Remembering To “Keep Coming Back”
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By:
P.K.
| Greensboro, N.C.
A well-worn AA phrase takes on powerful new meaning in her life
Return to sender
September 2023
| Young & Sober
By:
Joseph S.
| Reno, Nevada
With a little help from his sponsor, the Big Book and the U.S. mail, he finally took the action to heal the past with his dad
You Don’t Have To Hide Anymore
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By:
Alex S.
| Wexford, Pa.
On Thanksgiving Day, friends and family finally broke through his isolation
Coming In At An Older Age
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By:
Gary D.
| Edgewater, Fla.
He’d made a lot of “fresh starts”—but the one that stuck was coming into AA
Let the games begin!
July 2022
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Daniel V.
| Garden City, N.Y.
Wondering how to keep a positive outlook in sobriety each day? Here’s how one member rolls
Solidarity
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By:
Mark M.
| Grand Rapids, Mich.
When the COVID pandemic hit, he was about to celebrate one year sober. His home group came together to make that happen
Lost and found at sea
November 2021
| Prayer and Meditation
By:
D. T.
| Billings, Mont.
Her anger nearly sent her overboard. But pausing to meditate put her back on calm waters
186 Home Groups
August 2021
| Seniors in AA
By:
A.J.
| Madison, Wis.
At eight months sober, he hit the road to go to every meeting in the city. He learned a lot, didn’t drink and lived to tell
Sick Puppy
July 2021
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Anonymous
| Soledad, Calif.
A gang member serving 26 to life expresses his gratitude for AA and the sponsor who changed his life
When Do I Graduate?
February 2021
| Sponsorship
By:
Charlie S.
| Arlington, Va.
He tried every trick known to outsmart AA. But instead of a diploma, one bunch of pesky do-gooders handed him the truth
Maybe I Am One
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Thomas W.
| Avon, Ind.
Even as a hard-drinking cop he thought he had escaped the “plague” that ran in his family. It took AA to show him he hadn’t
I Found My God in Perryville Prison
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By:
Kirsten M.
She found “the possibility of a God I could trust” in the unlikeliest of places
Time To Fill Up
September 2020
| Living Sober Group
By:
Bill G.
| Elkton, Fla.
Far from home and feeling low on serenity, he said a little prayer and just followed the signs
Lucky Break
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Lisa B.
| Dayton, Ohio
Thanks to her mother’s love and alcoholic journey, she knew what to do and where to go
Free to explore
November 2019
| Grapevine Classics
By:
John M.
| Laguna Niguel, California
A lifelong spiritual seeker gets sober and continues his search for a Higher Power
