Dry Drunk
June 2017
By:
Mark R.
| Barrie, Ontario
He was told when he came into AA that if he didn’t drink and went to meetings, his life would get better. It didn’t happen that way.
Looking for Peace
April 2016
For years and years he searched for the one thing he finally found in AA
Love in the Valley
April 2013
By:
Surely K.
| Sandy Valley, Nevada
In a small town, a newcomer opens her home to help save lives—and a little gas
Out of the wilderness
July 2010
By:
BILL H.
| Ann Arbor, Mich.
A teacher and canoeist finally accepts that drinking has made his life unmanageable
The Meaning of Money
July 2004
By:
Jim M.
| Shingletown, California
It's about participation, not cash
How Can We Help?
May 2004
By:
David T.
| Spartanburg, South Carolina
Welcoming someone into AA may not be the answer
The Hurt That Shouldn't Be
October 1981
By:
E. E.
| Tulsa, Oklahoma
A thoughtful look at a widespread misunderstanding about dual addicts in AA
His Eye Is on the Sparrow
December 1974
By:
C. R. T. Jr.
| Glenside, Pennsylvania
The simple act of caring carries its own healing power
Look at the record
August 1966
By:
W. B.
| Pennsylvania
An article for newcomers by a newcomer, with insights into the difficulties of ego-deflation
One More for the Muse
December 1961
By:
J. K. B.
| North Hollywood, California
A writer who thought his inspiration had failed finds it renewed
Portal House Described
September 1947
(This is the second in a series of articles reporting on various research and educational projects relating to alcoholism, now being carried on throughout the country under both private and public sponsorship, by official and non-official agencies.)
Slips
March 1946
A Wonderful, Strange Twist
February 2024
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Skip O.
| Anderson, Indiana
A firefighter shares his remarkable journey involving a sponsee, a DNA test and many family secrets
The Best Decision I Ever Made
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By:
Chris K.
| Grain Valley, Mo.
After a very rocky start in sobriety, three crosstown buses changed her life
The ride of my life
December 2021
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Tyler R.
| New York, N.Y.
Thrilled to get 90 days during COVID-19, a young newcomer hits the road to celebrate
My love affair with alcohol
November 2021
| Prayer and Meditation
By:
Corinna D.
| Cincinnati, Ohio
She hitchhiked her way into a long relationship with liquor and made it to AA through Al-Anon
The Gift of Desperation
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
By:
Becky B.
| Chillicothe, Ohio
Going into rehab felt like defeat, but it was the beginning of spiritual victory
Clear head, grateful heart
May 2018
By:
Jennifer O.
| Sumner, Maine
A mother recalls the dark days of her drinking and shares gratitude for the program and the beautiful morning sky
From Saloon to Salon
March 2016
Getting sober was tough for a woman in 1949. But she had a knack for fixing hair
The Double Life of a Doctor
November 2014
By:
Anonymous
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
She was long practiced in the art of maintaining a façade, but the stakes were getting higher and higher