New Year's Eve I Startled Myself. . .
January 1969
By:
J. A. H.
| Dallas, Texas
This woman member had nothing to say to an all-male audience. Then she remembered a cold, wet night when. . .
Christmas Past
December 1965
By:
M. H.
| Miami, Florida
His recollection of the years in the shadows heightens the joy of this sober Christmas
Christmas Note From a Prison Cell
December 1960
By:
The Corkers
A moving tribute to three guys named Ed, from a very grateful group
Nova Scotia
May 1951
Facing Up to a Problem
October 1950
By:
K.J. and R.G.
| Colorado Springs, Colorado
A Community Attacks Alcohol
What of the Last Half?
October 1949
By:
R.G.M.
| New York, New York
. . .and practice these principles in all our affairs.
One Long Crazy Ride
june 2026
| Young & Sober
By:
Allie A.
| Woodland, California
Four years of hell convinced her she wasn’t going to make it to 20. Luckily, AA changed all that
Short Snorts
July 1960
Dateline, Alaska
August 2000
Generation Gap
September 1993
By:
Karen L.
| Chapel Hill, North Carolina
one member looks for ways to bridge it
Overheard at an AA Meeting
June 1969
Humor
October 1962
Going Places
July 2024
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Jim H.
| Dupont, Washington
An Air Force vet shares tales of early sobriety, going to conventions and the love of his group back home
Until I knew
July 2023
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Justin G.
| Port St. Lucie, Florida
A member shares his journey about mentioning drugs and being respectful of AA’s primary purpose
The big “Lie”
April 2023
| AA & Families
By:
Barbara M.
| Sequim, Wash.
Her interest in service was met with what some might call a little fib. But it sure changed her life