Chained to the Beer Fridge
September 2011
By:
Anton R.
| Edmonton, Alberta
He dragged it from Moscow to Texas to Canada ... and right into the rooms of AA
Web Exclusive: A Daily Meditation
September 2011
By:
Judy M.
| Bluffton, South Carolina
A woman discovers a way to practice conscious contact while she goes about the business of the day
The Garden of the Present Moment
September 2011
By:
James S.
A Buddhist in AA talks about how through sobriety, he was able to truly practice his faith
Why I like the Lord’s Prayer
April 2011
By:
Mel B.
| Toledo, Ohio
An AA shares why he is not about to abandon this meeting closer
From My Face to My Heart
March 2011
By:
Ronny G.
| Huntsville, Texas
A member learns to not take a wonderful sponsor for granted
Tax man
December 2009
By:
JEFF W.
| Milwaukie, Ore.
A doctor owing more than $100,000 makes the restitution part of his recovery
Game over
September 2009
By:
SARAH B.
| Kingsport, Tenn.
A young woman admits her life is out of control
To The Gates Of Insanity
November 2007
By:
David G.
| Brawley, California
A very sick alcoholic finally surrenders
Stick with the Herd
September 2005
By:
Robert N.
| London
A former member of the Scottish Regiment finally lays down his arms
The Right Number of Meetings
January 2004
By:
Jeffrey L.
| Falls Church, Virginia
What was the right number of meetings for him? He had to work it out for himself--but he had help
How an Atheist Works the Steps
March 2003
By:
June L.
| El Granada, California
Even the ones with "God" in them
The Grand Ritual of Walking into the Kitchen of My Home Group
November 2001
By:
Steve F.
| Glencoe, Illinois
The Pleasures of Reading
December 1946
By:
R.F.S.
| Montclair, New Jersey
<emphasis type="italic">Men Who Have Walked With God</emphasis> by Sheldon Cheney (Alfred A. Knpopf, $3)
Second Tradition Checklist
November 2020
| Our Twelve Traditions
By:
B. L.
| New York, N .Y.
He was going to save AA. Someone had to do it. A member recalls AA’s early days before the Traditions were written
My Lucky Day
February 2020
| Tough Times
By:
William W.
| Gulfport, Miss.
A nervous newcomer cautiously shows up for his daughter’s wedding. Luckily he has a good sponsor
The Good Girl
February 2014
By:
Coleen F.,
| Jacksonville, Alabama
She spent a lifetime trying to be perfect, but booze changed all that
SURRENDER IN SAIGON
November 2009
By:
ANONYMOUS
| Exeter, N.H.
A government worker learns to survive sober on foreign assignments
Every Day? (June 1971)
November 2004
By:
L. H.
| North Hollywood, California
Our Quality Control Procedure
Faith Among the Ruins
September 2002
By:
Connie C.
| New York, New York
Even in the smoldering wreckage of the World Trade Center, there was hope
I've Done the Twelve Steps--Now What?
November 1998
By:
Paul M.
| Riverside, Illinois
There are no endings in AA, only new beginnings - From the March 1973 Grapevine