Now Is My Time
Web Exclusives
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By:
Chandler L.
| Altus, Okla.
Sobriety was a long time coming—but now he wants to give back
Keeping busy
October 2021
| Cooperation With Professionals (CPC)
By:
V.T.
| Vista, Calif.
As Twelfth Step calls got more difficult during COVID-19, she just kept thinking outside the box. It was a perfect recipe to cure isolation
Grief
Web Exclusives
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By:
Tom L.
| Silverdale, Wash.
A sponsee’s death sparks a meditation on loss and AA
The Beginning of Recovery
Web Exclusives
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By:
Chris C.
| USS Emory S. Land
He was at sea, literally and figuratively, but found safe harbor in AA
Deep blue silent mystery
November 2018
By:
Mike J.
| Boise, Idaho
Like the flow of the river where he took his first drink, he followed his search, which led him to AA
Following orders
July 2018
By:
Ernie L.
| Chesapeake, Virginia
For years, a drunken Navy man stayed out of trouble. But one day, his wife and boss called him in
With Dani's help
April 2018
By:
Connie P.
| Ukiah, California
Behind heavy steel doors, a young woman catches hope, thanks to a local BTG volunteer
Desert Storm
August 2016
How a woman left out in the wild to die found the willingness and forgiveness to consider a most unimaginable amend
That Old Hippie
January 2016
Now that she has some sober time, she’s ready to start dating again. But this guy?
Gossip Girl
July 2013
By:
Amanda G.
| Fairhope, Alabama
Her visit to see relatives was unexpected--so was her behavior!
Dear Grapevine
February 2013
It Only Takes Two
February 2012
By:
Scott K.
| San Antonio, Texas
When the meeting doesn't happen, two AAs are able to share their experience, strength and hope at a local diner
A River Runs Through It
September 2011
By:
M.J.
| Boise, Idaho
After getting sober, a man returns to the valley of his childhood in his imagination and finds his Higher Power
A Solitary Swimmer
June 2011
By:
Nancy L.
| Albuquerque, New Mexico
After a childhood of solitary pursuits, she became a secret drinker
The old wrecking crew
March 2011
By:
Stephen H.
| Sun City, California
A member looks back on crazy drinking days when he meets his old buddy in AA
A.A. Steps for the Underprivileged Non-A.A.
June 1960
By:
Edward J. Dowling, S. J.
A longtime friend of AA shows how the Twelve Steps can be effectively applied to any problem in life
Closed Meeting
September 1959
I Couldn't Put My Finger on It
October 1950
By:
T.C.
| San Diego, California
The self I have to live with. . . .
