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Sober with no god

October 2016

How a nonbeliever got active, found his place in AA and has stayed sober for 26 years

Inside or outside the circle?

October 2016

Saying the Lord’s Prayer at the close of meetings can be controversial. Here, one AA describes what the prayer means to him and how it fits into AA

The Birth of Spiritual Confidence

June 2005

By: Dave C. | Springfield, Missouri

Steps to remove the desire to drink

Exhaling Freely

June 2005

By: Jayme M.

After terrified mornings, an AA finds the courage to ask for help

Editor's Note

June 2005

By: The Editor

Condemned to Live an Underground Life

July 1976

By: S. B. | San Francisco, California

Rejected as an untrustworthy drunk, he was

First, I Had to Get Honest

July 1976

By: A. B. | Beacon, New York

Then the answers began to come through

It Was Only a Four-day Slip

July 1976

By: G. W. | Bridgewater, Massachusetts

But it ended in tragedy and a return to prison

He Hated Drunkalogs--So He Drank

July 1976

By: N. T. L. | Carson City, Nevada

PO Box 1980

July 1976

By: V. E. | Lexington Park, Maryland

Rise and shine

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