Headquarters Highlights
October 1950
Chance Encounter. . .
April 1969
By:
T. W.
She had to drink her way through a war and across an ocean before it occurred
Taking Flight
July 2025
| AA Celebrates 90 Wonderful Years!
By:
A.C.
| Issaquah, Washington
Feeling defeated, a newcomer was heading straight for a beer. Luckily, a little feathered friend got in his way
Out of the Woods
January 2025
| Spirituality and Prayer
By:
Paul O.
| Forest Park, Illinois
A newcomer searching for a Higher Power connects with something big and furry and gets a beautiful lesson about belief
A Tough Climb
August 2016
Filled with resentment and lots of prayer, a Missouri mom trudges to her daughter’s birthday and is met with an unexpected gift
At Home in the World
October 2013
A woman from the American South travels to Beijing and celebrates her AA birthday
Morning Never Came
September 2012
By:
Rachel S.
| Brooklyn, New York
A sponsor's tragic tale reveals the cunning power of alcohol
Web Exclusive: Camping Out with the Fellowship
July 2011
By:
Glen B.
| Los Angeles, California
A notice in Grapevine helps this AA to connect with other members while on the road
GROUND WORK
December 2009
By:
BOB G.
| Tallahassee, Fla.
A day of reluctant service creating a garden brings unexpectedly joyful side effects
Honoring Barbara
April 2011
By:
Lenny Y.
| Lebanon, New Jersey
After a devastating accident, a home group pays respects
When Did I Feel Most Alive?
March 2005
By:
Corey R.
| Kentucky
Whenever I allow myself to appreciate life
Profanity and Newcomers
June 1970
By:
A. H.
| Rome
Those four-letter words may be offensive, but censorship could be worse
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
January 1969
Behind the Iron Curtain
In a Canberra Jail
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
By:
John K.
| Carleton Place, Ontario
A Toronto fireman discovers the joys of service taking meetings to prisoners Down Under
Step 12: Standing in the Gap
April 2019
| Relapse
By:
Anonymous Travelers Rest.
| S.C.
“Having had a spiritual awakening,” she tries to bridge the gap between current and future AA members
Man of Many Masks
April 2013
By:
Rodney
| Fort Lauderdale, Florida
There was the Wall Street Rodney, the college Rodney, the gay Rodney. Where would it end?