Innovative Steps
September 1993
By:
Margaret W.
| Lockhart, Texas
two unusual approaches to the Fifth
Is Your Goose Cooked?
August 1993
By:
Jamie C.
| W. Henrietta, New York
how one AA handles alcohol in food
Tradition Three
March 1992
By:
Bill W.
The only requirement for AA membership is a desire to stop drinking. - from the February 1948 Grapevine
Talking the Talk
August 1989
By:
David A.
| Ann Arbor, Michigan
Do we realize that newcomers take us seriously?
Back to School
September 2013
By:
Mark E.
| Rocky Hill, New Jersey
Booze breath and bloodshot eyes? Not this year. Dad gets a passing grade
Dating Rampage
August 2013
By:
Patrick M.
| Brooklyn, New York
Three coffee dates in one afternoon? A member tells how he survived
Just a beginning
June 2013
By:
—Hal W.
| Berwyn., Pennsylvania
Pouring the bottle down the drain was great, but only the first step
The Need to Go Deeper
August 2012
By:
Richard D.
| Shreveport, Louisiana
Uncovering all the harm he caused in his drinking days restored his compassion for others
My Child Heart
March 2012
By:
Snow P.
| Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
A failure to find the "right God" eventually led her to her best friend
Rebuilding a Life
March 2012
By:
Tom F.
| Oceanside, California
In sobriety, he was able to put the pieces of his life back together again
Web Exclusive: Sober For a Second Time
January 2012
By:
Dick C.
| Anaheim, California
He had to reach a new level of surrender in order to truly get sober
A Mother's Reprieve
January 2012
By:
Lori Y.
| Augusta, Michigan
After nearly losing custody of her only child, she was able to come back to AA and get sober again
Red Sea Challenges
January 2012
By:
Wayne G.
| Augusta, Georgia
A family tragedy brought this man into sobriety and a new life
Changing the Scenery
January 2012
By:
Michelle B.
| Florida
A newcomer learns that sobriety is an internal journey
It Was All About Me
December 2011
By:
Don Mc.
| Standish, Maine
AA taught him not to take himself so seriously
Built on Rock
September 2011
By:
B.B.
| St. Louis, Missouri
He learned that a strong belief in a higher power was the foundation he needed to stay sober
Unforgiven
August 2011
By:
Barbara H.
| Rocky Face, Georgia
Sweeping aside fear and resentments are vital in Step Eight
The Message Inside
July 2011
By:
David T.
| South Padre Island, Texas
He decided to return to the last place he ever wanted to go