The gift of spilled coffee
June 2013
By:
Anonymous
A man on a business trip gets the chance to make a most surprising amend
Why I Use My Last Name
November 2012
By:
Frank D.
| Hackettstown, New Jersey
A teacher shares a few things he’s learned about anonymity
Web Exclusive: The Juggler
January 2012
By:
Anonymous
His ambivalence about sobriety ended with a series of violent sprees
Web Exclusive: A Nun's Story
November 2011
By:
Sister MM.
| Monroe, Michigan
She came to believe in a God to whom she had previously given lip service when she was drinking
Days of Wine and Self-Pity
October 2011
By:
Moira
She had to put both addictions down and practice gratitude in order to recover
Not Fooling Anyone, Even Myself
March 2011
By:
Jim D.
| Sylvania, Ohio
An old-timer’s journey out of fear and shame that people would find out he joined AA
Kite trick
March 2010
By:
MARY C.
| Fort Wayne, Ind.
A dollar store kite carries a valuable Third step lesson
HOW HAVE I CHANGED?
March 2009
By:
JIM
| Devonport, Tasmania
A retiree muses on what's different after 32 years
Good Shape For The Shape I'm In
August 2007
By:
Wes K.
| Carmel, California
Blessed with sobriety through life's ups and downs
Web Exclusive: A Roundabout Way into AA
August 2011
By:
Daniel L.
| Montreal, Quebec
He took a few detours into other addictions before realizing that his primary problem was alcoholism
SPIRITUALITY & 'GOD-TALK'
April 2010
By:
WARD EWING
Chair of AA's General Service Board asks if AAs are welcoming enough to all beliefs
A DRUNK, PURE AND SIMPLE
January 2010
By:
JUDE H.
| Graton, Calif.
For an alcoholic in denial, the party had been over for a long tiem
GETTING SPIRITUAL IN SPITE OF MYSELF
April 2009
By:
Brian M.
| Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
Raised Catholic, a young man develops his own brand of spirituality in AA
Who I want to be
March 2009
By:
DWIGHT E.
| West palm Beach, Florida
Facing eight years in jail, a dad with two fatally ill kids chooses sobriety
LOVE FROM THE PERFECT STRANGER
August 2008
By:
Bill S.
| Hopkins, Minnesota
It can turn a guy's life around
A Close Shave
July 2008
By:
Jeff G.
| St. Louis, Missouri
When the going gets tough, a sponsor gets going
Whole Steps
October 2007
By:
Wayne D.
| Edgefield, South Carolina
An alcoholic finds serenity on the inside
A Sign for Our Times
December 2005
By:
Ken C.
| Wilmington, North Carolina
A CPC/PI Officer gets creative
Anatomy of a Dry Drunk
September 2005
By:
M.J.
| The Woodlands, Texas
The long, slow descent to the bottom
Double Trouble
March 2005
By:
Tammy W.
| Kihei, Hawaii
Staying sober through an extreme transformation