How sweet the sound
May 2022
| 60th Anniversary of the Concepts
By:
Joseph F.
| Budd Lake, N.J.
Peter set out on a search for Dr. Bob’s house. Amazed, he ascended the stairs of the house up to the porch where he cried uncontrollably.
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research, and Treatment
July 1986
By:
Phillip Oliver-Diaz
Still Walking on Eggshells?
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
November 1981
By:
Dr. Guy L. Osborne, Dr. Arthur C. B
Early Start
Believing
January 1980
By:
C. B.
| Santa Maria, California
He isn't sure how much he understands but he accepts a Higher Power
Where Two or More Are Gathered. . .
March 1954
By:
R. M.
| Cambridge City, Indiana
From the Groupvine
The Pleasures of Reading
December 1946
By:
H.A.D.
| Manhattan, New York
<emphasis type="italic">Breakdown</emphasis> by Louis Paul (Crown publishing Co., $2.75)
Mail Call for All A.A.s at Home Or Abroad
June 1946
By:
C.W.
| Stony Creek, Connecticut
No More Competition
Fear into Faith
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
By:
Chad S.
| Phoenix, Ariz.
Escaping a life tormented by fear to find an existence transcended by faith
The Accident
July 2017
By:
Bill S.
His life began with tragedy and could have ended that way, but then the program intervened
Inside Job
July 2016
A Florida man returns to his old jail to help plant seeds and lift a few spirits
A Prayer for Jim
April 2016
The day he lost his way was the same day he discovered some words that opened up his heart
No Way But Up
March 2015
By:
Tom C.
| Easton, Maryland
He found himself out of job, drunk, and living under an overpass
The Boy in the Light Blue Truck
April 2014
By:
Katie K.
| Wilmington, North Carolina
How a boy, a crab and sweet summer rain gave her the courage to let go
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
Dear Grapevine
August 2012
Letters from my Father
July 2012
By:
—Gary N.
| Lilburn, Georgia
A sober son discovers that he and his dad had more in common than they thought
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
September 2011
By:
Rochelle L.
| Portland, Oregon
A quarter of a century sober and they still don't talk about it
Detox diary
April 2009
By:
Mary J.
| Winnipeg, Manitoba
A release from the desire to drink was the only miracle she needed
The Problem Was Me
January 2009
By:
Molly H.
| Mequon, Wisconsin
She came to AA to save her marriage and wound up saving herself
Exhaling Freely
June 2005
By:
Jayme M.
After terrified mornings, an AA finds the courage to ask for help
Sobriety Test
May 2003
By:
Cookie W.
| Virginia Beach, Virginia
The first time tragedy struck, she got wasted. The second time, she admitted defeat and found strength.