Chip off the Old Block
October 2012
By:
Adam K.
| Fresh Meadows, New York
We pass on the gift, because that's what we do
Looking for HP
November 2011
By:
Nicole K.
| Braintree, Massachusetts
Her relationship with a Higher Power deepens every day
Facing Our Fears
September 2011
By:
Chris L.
| Missoula, Montana
Getting sober was only the first spiritual challenge she was able to face with the help of AA
A Tale of Two Sisters
August 2011
By:
Beverly R.
| Fayetteville, North Carolina
They couldn't be more different, yet their bond is unshakeable
Learning to Fly
August 2011
By:
Bob B.
| Puyallup, Washington
An Air Force pilot swaps his flight manual for a Big Book and avoids disaster
In the County Workhouse
July 2011
By:
Scott S.
A sober man makes amends for his DUIs by taking meetings to imprisoned drunk drivers
Slow bottom
May 2011
By:
Patrick B.
| Napa, Indiana
Drinking at work meant he was an alcoholic, so he quit the job
The Twelve and Twelve at Noon
May 2011
By:
Tom G.
| Albuquerque, New Mexico
At lunchtime meetings, a member learns through the Twelve Steps to experience a sober circle of life
An Inside Job
May 2011
By:
Wayne D.
| Edgefield, South Carolina
An inmate gets the tools from AA to be a worker among workers at a prison factory
An Inside Job
April 2011
By:
Wayne D.
| Edgefield, South Carolina
An inmate gets the tools from AA to be a worker among workers at a prison factory
A Unilateral Approach
April 2011
By:
Billy D.
| Los Gatos, California
When it comes to working Step Four, it’s this sponsor’s way or the freeway
Of Spandex and Spirituality
February 2011
By:
Anonymous
He finally accepted his alcoholism, his sexuality and his life
GIMME SHELTER
March 2010
By:
JENNIFER P.
| Christchurch, New Zealand
In her search for a home for her family, a member finds serenity
Just one drink away
July 2009
By:
Tony P.
| San Francisco, Calif.
Doing the work and remembering the past reminds an AA not to pick up
A Tough Climb
August 2016
Filled with resentment and lots of prayer, a Missouri mom trudges to her daughter’s birthday and is met with an unexpected gift
12 steps to gate 7
August 2016
A newcomer learns it’s never too early to reach out and help a fellow frequent flyer
Grey Gardens
March 2016
A bout of loneliness on a cold, rainy day is met with hot coffee, action and a little laughter
The Quantum Physics of AA
January 2016
Amongst the subatomic particles of life, he found a higher power
Stronger & Brighter
November 2015
Meditation and prayer has kept him connected and become an essential light in his life
8 Days
September 2015
By:
Irving M.
| Washington, D.C.
The vital role his home group plays in his sobriety was brought home to him
The Ex-Mother-In-Law
July 2015
In her mind, she needed to punish the awful woman who took her kids, but her Higher Power had a better idea
New Meetings, New Friends
September 2014
By:
Monica L.
| Wichita, Kansas
By finding a new group, she was able to have the kind of sobriety she wanted
Look for the Gems
April 2014
By:
Skitch F.
| Albuquerque, New Mexico
How old-timers taught him to mine his Big Book for the jewels that really shine
Signing for Sobriety
February 2014
By:
Kelly W.
| SeaTac, Washington
A deaf woman in Washington gets sober and passes it on
Fourth and Vine
January 2014
By:
David W.
He had spent 20 years of his life at the bar on the corner until one winter day
Let’s Get to Work
May 2013
By:
Bill H. and Alec H.
| Pueblo, Colorado
Remembering its primary purpose, one group rolls up its sleeves