Full sprectrum
May 2017
By:
Terry Bedient, Fache
| Albany, New York
A recent chair of the General Service Board shares his thoughts about diversity
Guiding Light
December 2016
By:
Dora S.
| Sailing Vessel “Chillmore”
Staying sober on a rum-filled ship can be rough. But with her sponsor as her lighthouse, she’s doing it
Highs and Lows
August 2015
A “low-bottom” member makes the case that all of our stories are powerful—and should all weigh the same
Wild Geese
April 2015
By:
Joseph C.
| Rock Hill, South Carolina
He wandered from job to job and from home to home until he got sober
Light and Joy
February 2015
By:
Jamie G.
| East Haven, Connecticut
Her life wasn't such a dark place anymore after she found AA
Dear HP
November 2014
By:
Jeff H.
| Sturgeon, Missouri
Neither rain nor snow could keep him from giving this prayer thing a shot
The Prayer I Needed Most
July 2014
By:
Anonymous
Confused and in trouble with the law, a newcomer recalls what helped him stay
Too Many Beds
June 2014
By:
LaVonne C.
| Houston, Texas
All this newcomer wanted was something to sleep on. Be careful what you pray for
The sun rises with no help from me
December 2013
By:
Betty L.
| Fitchburg, Wisconsin
As long as she takes the action, her Higher Power will do the rest
On the Right Track
July 2013
By:
Peter B.
| Mississauga, Ontario
A man who lost his job finds something much more important on his way home
Joe Never Came Back
May 2012
By:
Roxanne R.
| Alley Center, California
Her boyfriend took off when she got pregnant, but AA never left her side
Self-Afflicted
March 2012
By:
Daniela P.
| Buffalo, New York
Through working the Steps, she was relieved of her biggest problem
ANONYMITY on the internet
October 2010
By:
DAVE S.
| Cleveland, Ohio
Breaking a Tradition can happen on social networking sites, but it's easily prevented
The ride of my life
October 2009
By:
MICHELE C.
| Davis, Calif.
Two strangers at the top of a mountain pass share about staying sober
The Resentment With No Name
April 2007
By:
Steve E.
| Paso Robles, California
A vet puts an old anger to rest
Self-help Groups
August 1975
By:
Ashton Brisolara, M.Ed.
How victims of disaster band together to strengthen and support each other
At Wit’s End
December 2017
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Unstable alcoholics? Sobriety can help
April 2010
High-risk sexual behavior linked to alcoholism in young adults
June 2008
By:
Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine