How to Face a Cocktail Party
May 1945
By:
Hugh B.
| Manhattan, New York
(By One Who Doesn't Like Them, Either)
Sometimes Miracles Happen
December 2025
| Sober Holidays & Remote Communities
By:
Anonymous
| Rocky River, Ohio
A central office volunteer tries to help a liver patient find the AA path with a lot of love and hope
Sweet Dreams
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By:
Susan K-M.
| Sarasota, Fla.
Sobriety, foretold in a dream
Letter of Hope from a Tribal Jail
July 2025
| AA Celebrates 90 Wonderful Years!
By:
Samantha W.
| Quinault Indian Nation, Washington
Thanks to outside volunteers and Grapevine, an incarcerated woman in Washington celebrates a year of sobriety
Nothing In Moderation
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By:
Charles M.
| Freehold, N.J.
In everything—including sobriety, thankfully—he knows no moderation
My Step Three Experience
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By:
Mari Beth L.
| Jacksonville,, N.C.
Finding her true Higher Power in a church was like coming home again
God Speaks to Us in Silence
April 2025
| Making Amends
By:
M.B.
| Columbus, Michigan
With AA’s help and prayer, a mother puts down the bottle, lets go of the past and reconnects with her family in a new way
A Love Affair with Alcohol
March 2025
| Sober and Out
By:
Deanna S.
| Roswell, Georgia
Her marriage or Long Island iced teas? She had to make a decision. Luckily, she chose AA
Challenges in Mid-Sobriety
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By:
Anonymous
| Southport, N.C.
He thought he was safely sober—but his disease had other ideas
Shower Not Required
March 2024
| Spanish-Speaking AA Members
By:
Kevin S.
| Hingham, Massachusetts
Only one thing is asked of him to become a member, he learned, and it’s not whether he has clean socks
Four Days Sober. . .Again
February 1968
By:
Joni R.
| Manhattan, New York
She had had a sober year once--ten years ago. But each new morning still challenges, and promises. . .
I Didn't Know Anything About ALCOHOL. . .
January 1958
By:
Alice F.
| Detroit, Michigan
(An Al-Anon Family Grouper Speaks)
A Happy Father’s Day
june 2026
| Young & Sober
By:
Michael P.
| San Diego, California
He was separated from his family, his dad had just died, he had two months sober and was living alone. Happy what?
Too Much AA?
April 2026
| Getting into General Service
By:
Jaime M.
| Flowery Branch, Georgia
A married active member wonders about the right amount of time they give to the program
A New Awakening
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By:
Ron M.
| Ottawa, Ontario
There’s no place like home
Grateful
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By:
Brianna A.
| Benson, Ariz.
Stopping drinking meant discovering her best life sober
Here Comes Trouble
December 2025
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By:
D. R-G.
| Isleton, California
Heading to his morning meeting, he got an unexpected delivery. Luckily, he had 40 years
What Got Me Into AA
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By:
Amy V.
| Houston, Texas
When she looked into the mirror, her disease stared back at her
The Day I Got “It”
May 2025
| Young and Sober
By:
John L.
| Hernando, Florida
Though trust was a huge issue, he finally went to “any length.” He picked up the phone and dialed
Planting My Feet Where They Need To Be
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By:
Hannah R.
| Rocky Mount, N.C.
She found her path through her sponsor, the Steps and her Higher Power
All In
October 2024
| CPC: Cooperation with the Professional Community
By:
Maura D.
| Buffalo Gap, South Dakota
One thing she’s learned for sure in AA is that if you put your toe in the water it doesn’t mean you went swimming
AA Works
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By:
Sherry W.
| Pocatello, ID
The old saying is true—it works if you work it
