Someone Who Understood
November 2020
| Our Twelve Traditions
Hitting bottom would surely end his chance to adopt. Who on earth would let him raise their child now?
Make me a Channel
November 2020
| Our Twelve Traditions
How a sponsor’s suggestion to meditate on a prayer led him on a path to peace, love and a sense of belonging
Welcome to the big top
November 2020
| Our Twelve Traditions
Lawyers, pilots, young people and more—step right up! Tradition Four is in center ring
Second Tradition Checklist
November 2020
| Our Twelve Traditions
He was going to save AA. Someone had to do it. A member recalls AA’s early days before the Traditions were written
Letter from the Editor
November 2020
| Our Twelve Traditions
Searching for something bigger
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
An alcoholic shares about his small-town struggle with judgement, inclusion and Step Three
Letter from the Editor
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
Alive, Sober and Free
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
Facing life in prison, he reads the poem that sets him on the path towards recovery and freedom
What’s On Your Mind: Let Us Widen the Doorway
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
The writer believes that religion in AA bars entry to many atheist and agnostic alcoholics
Diversity
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
An “equal opportunity illness” has given her the chance to meet people from all walks of life
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