sober?
When the Chickens Came Home to Roost… and Got Drunk
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
By:
Courtney K.
| San Antonio, Texas
She was doing everything perfectly in AA, or so she thought, until a relapse caught her by surprise
Drink, Rinse, Repeat
September 2017
By:
Mary Beth F.
| Santee, California
This teen hid her vodka in a hair-raising place while she tried desperately to clean up her act
Two Glooms Making Light
August 2017
By:
Ed L.
| Wrightwood, California
On a trip to Joshua Tree, fear took him down. Luckily a call to someone else in the dark made things a lot brighter
Once Over Lightly
January 1980
Color Me Drunk
February 2013
By:
Patricia B.
| Lumberton, New Jersey
A “buzzed” mom thought she was fooling everyone—until she got the picture
It’s never too late
July 2022
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Sandra G.
| Highlands, N.J.
At 79, with four years sober, this mom is happier than ever. She got her life back
From Stranger to Sponsor
January 2018
| Sponsorship
By:
Kristy M.
| Columbia, Mo.
Sometimes physical steps lead to spiritual ones, which is why it was so important for her to turn around that night, retrace her steps, and return to the meeting
The Pleasures of Reading
July 1946
By:
J.J.
| Greenwich Village, New York City
<emphasis type="italic">BERNARD CLARE</emphasis> by James T. Farrell (Vanguard Press, $2.75)
Wherever I go
June 2018
By:
Karla S.
| San Francisco, California
With a job that keeps her on the road, she comes up with a plan to keep AA No. 1 in her life
Native North American Special Forum
September 2006
By:
Tom K.
| Vibank, Saskatchewan
The Morongo Reservation hosts an event to discuss carrying the message to Native Americans
In My Native Tongue
March 1996
By:
Elisabeth G.
| Vancouver, British Columbia
AA's Twelfth Step takes many forms
The Right Thing to Do
April 2025
| Making Amends
By:
Paul C.
| Oceanside, California
With partners, employers, neighbors and friends, amends made his life so much better in entirely unexpected ways
Love at First Sight
August 2024
| Dating & Relationships
By:
Rachel B.
| Kew Gardens, New York
She had five months, did a few Steps and was ready to date again! What could possibly go wrong?
Can’t Drink Away Grief
November 2022
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Tommy G.
| Staten Island, N.Y.
A construction worker shares his journey through terrible loss and how the sobriety he built held
The End of the Road
August 2004
By:
Patti W.
| Ogden, Utah
Carrying the message into the back country of Alaska
Remembering a Girl--Defeated Except Once
November 1980
By:
C. McD
She watched this awful thing she was doing to herself - From the March 1947 Grapvine