Service Set Her Free
December 2011
By:
Karen S.
| Appleton, Wisconsin
Incomprehensible demoralization brought a jailed mom to AA, but learning to help others kept her here
Angel in the Liquor Store
October 2011
By:
Michele K.
| Columbus, Ohio
Ph.D.s don't matter if you can't get enough box wine
Brick by Brick
August 2011
By:
Corey R.
| West Liberty, Kentucky
When his life exploded across the evening news, a solid foundation kept him sober
Keep on Trucking
July 2011
By:
Randy N.
| California
On the border of Nevada and California, a trucker threw out his last stash of alcohol on his way to an AA meeting
On a Rocket Ship to Hell
July 2011
By:
Robin W.
| Schaumburg, Illinois
She came to understand that alcoholism was at the root of the wreckage in her life and came to AA to rebuild
I, Agnostic
April 2011
By:
Anonymous
The journey toward a Higher Power comes quickly for some, slower for others
The Traditions Come Alive
April 2011
By:
Chet P.
| Orlando, Florida
These three questions might prevent you from bailing on the next Tradition meeting you stumble into
Web Exclusive: Bartender, Hand Me the Phone!
March 2011
By:
Ellis B.
| Rusk, Texas
Multiple jail visits weren’t enough. A call from a bar was his moment of hope.
His Life Changed While He Ate His Oatmeal
March 2011
By:
Anonymous
His long downward slide ended one day as he ate his breakfast at a state mental hospital
THERE CAN BE LOVE AND LAUGHTER
November 2010
By:
N. G.
| Neoga, Ill.
In the quiet of a tranquil cove, a woman decides to return to AA
TOAST Is Not the Issue
January 2009
By:
Leslie P.
| Lake Jackson, Texas
A quick inventory saves a young mother a lifetime of regret
HOME FOR THE Holidays
November 2008
By:
David A.
| Clifton, Texas
HOW ONE AA SURVIVES FAMILY PARTIES
PRIME Dating Material?
February 2008
By:
Dan H.
| Oceanside, California
Lame pick-up lines and help from the Fourth Step
Sober Necessities
January 2008
By:
Jeff M.
| El Paso, Texas
"Don't drink, and go to meetings.” Is that really enough?
Entertaining Is Part of My Work
October 1975
By:
W. W. G.
| Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
Or. . . How to succeed in business without really drinking
AA'S 40th Anniversary International Convention Denver, Colorado July 4-6, 1975
January 1975
By:
L. H.
| Denver, Colorado
This is the year!
Complacency Is Insidious
November 1973
By:
C. P.
| Buffalo, New York
And, like alcoholism, it can be a progressive disease - From the July 1949 Grapevine
The Good Within the Enemy
August 1973
By:
A. G.
| Decatur, Georgia
Where there is hatred let me sow love. . ." - Forgiveness comes when we love and bless the Power that flows through each of us
The Impossible Dream
November 1971
By:
J. W.
| Islamorada, Florida
Sobriety demands that we accept life as it is, with all its good and all its evil
I Just Let the Magic Happen
November 1971
By:
C. L.
| Fort Collins, Colorado
This salesman has traveled the long distance from misery to joy
Your Doctor Can't Help You!
January 1971
By:
Anonymous, MD
| Manhattan, New York
If he doesn't know that you're an alcoholic, if he doesn't know that you react badly to some kinds of medication. . .
Make Contact!
January 1971
By:
B. W.
| Salisbury
Somewhere there is someone who needs you just as you need him - The essence of AA
A Cruel Killer
An icy road, the death of a loved one, and his own struggles convinced him of the true nature of alcoholism