A Special Bond
February 2025
| Longtimers
By:
Gary C.
| Arvada, Colorado
Four guys who got sober together long ago meet to talk, laugh and yes, give each other a big hug
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
January 1970
By:
Rural Opportunities
Communities Tackle Alcoholism in Low-Income Groups
From the page to my heart
January 2021
| Oldtimers!
By:
Ann A.
| Blaine, Minn.
Young and confused, she landed in a meeting full of men. Luckily there was a basket in the corner
Sober Ink
August 2014
By:
Catherine M.
| Jessup, Pennsylvania
A sober mom makes a trip to the tattoo parlor to clear up a bit of the past
Emotional Sobriety
September 2011
By:
Jack A.
| Montclair, New York
From Chapter 4, A Program of Action
A Benchmark in Sobriety
September 1991
By:
Jack A.
| Montclair, New Jersey
Step Nine - Made direct amends to such people wherever possible except when to do so would injure them or others.
Compulsion
January 1983
By:
M. S.
| Mt. Clemens, Michigan
Her anxious need to speak at every meeting was finally removed
First Names Only
December 2022
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Definitely Steve
| Nashville, Tenn.
What helped was the people I met there: a TV actor, doctors, politicians, even schoolteachers! If they could take a chance, why couldn’t I?
Starting my day over
May 2022
| 60th Anniversary of the Concepts
By:
Judy H.
| Claremont, Calif.
A mom in California writes about fellowship, grief, kindness, humor and being present
A World of Yets
April 2016
Coming into AA very young, he knew there were other consequences of drinking waiting for him
Upon a Flimsy Reed
October 2014
By:
Tara M.
| Burton, Michigan
On first look, she wasn't sure AA had what she wanted, nor that it would work
One Sunday Afternoon
June 1978
By:
P. O.
| Santa Ana, California
Who knows what might result from a chance encounter?
Alcoholism At Large
April 2019
| Relapse