I Found AA in an Australian Prison
October 1967
By:
Leo M.
| Adelaide
From that day I began to listen. . .it sounded as if those blokes had been reading my mail.
Omar Hits Bottom
July 1961
By:
R. Z.
| Council Bluffs, Iowa
A loaf of bread, A jug of wine--And WOW!
Tina's Only Companion. . . Loneliness
January 1952
Sober at 16
September 2024
| Young and Sober
By:
Steve M.
| Exton, Pennsylvania
He drank to escape the world, until one day a guy named Steve told him he wouldn’t have to hurt anymore
I’m Your Man
February 2024
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Eric Z.
| Lafayette, Colorado
His long, beautiful journey with Jack included race cars, Big Books and, yes, matzo ball soup
Getting my attention
April 2022
| What's On Your Mind?
By:
“Marine” Tom S.
| Sarasota, Fla.
The more he sees the presence of a Higher Power in his life, the less he argues in the parking lot
From a Distance
October 2020
| Money and Sobriety
By:
D.J.B.
| Wyckoff, N.J.
As the COVID crisis continues, she’s more determined than ever to help reach out any way she can
Easy Does It Doing It
February 2019
| Stories by Our Longtime Members
By:
Jack P.
| Holiday, Fla.
After years of going out and coming back in, he discovered that everything happened for a reason
Spotless pots
June 2017
By:
Davis M.
| Rio Rico, Arizona
So why was making coffee the most important job? This newcomer was about to find out
An Unencumbered Man
June 2011
By:
David S.
| New York, New York
AA had ruined his drinking; now it ruined his isolation
Back for more
April 2010
By:
DOUG E.
| Indianapolis, Ind.
He knew all the liquor stores within 10 miles, but couldn't quiet the voice inside
From the Grass Roots
December 1952
By:
Anonymous.
| Pennsylvania
DO WE <emphasis type="italic">REALLY</emphasis> KNOW THE TWELVE STEPS?