Living in a human world
June 2022
| Stories by Longtimers!
By:
Linda B.
| Calif.
When loss and grief come, we pray and reach out for help. The beauty happens when we share it with others
True Love At the Assembly
May 2020
| Getting Into General Service
By:
Angela P.
| Mesa, Ariz.
General service gave her sobriety so many remarkable rewards. But this one was a real surprise
Back to Life
May 2020
| Getting Into General Service
By:
David R.
| Lawrence, Kan.
With a lot of action and a bunch of hotdogs, members in Kansas bring a district alive again
Never Stop the Action
September 2019
| Young & Sober
By:
Bobbie S.
| Cincinnati, Ohio
Fifty-five years sober, she is the very definition of a “sober survivor”
Soft landing
June 2019
| Letting Go of Resentments
By:
Nanci V.
| Dallas, Texas
A one-chip wonder says she’s grateful she made it here and that her sweet sober life makes her stay
The Things That Matter
June 2014
By:
Ed L.
| Wrightwood, California
Alcohol no longer is the most important thing in his life
Best Friends
December 2011
By:
Sheila R.
| Fort Worth, Texas
Two women prove to be a lifeline for one another in sobriety
The Perfect Curve
November 2004
By:
Gerald R. (as told to Carolyn C.)
| Austin, Texas
An AA pioneer talks about the old days
Confessions Of a Reluctant Newcomer
March 2003
By:
Wayne B.
| Montpelier, Vermont
He didn't know that AA was not a spectator sport
Alcoholism and Alcoholics Anonymous
February 1974
By:
Marvin A. Block, MD
A medical doctor and friend of AA tells us what we do well and what we could do better
About Tradition Five
November 1953
By:
Bill
| Jensen Beach, Florida
Each group has but one primary purpose. . .to carry its message to the alcoholic who still suffers.
Headquarters Highlights
December 1950
Group Hug
December 2024
| Remote Communities and Sober Holidays
By:
Gary C.
| Arvada, Colorado
There’s nothing like some AAs stepping up, sharing the love and looking after one another
Teacher of the year
October 2021
| Cooperation With Professionals (CPC)
By:
Rhonda B.
| North East, Md.
Once fearful, unreliable and smelling of alcohol, she now suits up, shows up and can’t believe the life she’s got
My place in the world
February 2019
| Stories by Our Longtime Members
By:
Jim F.
| Devonport
No longer in the center of the universe, a longtime member in Tasmania is content to deal with things as they come along
The best gift
December 2018
| Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
By:
D.C. Dave
| Springfield, Virginia
How an old makeshift tree on brown butcher paper reminded him of the most important things in life
Thanks for the call
August 2018
By:
Kristina F.
| Tesuque, New Mexico
All alone and far from home, she really needed a meeting. Luckily, AA has special workers
Silent Friends
May 2017
By:
Matt S.
| Burien, Wash.
His loved ones cared enough about him to get him the help he needed, even as he tuned them out and reached for another drink
Mary On the Go
August 2015
She used to hate traveling, but now that she's two years sober, she's hitting the road
Reconnecting Through the Years
December 2013
Their separate lives took them to various continents but they kept bumping into each other through AA
Dire Reckonings
November 2013
He went home to die from alcoholism, but found himself in an AA meeting instead
That Big Green Thing
February 2013
By:
Joe K.
| Waxahachie,, Texas
How a mysterious metal box helped him begin to believe