A Well-Lighted Place
December 2011
By:
Gary S.
| Missouri City, Texas
He was about to give up finding the meeting when he saw a lighted cabin
This Sober Life
December 2011
In "Get With the Program," an old-timer exhorts newcomers to work the Steps and not just "go to meetings."
Web Exclusive: What's On Your Mind
December 2011
By:
Dan
| St. Louis, Missouri
A member discusses the Traditions and special interest groups
Radiant Child
December 2011
By:
Kizzie P.
| Frankfort, Kentucky
Her son's despair over her alcoholism became the cornerstone of her sobriety
Web Exclusive: I Choose Not to Drink
December 2011
By:
Gary C.
| Yakima, Washington
The Third Tradition's concept of a desire to stop drinking kept him sober one day at a time for 35 years
Houston's Flower Man
December 2011
By:
Cleveland T.
| Houston, Texas
With the help of AA, he went from living on Skid Row to having his house highlighted on the tourist trail
Web Exclusive: A Christmas Story
December 2011
By:
Greg H.
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
An oldtimer helps out a newcomer who relasped during the holidays
Muskrat, Muskrat
December 2011
By:
Doreen H.
| Three Hills, Alberta
An AA group has an unusual visitor
A Faith That Works
December 2011
By:
Mel B.
| Toledo, Ohio
An oldtimer with over 60 years of sobriety shares his experience
Starting Over
December 2011
By:
Kate K.
| Fort Lewis, Washington
With her life unraveling, a woman joins AA and finds a new way to live
There's More Than One Way to Reach Bottom
December 2011
By:
Kevin 0.
| Massachusetts
After nearly two decades in the program, a member experiences a new bottom
If the World Falls Apart
December 2011
By:
Suzanne
| New York, New York
Sober colleagues help each other stay away from a drink in the midst of calamity
Sign Language
December 2011
By:
David S.
| New York, New York
Public information begins at home for this alcoholic
Our Personal Stories
December 2011
In "A Christmas Story," an oldtimer helps out a relapsing newcomer
Editor's Letter
December 2011
A Well-Lighted Place
December 2011
By:
Gary S.
| Missouri City, Texas
He was about to give up finding the meeting when he saw a lighted cabin
This Sober Life
December 2011
In "Get With the Program," an old-timer exhorts newcomers to work the Steps and not just "go to meetings."
Web Exclusive: What's On Your Mind
December 2011
By:
Dan
| St. Louis, Missouri
A member discusses the Traditions and special interest groups
Radiant Child
December 2011
By:
Kizzie P.
| Frankfort, Kentucky
Her son's despair over her alcoholism became the cornerstone of her sobriety
Web Exclusive: I Choose Not to Drink
December 2011
By:
Gary C.
| Yakima, Washington
The Third Tradition's concept of a desire to stop drinking kept him sober one day at a time for 35 years
Houston's Flower Man
December 2011
By:
Cleveland T.
| Houston, Texas
With the help of AA, he went from living on Skid Row to having his house highlighted on the tourist trail
Web Exclusive: A Christmas Story
December 2011
By:
Greg H.
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
An oldtimer helps out a newcomer who relasped during the holidays
Muskrat, Muskrat
December 2011
By:
Doreen H.
| Three Hills, Alberta
An AA group has an unusual visitor
A Faith That Works
December 2011
By:
Mel B.
| Toledo, Ohio
An oldtimer with over 60 years of sobriety shares his experience
Starting Over
December 2011
By:
Kate K.
| Fort Lewis, Washington
With her life unraveling, a woman joins AA and finds a new way to live
There's More Than One Way to Reach Bottom
December 2011
By:
Kevin 0.
| Massachusetts
After nearly two decades in the program, a member experiences a new bottom
If the World Falls Apart
December 2011
By:
Suzanne
| New York, New York
Sober colleagues help each other stay away from a drink in the midst of calamity
Sign Language
December 2011
By:
David S.
| New York, New York
Public information begins at home for this alcoholic
Our Personal Stories
December 2011
In "A Christmas Story," an oldtimer helps out a relapsing newcomer
Editor's Letter
December 2011