Ready for a Second Chance
January 2012
By:
Kristen C.
| Santa Ana, California
She relapsed after years in the program only to see everything she'd worked for fall apart
Web Exclusive: Playing God
September 2011
By:
Mike D.
| Lutz, Florida
After years of not being able to stop drinking, he came to understand the importance of the Third Step
The Life Jacket of AA
September 2011
By:
Anonymous
A sober man in South Africa finds purpose in life through the program of AA
East to Joshua Tree
April 2011
By:
Ed L.
| Wrightwood, California
Criss-crossing the 150-degree Mojave can be hellish if you’re hungover
Giving It Back
March 2011
By:
Chris M.
| Mahawah, New Jersey
After 20 years, she is finally experiencing the joys of being a sponsor
Little Miss Mayhem
February 2011
By:
Tanya S.
| Mamaroneck, New York
Life was unraveling faster than she could lower her standards
Mentally ill
March 2010
By:
DUANE T.
| Hamilton, Ontario
A sponsor thinks he can't help a troubled member, but decides to try
A gypsy life
July 2009
By:
A. PAULINE B.
| Tarpon Springs, Fla.
Forced to her first meeting in restraints, a good-time gal gets the message
You are not done yet
March 2009
By:
PATRICK F.
| Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Accepting life as it came his way was the key to a great adventure
TAX RETURNS
September 2008
It's not easy making amends to the government, but the payoff can be huge
HARDSHIPS ON THE INSIDE
February 2008
By:
John W.
| Jarratt, Virginia
After a one-day slip on the outside
Off The Elevator
November 2007
By:
Karen C.
| Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania
An AA steps off before bottom
Just Another Bozo on the Bus
August 2004
By:
Anonymous
Celebrating the ways we are all exactly alike
Does AA Have Hidden Membership Rules?
June 2004
By:
Anonymous
| New York, New York
You don't have to be a sheep to stay sober
Getting Past the Denial
July 2011
By:
Donna M.
Seeing her best friend get sober, she could no longer pretend that her drinking wasn't a problem
JUST FRIENDS
May 2010
By:
BERNIE S.
| Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
When boy meets girl on AA campus, sometimes it works
Back to where I belong
September 2009
By:
RAY L.
| Sarnia, Ontario
After 20 years of sobriety, a retiree starts to drink in secret
END OF MY ROPE
July 2009
By:
GEORGE M.
| Fort Atkinson, Wisc
A parolee says serving time in prison saved his life
How The Universe Works
November 2006
By:
John L.
| Pinellas Park, Florida
A false alarm brought real help
The Twelve Concepts of AA: a Beginner's Guide
August 2004
By:
Boyce B.
| Brooklyn, New York
Understanding AA's Third Legacy
Three Frogs on a Log
January 2004
By:
Jim B.
| Memphis, Tennessee
What happens when two decide to jump?
Fifth Day--Plans For the Future
November 2003
Based on an interview delivered in a panel discussion before the Catholic Hospital Association of the United States and Canada, in Philadelphia in 1951. - from the June 1969 Grapevine
Ugly Men and Drink!
January 1999
By:
Heather
| Teddington
From <emphasis type="italic">Share</emphasis>, May 1998
Let It Begin with Me
October 1996
After many "geographicals" and "yets," this member concluded she should do the footwork and leave the results to a Higher Power.